How BMW & Neste are Proving Renewable Fuels Work
BMW Group is collaborating with Neste to fuel the initial fill of new diesel vehicles produced in Germany with Neste MY Renewable Diesel.
This fuel is made from 100% renewable raw materials and is suitable for all diesel engines with no modifications required.
“We are grateful for BMW’s trust in us, and we are looking forward to this cooperation,” says Joerg Huebeler, Head of Market Development EU & APAC, Transport & Industry at Neste.
“Renewable diesel plays an important role in the transformation towards sustainable mobility globally.
“The first filling of BMW cars in Germany with Neste’s renewable diesel allows customers to experience firsthand that significant GHG emission reductions with renewable diesel are possible without any impact on the vehicle performance.”
What is Neste MY Renewable Diesel?
This innovative fuel is based on Neste’s patented NEXBTL technology that turns renewable oils and fats into high-quality products.
This process pretreats renewable raw materials to remove impurities, hydrodeoxygenates these materials to create a pure hydrocarbon and isomerizes these to create the desired fuel.
Neste is the largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel in the world.
In 2023, the company helped its customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 10 million tonnes – this is equivalent to the emissions from more than 4.3 million road cargo trips from Rome to Stockholm.
This diesel replacement can reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by up to 95% based on the European market and EU RED methodology.
BMW Group’s sustainability initiatives
BMW Group produces vehicles across the brands BMW, Mini, BMW Motorrad and Rolls-Royce.
“Sustainability and economic success go hand in hand at the BMW Group,” says Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management at BMW.
“As a premium manufacturer, we have the ambition to lead the way in the area of sustainability.”
By 2030, the company aims to cut CO₂ emissions from product utilisation by at least 50% compared to 2019.
The utilisation phase of vehicles accounts for 70% of BMW Group’s carbon footprint.
The company says it expects 50% of its global sales to come from fully-electric vehicles in 2030.
In 1973, BMW Group became the first carmaker in the world to introduce an environmental officer in its organisation and it continues to be a role model for sustainability in the industry.
Since 2006, it has already cut emissions per vehicle in production by more than 70% and it is now working to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by a further 80% between 2019 and 2030.
All electricity the company has sourced externally since July 2020 has come from renewable sources and it aims to cut Scope 3 emissions throughout its value chain.
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