Denmark’s largest port runs on biodiesel from Emmelev A/S. Now, the first vehicles at Lindø Port of Odense are fueled with pure biodiesel
In a pilot scheme, Emmelev A/S will deliver climate-friendly and fossil-free biodiesel, which will initially be used to fuel two of the port’s vehicles. Carsten Aa did not hide the potential. “Why shouldn’t the world’s largest mobile crane, with a height of 57.50 meters and a weight of 824 tons, which the port received in February, run on climate-friendly biodiesel in the future?” he said when the agreement with Emmelev A/S was presented.
Transitioning to Green Energy
Biodiesel is intended to help reduce Lindø Port of Odense’s climate footprint – at Denmark’s largest port by area, which is making significant efforts in various areas to achieve a green transition. “We have a wide range of diesel-powered vehicles here. From rubber-tired gantry cranes to huge cranes – including the world’s largest mobile harbor crane, which is also diesel-powered. So for us, there’s a perspective in being able to roll out more biodiesel. We have a large consumption in this area,” says Carsten Aa.
Rapeseed from Yellow Fields
The agreement is made with the North Funen company Emmelev A/S, which produces biodiesel from the rapeseed that many see blooming in the fields right now. On Monday, the first load of biodiesel was delivered, attended by port director Carsten Aa, co-owner of Emmelev A/S Morten Simonsen, and former climate minister Lars Christian Lilleholt (V).
Lilleholt Agrees
Venstre’s Lars Christian Lilleholt, former climate minister, agrees: “There is a huge potential. We need to get rid of fossil energy – coal and oil – and bring in green energy. Biodiesel is absolutely a sensible solution. There is much lower CO2 emission with biodiesel compared to regular gasoline and diesel,” he says.
Running on Pure Biodiesel
Emmelev A/S has been producing biodiesel since 2002, and today biodiesel production accounts for a quarter of their total production. The diesel available at filling stations across Denmark contains about seven percent biodiesel, but in Denmark, not many vehicles run on pure biodiesel or a higher percentage than seven percent, as the two vehicles at the port will, explains Morten Simonsen, co-owner of Emmelev A/S.
