Shell Renewable Diesel (HVO100) is our paraffinic fuel made from renewable raw materials¹. It works in your existing diesel vehicles without modifications³ – helping you reduce life-cycle emissions by up to 90 %.²
It is available for bulk deliveries and at selected Shell forecourts.
Our Shell Renewable Diesel does not contain biodiesel such as FAME ( fatty acid methyl ester) and is designed to reduce the risk of fuel degradation and helps maintain fuel quality for longer.⁵
Renewable raw materials, such as waste and residual materials from oils and fats, are processed into a high-quality paraffinic diesel fuel through a catalytic hydrogenation process.¹
For this reason, the fuel is also known on the market as “HVO” (Hydroprocessed Vegetable Oil) or “HEFA” (Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids).
Our Shell Renewable Diesel does not contain biodiesel such as FAME ( fatty acid methyl ester) and is designed to reduce the risk of fuel degradation and helps maintain fuel quality for longer compared to conventional diesel.⁵
Cleaner combustion, reduced emissions: Shell Renewable Diesel can result in up to 90 % less life-cycle emissions than fossil diesel.2
Provides cleaner combustion with less unwanted components such as sulphur, metals and aromatics.5
Reduces air pollutants in the exhaust gas of diesel engines.5
Faster, uninterrupted refuelling: reduced foaming allows the tank to be filled completely without premature nozzle shut-off.5
Improved fuel storage perfomance helps reduce the risk of microbial growth.5
Improved engine start in cold climate conditions: Easier start-up of diesel engines at low temperatures.5
Shell Renewable Diesel, also known as HVO or HEFA, is a paraffinic fuel that closely resembles conventional fossil-based diesel but is derived from waste and residue, non-food and non-feed biofuel feedstocks.¹ This results in a fuel with a lower carbon intensity compared to traditional fossil fuels.² Shell Renewable Diesel serves as a high-quality alternative to fossil diesel or biodiesel, meeting the BS EN 15940 specification. Shell Renewable Diesel is designed to be used as a replacement drop-in fuel, but it can be used in existing tanks of B0 or B7.³
Shell Renewable Diesel is produced through hydrogenation (treatment with hydrogen) of waste and residue, non-food and non-feed biofuel feedstocks. The hydrogenation process removes all oxygen from the feedstock, leaving purely oxygen-free paraffinic molecules chemically compatible to hydrocarbon fossil diesel but with the benefit of a lower carbon intensity.² The production process is compliant with UK law.⁴
Renewable diesel is a paraffinic fuel produced through the hydrogenation of waste and residue, non-food and non-feed biofuel feedstocks. Biodiesel, often referred to as FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester), is derived from the same feedstocks as renewable diesel. However, biodiesel is produced through a different process called esterification, which involves treatment with methanol. Modifications must be made to the equipment to accommodate a 100 % biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel can be used in current diesel equipment if it is blended with a fossil or HVO. Biodiesel has a limited blend ratio. Beyond this blend ratio it goes out of specification to be compliant with OEM recommendations. This is known as the “blend wall”.
The BS EN 590 diesel fuel specification requires up to 7%, by volume, of biocontent. FAME is often blended into fossil diesel to create a product that meets the BS EN 590 specification and fulfills biomandates. As a result, the current market-average product is a B7 diesel (BS EN 590 B7).
The BS EN 15940 diesel fuel specification is designed for paraffinic fuels, such as renewable diesel. Products meeting BS EN 15940 specification may be used as a blending component within BS EN 590 specification
requirements. The lower density limit in the BS EN 590 versus the BS EN 15940 specification, means there is a technical blending limit for BS EN 15940 fuels that is reached at approximately 26 %.
1Shell Renewable Diesel is derived from waste and residue, non-food and non-feed biofuel feedstocks. Compliant with the latest version of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme.
2Between 65%-90% CO₂e on life cycle basis. CO₂e (carbon dioxide equivalent) refers to CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O. Product life cycle CO₂e emissions are associated with the production and use of a specific product, from well to wheel, including emissions from feedstock production and collection, processing, storage, transport, distribution and combustion. Calculated by comparing to the UK’s 2025 RTFO & SAF Mandate Technical Guidance fossil fuel comparator (FFC) carbon intensity of 94 gCO₂e/MJ. [link] The FFC used may not reflect the specific fuel type utilised by the customer (e.g., B7 or other bio-blended market representative diesel). Therefore, the actual CO₂e emissions savings may differ.
3When switching from diesel. Based on Shell’s operability studies and market experience to date. Vehicle handbook and/or label at the fuel tank socket must be checked for OEM approval. Based on testing conducted on heavy duty vehicles.
4Shell Renewable Diesel in the United Kingdom is supplied by Shell UK Oil Products Ltd, a member of the ZEMO Partnership. For eligible purchases, customers receive a Renewable Fuel Declaration with verified fuel volumes and lifecycle CO₂e emissions data. A “renewable transport fuel” as defined under Energy Act 2004 c. 20, s. 132 Interpretation of Chapter 5 of Part 2 and applied under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Order 2007/3072 (as amended.) The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation Order (RTFO) regulates renewable fuels used for transport in the UK.
5Compared to a conventional diesel fuel with bio content (B7 according to BS EN 590). Actual effects and benefits may vary according to vehicle type, vehicle condition and driving style.
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