Rye Group‘s switch to HVO Green D+ fuel from standard red diesel within all machinery and the entire fleet of company vehicles reduced carbon emissions by over 92%
Demolition, remediation and ground and enabling works provider Rye Group is celebrating a successful switch to HVO(Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil) Green D+ fuel across all company vehicles, site and plant machinery.
As part of Rye’s Sustainable Standard philosophy, the Group pledged in August 2021 to reduce carbon emissions from all site equipment by over 90% within the following two years, which it has already exceeded.
Carbon neutral was achieved through the switch to HVO and carbon offsetting
The company worked with New Era Fuels to replace diesel fuel with HVO within all site plant and machinery, and across its entire fleet of company vehicles.
Made of used cooking oil and supplemented with an organic additive, HVO reduces carbon emissions by 90% and NOx emissions by 30% when compared to diesel.
New Era’s HVO Green D+ was chosen by Rye Group due to the sustainable nature of its production. The fuel is fully certified back to source to ISCC standards, in line with the Renewable Energy Directive.
The resulting reduction in annual carbon emissions(3,065 tonnes to 135 tonnes within 12 months) totalled over 92% in just one year, demonstrating what is possible with decisive action.
To then obtain carbon neutral status, Rye Group offset the residual emissions via two VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) schemes that focus on forest protection in Brazil and Colombia, whilst addressing ten of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
The decisive action demonstrates carbon neutral targets can be achieved
Simon Barlow, managing director of Rye Group, said: “When we launched our Sustainable Standard framework in 2020, we set out a clear vision to build on our existing recycling and reuse rates and to lead the demolition industry by example. The results of our latest carbon audit are just excellent and showcase what can be achieved with decisive and impactful changes, like the replacement of diesel with HVO fuel.
“We are delighted to have exceeded our initial emissions reduction timeframe by 12 months and to have already reached a carbon neutral status. We will now work hard to maintain this and hope to inspire other industry representatives to make this much needed and positive change.”
