The Prince Rupert Port Authority and its gateway partners have reduced emissions by replacing conventional diesel with Petro-Canada’s EcoDiesel.
EcoDiesel produces about 67 per cent less greenhouse gas over its life cycle compared to conventional diesel. The PRPA and 13 of their partners used the drop-in fuel made from renewable feedstocks for the purposes of on-dock cargo handling, drayage trucks, locomotives, tugs, and pilot and patrol vessels.
The PRPA worked with Suncor, the company that owns Petro-Canada to supply the EcoDiesel and Jepson Petroleum to distribute it. With the help of Suncor and Jepson Petroleum, the port was able to get a consistent supply of EcoDiesel for use port-wide. The PRPA says EcoDiesel has displaced 24 per cent of its fuel source annually.
Introducing EcoDiesel to the port was very beneficial, said Prince Rupert Port Authority President and CEO Shaun Stevenson.
“The outstanding collaboration and widespread adoption of renewable diesel across a diverse range of port users and terminals drastically accelerates the Port of Prince Rupert’s progress toward meeting our target of reducing carbon intensity in the local airshed by 30 per cent by 2030 and becoming carbon neutral by 2050.”
