Denmark: City motors to operate on rapeseed oil

The city of Odense will fuel its lorries, city vehicles and public transport with rapeseed oil as part of an expansive project

Bus drivers, firefighters and other Odense employees can operate their vehicles with a clean, green conscience when the Funen city begins its new rapeseed oil project in the coming months, reported free daily newspaper metroXpress on Friday.
The DKK 11 million project is a collaborative effort by the City of Odense, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Egeskov Farms, and organic foods company Aarstiderne. The project is the country’s most ambitious biofuel venture to date.

‘It’s a unique opportunity to put the focus on alternative fuel sources for the increasing number of vehicles on our city streets,’ Odense’s mayor, Jan Boye, stated in a press release.

In addition to city vehicles being powered by fuel from cold-pressed rapeseed oil, several private companies in the area have also volunteered their vehicles for the project.

Copenhagen Post