(11/01/2024) 

The pilot project has been carried out for 15 weeks with Renfe’s locomotives, which used more than 130 tons of hydrotreated vegetable oil (renewable diesel) to complete 100 journeys between Algeciras and Cordoba, a section of the corridor linking Algeciras and Madrid that is not electrified. This, together with the use of renewable energy along the rest of the route, made it possible to transport more than 4,700 containers and avoid the emission of nearly 500 tons of CO².

This pilot has demonstrated optimum engine performance. As a result, the three promoters of the initiative, Cepsa, Maersk and Renfe, are analyzing the possibility of continuing to cover this route with renewable diesel and even extending it to other non-electrified routes.