KSA’s Red Sea Global shifts to low-carbon biofuel for land vehicles fleet

Saudi Arabian developer Red Sea Global (RSG) has converted its full fleet of land vehicles to operate solely on low-carbon biofuel or electricity, SPA reports, citing a company statement. The company’s current fleet numbers under a dozen vehicles, but there are plans to expand to up to 800 vehicles by 2030.

More details: The biofuel used by the RSG is produced from locally sourced cooking oil, the statement notes, adding that it only emits 0.17 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per liter in comparison with the 2.7 kg per liter produced by burning regular diesel.

The kingdom is going big on biofuel: KSA’s first biofuel plant was inaugurated last year in Al Jubail. The plant converts reclaimed cooking and palm oil into carbon-neutral biodiesel and has a yearly production capacity totalling some 4.2 mn liters of B100 biodiesel. The refinery’s green fuel will be earmarked for the local market, with any surplus to be exported to European markets.