HS2 unveils eco-friendly vegetable oil fuel innovation

During London Climate Action Week, HS2 announced a pioneering project to use hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) for the first time in the UK in a piling rig on an HS2 site in London, the largest engine ever to trial its use.

A pioneering project to use hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) for the first time in the UK in a piling rig is taking place at an HS2 site in London

08 July 2021
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HS2's contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (SCS JV), through Cementation Skanska, has been undertaking a three-week trial to find more eco-friendly fuels to use on construction sites for

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