Neste renewable diesel supplied to Stara working machines, trucks
As part of Europe's largest coordinated advanced biofuels project BioSata, Neste provides Helsinki City Construction Services, Stara, with Neste MY Renewable Diesel to be used in Stara's working machines and trucks. With this, Neste takes part in the internationally significant project in which the machinery and commercial vehicles operated by the City of Helsinki and bus services commissioned by Helsinki Region Transport HSL are aiming at a complete switch to renewable fuels by 2020.
"It is really remarkable to be able to make the air cleaner in Helsinki, the capital and the largest city in Finland. This will benefit the operators of Stara's working machines and trucks and really everyone in the city. Like a recent study by Tampere University of Technology showed, local emissions may be reduced by dozens of percents overnight with the switch to renewable diesel," said Sam Holmberg, Vice President responsible for Neste's Marketing and Services business area in Finland.
Neste MY Renewable Diesel, produced entirely from waste and residue raw materials for the Finnish market, is one of the biofuels used in the BioSata project. In addition to Stara, Helsinki Region Transport HSL and Neste, the project involves also the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Employment, the Finnish Petroleum and Biofuels Association and the Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT, as well as fuel providers St1, Teboil and UPM.
VTT will conduct follow-up measurements covering issues such as fuel performance, local emissions, energy efficiency, and potential impacts on maintenance needs of the fleet. BioSata is part of the Helsinki region's Smart & Clean project, which aims to achieve the most attractive zero-emission mobility in the world.
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