New fuel from Petrobras promises to enable the use of higher levels of renewables in new diesel combustion engines
Petrobras informed the market in a material fact this Thursday (29), that it concluded in September, the first sale of Diesel R5 produced by the company for commercial tests. Fuel production reached a total of 1.500 m³, at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar), located in Curitiba.
The fuel produced from the co-processing of vegetable oils also called green diesel
Diesel R5 is produced from the co-processing of vegetable oils, in this case refined soy oil, with petroleum diesel oil. The fuel leaves the refinery with 95% mineral diesel (derived from petroleum) and 5% renewable diesel, also called green diesel. The distributors will add the 10% biodiesel ester, as established by current legislation.
A novelty in the commercialized lot was the issuance of declarations for the distributors who purchased the product, indicating the reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases, calculated according to the volume purchased by the distributors. In the case of Diesel R5, the emission of one ton of CO2 equivalent to approximately every 9,5 thousand liters is potentially avoided, compared to 100% fossil fuel.
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According to the Petrobras report, the calculation considers fossil fuel emissions during the extraction, production and use stages. For renewable content emissions, calculations for raw material production, vegetable oil extraction, refinery co-processing and final use are included. Intermediate transport between all these steps is also included.
It is currently under discussion at the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) the possibility of this newest renewable fuel, produced in dedicated units or by co-processing with vegetable oils, also being considered in the biofuel mandate present in diesel oil sold at gas stations.
If accepted, the introduction of the new fuel will enable the use of higher levels of renewables in new diesel engines; also making it possible to increase competitiveness in the supply of biofuels in Brazil,” Petrobras said in the statement.