Role HVO will play in transport transition to net-zero

As the transport sector confronts its position as the UK’s leading source of carbon emissions – accounting for 28% of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 – the urgency for immediate action has never been more apparent. Whilst the industry is on the road to achieve ambitious netzero targets, figures from the Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero’s latest greenhouse gas emissions report revealed that emissions from domestic transport have actually risen by approximately 2%.
While the Government’s Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandates aim to ensure all new cars and vans sold in the UK are zero emissions by 2035, biofuels like Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) are emerging as a crucial interim solution in the sector’s journey to net-zero.
Growing momentum
HVO had its breakthrough year in 2024, with many businesses across the road transport industry switching to renewable diesel in order to cut emissions in the short- and medium-term.
With the price disparity between diesel and HVO being so close, smaller companies in particular have taken the leap to biofuels. Despite a remarkable surge in demand with sales doubling...