HVO Joint Working Group and #GreenerBoatingDiesel
The HVO Joint Working Group brings together the Cruising Association (CA), The Inland Waterways Association (IWA), Royal Yachting Association (RYA), British Marine (BM) to represent all leisure boaters in the UK.
The goal of the #GreenerBoatingDiesel campaign is to facilitate the rapid decarbonisation of the whole UK recreational boating sector via adoption of HVO as a more sustainable and environmentally friendly fuel for legacy small diesel engines during a 20-30 year transition period as new propulsion technologies are developed and introduced.
In the near and medium term, the use of HVO in existing diesel engines and delivered via existing shoreside infrastructure is the most practical and safe way to reduce emissions from existing engines. While new vessels may increasingly have hybrid drives to increase range, the use of HVO in their range extender generator engines is consistent with reducing CO2 emissions.
In summary, the Joint Working Group believes that HVO is the only route currently available to decarbonise the existing leisure fleet and further reduce the carbon footprint of new electric craft.