Pipeline replaces trucks for renewable diesel transport
Neste, Altens and TRAPIL have collaborated to enable the transportation of renewable diesel by a pipeline in Europe.
Greenhouse gas emissions along the pipeline were reduced by 92% compared to conventional logistics by tanker trucks.
The transportation of Neste-produced renewable diesel took place on 28 March between the harbour in Le Havre, located in north western France, and Gennevilliers, near Paris.
This made large volumes of renewable diesel available widely in the region and also in big cities such as Paris.
Altogether 3.5 million litres of Neste-produced renewable diesel was transported by TRAPIL, via the pipeline, to the depot in Gennevilliers, where Altens stores its products for the region.
The distance between Le Havre and Gennevilliers is 192 km, via the pipeline. The delivery took less than 48 hours to complete and replaced 110 truck deliveries.
"The use of a pipeline in fuel logistics allows us to ensure the emissions from fuel logistics remain as low as possible. It also plays an essential role in the security of supply, and the greenhouse gas emissions are 35% smaller when compared with transports with electrified rail" said president Mohamed Bennama at Altens.
"We are very happy about this partnership enabling renewable diesel to be transported via pipeline for the first time in Europe. We share the common ambitions with Altens and TRAPIL, with which we were now able to take another step forward in our efforts to reduce the road transport emissions in France," added Peter Zonneveld, vice president sales renewable road transportation Europe and APAC at Neste.
Greenhouse gas emissions along the pipeline were reduced by 92% compared to conventional logistics by tanker trucks.
The transportation of Neste-produced renewable diesel took place on 28 March between the harbour in Le Havre, located in north western France, and Gennevilliers, near Paris.
This made large volumes of renewable diesel available widely in the region and also in big cities such as Paris.
Altogether 3.5 million litres of Neste-produced renewable diesel was transported by TRAPIL, via the pipeline, to the depot in Gennevilliers, where Altens stores its products for the region.
The distance between Le Havre and Gennevilliers is 192 km, via the pipeline. The delivery took less than 48 hours to complete and replaced 110 truck deliveries.
"The use of a pipeline in fuel logistics allows us to ensure the emissions from fuel logistics remain as low as possible. It also plays an essential role in the security of supply, and the greenhouse gas emissions are 35% smaller when compared with transports with electrified rail" said president Mohamed Bennama at Altens.
"We are very happy about this partnership enabling renewable diesel to be transported via pipeline for the first time in Europe. We share the common ambitions with Altens and TRAPIL, with which we were now able to take another step forward in our efforts to reduce the road transport emissions in France," added Peter Zonneveld, vice president sales renewable road transportation Europe and APAC at Neste.
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