Repsol launches first HVO mobility project in Spain
A total of 12 buses from the Bilbobus fleet will use net zero emissions fuel over the next four months, thus making them comparable to electric vehicles.
Repsol, Bilbobus, and Alsa have launched the first pilot project in Spain to use HVO, a net zero emissions fuel. Over the next four months, 12 buses in the fleet of Bilbobus, the Bilbao city bus line, will run on advanced residue-based biofuels.
The project will contribute to saving approximately 300 tons of CO2 emissions during the time of the pilot phase. It aims to demonstrate that advanced residue-based biofuels offer part of the solution to reaching the sustainability objectives in road mobility by helping to diversify Spain's energy matrix.
The European Union is already following a road map based on the new directive which calls for at least 14% of transport fuels to come from renewables by 2030. Spain's National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) is even more ambitious in this respect, aiming for renewables to make up at least 28% of transport fuels by 2030.
The International Energy Agency considers biofuels a key lever in the gradual decarbonization of transport, especially after 2030 in the sectors facing obstacles to electrification.
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