HVO is produced via the hydro-processing of oils and fats. The resulting paraffinic hydrocarbon is chemically indistinguishable from conventional diesel fuel, allowing it to be used at any blend level—up to 100 % (HVO100)—without modifications to engines, vehicles, or fuel infrastructure.
Key advantages
• Feedstock flexibility: identical to FAME—UCO, animal fats, rapeseed, palm, etc.—yet UCO-based HVO qualifies for higher GHG-reduction credits under RED II/III.
• Superior performance: cetane number ≥ 70 for easier cold starts; ultra-low sulfur (< 10 mg/kg), aromatics (< 1 % v/v) and oxygen content for 30–80 % lower particulate emissions.
• Excellent cold-flow: CFPP can be tailored down to –20 °C or below for arctic grades.
• Oxidation stability ≥ 20 h at 110 °C (EN 15751), giving long storage life.
• Wide applicability: on-road diesel vehicles, off-road machinery, railway locomotives, marine engines, stationary power generators and even heating oil markets.
• Regulatory compliance: meets EN 15940 (EU paraffinic diesel) and Euro VI/China VI emission protocols.
| Basis | EN 15940 (paraffinic diesel from hydro-treatment) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Density (15 °C) | 765–800 kg/m³ |
| 2 | Kinematic viscosity (40 °C) | 2.0–4.5 mm²/s |
| 3 | Cetane number | ≥ 70 |
| 4 | Sulfur | ≤ 10 mg/kg |
| 5 | Aromatics | ≤ 1 % v/v |
| 6 | CFPP | ≤ –20 °C to –5 °C, market dependent |
| 7 | Oxidation stability (110 °C) | ≥ 20 h (EN 15751) |