Green Biofuels officially opens new facility in Ireland

Green Biofuels Limited (GBF) has officially opened its new facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, Ireland.
The company invested €30 million in the site to initially store 38 million litres of its hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel called Gd+.
The clean fuel is made from waste biomass feedstocks, waste vegetable oils and animal fats, and is a “drop-in diesel replacement”.
HVO can be filled into fuel tanks and used by any diesel-consuming engines without the need for engine modifications. It is already being used in the construction, haulage and freight, shipping, and agriculture sectors.
The company also announced it had agreed with the Port of Cork Company the use of a dedicated jetty with a 259m berth that will be used to pump HVO biofuel directly to and from vessels.
The facility will in time be used to import, export, store and distribute the biofuel, helping to service the accelerating demand for HVO biofuel in Ireland and acting as an overseas supply hub contributing to national export revenues, the company said.
The terminal on a six-acre site had lain vacant for about a decade until it was bought by GBF in 2022.
GBF chief executive William Tebbit said Cork Harbour was a prime location, and home to “a welcoming and pro-business community with a strong sustainability ethos”.
He said: “It is an ideal energy hub with excellent access and infrastructure which will enable us to supply customers all over Ireland and the UK now and in the future.
“At GBF we are committed to reducing the environmental impact of transport and energy.”