Hong Kong terminal operator trials HVO
Modern Terminals will be testing the HVO for three to four weeks at its facilities at Terminal 9 (South) as part of its wider decarbonisation programme.
“We have been looking at various possible technologies for decarbonisation since we have established our 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation goals back in 2021,” explained group managing director Horace Lo.
“Working with Shell Hong Kong on this project, we are looking at HVO to reduce carbon emissions by up to 87% when compared to using conventional fossil fuels.”
The trial will see HVO used in three types of equipment – a rubber-tyred gantry crane, a reach stacker and an empty stacker. Modern Terminals says the trial will help the company gain a better understanding of fuel, as an opener to further dialogue with the government, Shell and other green fuel providers on how to accelerate the availability and use of more environmentally-friendly fuel in Hong Kong.
HVO is produced by the hydrogenation of ester and fatty acids of various feedstocks such as vegetable oils, animal fats, used cooking oil and waste oil.
It can be used as a ‘drop-in fuel’ or as a direct replacement of fossil diesel without the need for modifications to engines approved to use HVO. When derived from 100% waste and residue bio components, HVO has an even lower well-to-wheel carbon footprint.
