Use cooking oil used as fuel for buses and ships

According to Rome, the Italian waterway buses in Venice will soon be using an environmentally friendly fuel that is made from used cooking oil.

This fuel, recyclable at about 15%, will be produced at a Venice plant. Raw materials for the production of this fuel are used cooking oil of local households.

Initially, the city government will use this fuel for seven months, from April to October 2018, and then sign an agreement with the state-owned oil company Eni, the transport business. Avm and Veritas Public Service Company.

Fat and cooking oil can be produced into a biofuel called 'Eni Diesel +' oil.

Authorities will monitor the level of emissions throughout the testing process to determine whether to continue using this fuel in the long term.

Veritas, which is responsible for collecting and treating waste in Venice, will transfer used cooking oils to Eni's biofuel refinery - where raw materials like grease and cooking oil are Can be produced into a biofuel called 'Eni Diesel +' oil.

The 'Eni Diesel +' fuel has also been tested for buses in Turin, Northern Italy.

Commissioner of Venice's Economic Development Council, Simone Venturini, assessed the introduction of the fuel as a strong signal of the city government's determination to protect the environment.

In late 2016, Venice also introduced electric water buses that aim to be a more environmentally friendly public transport industry.

For a long time, the types of boats in Venice, especially large cruise ships, are the main cause of air pollution in this city.

In July 2017, Italian Transport Minister Graziano Delrio also announced it would soon ban large ships into Venice's historic center.