MOL Group advances production of HVO and Sustainable Aviation Fuel – The refinery’s trial involved the production of HVO biodiesel using oil from cashew nut shells.
The refinery’s trial involved the production of HVO biodiesel using oil from cashew nut shells.
MOL Group has successfully tested the production of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Slovnaft’s refinery in Bratislava. The quality of both fuels was verified through radioisotope analysis by independent laboratory Isotoptech Zrt.
The refinery’s trial involved the production of HVO biodiesel using oil from cashew nut shells, which was then co-processed with crude oil. This method, already in use at MOL Group’s Danube Refinery in Hungary, allows plant-based residues to be blended directly with fossil components, reducing emissions associated with traditional diesel fuel. The test confirmed that the final diesel product met the required HVO content standards.
The Bratislava facility conducted a SAF production test, co-processing partially refined cooking oil with conventional aviation fuel feedstock. The test demonstrated that the refinery’s existing system can also produce SAF.
Csaba Zsótér, Senior Vice President of Fuels at MOL Group, said :
We are technologically prepared to produce both HVO biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel. This could mark a new phase in our sustainability efforts, providing customers with a broader range of lower-carbon fuel options,
The production of SAF remains limited globally, with only a few refineries capable of meeting regulatory quality standards.
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MOL Group advances production of HVO and Sustainable Aviation Fuel – The refinery’s trial involved the production of HVO biodiesel using oil from cashew nut shells., source
