Alternative Fuels

Vopak launches biofuel storage facilities in Rotterdam

May 12, 2023

Dutch tank storage company Royal Vopak has opened 16 storage tanks with a total capacity of 64,000 cbm for storing waste-based feedstocks such as used cooking oil.

PHOTO: Shell's biofuel production facility is located by the Pernis refinery in Rotterdam. Shell


The stored waste-based feedstocks will be primarily fed to Shell’s biorefinery in Rotterdam to produce biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

The storage area is accessible for barges and trucks, Vopak said.

By Nithin Chandran

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