Government approves HVO on inland waters

Campaigning by the RYA, the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and the Cruising Association (CA), together forming the HVO Joint Working Group, has resulted in the Department of Transport allowing inland waterways vessels to be supplied with HVO.

- Heather Prentice

The group promoted the use of sustainably produced Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to the government as an interim decarbonisation solution for recreational boats with diesel engines, the RYA said. HVO forms a crucial part of the RYA's Carbon Pathway to Zero and the IWA's Sustainable Propulsion Vision, as it supports a gradual transition to electric propulsion for boats that typically last many decades.