Biodiesel made from used cooking oil (UCO) has successfully fuelled Japanese-registered vessel Frontier Jacaranda on its journey from Singapore to South Africa, in a move that reduced the carrier’s carbon emissions by 5%.
The biofuel was provided by Alpha Biofuels in partnership with miner Anglo American, and made up 7% of the carrier’s total fuel mix. In a statement, Alpha Biofuels said the operation was “instrumental in verifying the stability of the biofuel in storage and its performance as a fuel.”
Indeed the successful expedition is the first of its kind, and offers a promising indication of biofuel’s integration into existing fuel mixes – potentially paving the way for higher percentage blends of the cleaner alternative.
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