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Concerns over what's in HVO fuel
Practical Boat Owner
|Summer 2025
Switching recreational vessels from fossil diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a way to reduce your boat's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions without modifying your current diesel engine.
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The Cruising Association (CA) has been working with the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), British Marine (BM) and the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) to raise awareness about the environmental and safety benefits of switching to HVO. However, now the CA's Regulatory & Technical Services group (RATS) is highlighting recent press reports that the UK Governme
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