SeaLink goes green with biofuel

VALERINA CHANGARATHIL
Tue Nov 30 00:30:00 EST 2010 Tue Nov 30 00:30:00 EST 2010

KI FERRY service operator SeaLink Travel will use locally produced biodiesel to power its push towards being a greener business.

SeaLink collaborated with Largs Bay company Australian Renewable Fuels to run trials of the biofuel B20 - a mix of regular fuel and 20 per cent biodiesel - on its SeaLion 2000 ferry which is refueled in Adelaide.

SeaLink uses 1.2 million litres of fuel to run both its ferries, coaches and four-wheel drives.

The fuel mix costs the same as regular fuel for SeaLink, but will help the company cut around 600 tonnes of carbon emissions per year.

SeaLink chief executive Jeff Ellison said the move enabled the group to reduce carbon emissions by about 23 per cent.

"The trials have convinced us that the change can be made without affecting the engines or their performance, with the added bonus of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.''

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Value Seeker of Wishing it was Melbourne Posted at 11:17 AM November 30, 2010

With the price they charge to cross to get to the island it has to already be fairly eco-friendly as no one can afford to go there! I was looking at taking my kids one day, but paying over $500 return for the ferry, would prefer to travel to victoria instead!

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benny of not KI too expensive to get there Posted at 2:58 PM November 30, 2010

Nice to see SeaLink doing their part. Wonder how much of a % reduction the 600,000 tonnes of carbon emissions is?

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Wayne Gumley Posted at 6:04 PM November 30, 2010

The 600,000 tonnes is a misprint by the Advertiser, it is 600 tonnes in total for the Sea Lion, 300 tonnes per engine, Cheers Wayne Gumley

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