What is HVO?
HVO = Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils – HVO fuel
Raw materials: Vegetable oils and fats from the food industry (ideally waste such as used cooking oil and fat residues).
Difference to diesel: Lower density
Addition: In pure form (100 % HVO) or in any ratio with diesel
Standard: EN 15940 (paraffinic fuel)
HVO fuels in accordance with EN 15940 are based on hydrogenated vegetable oils. Depending on the raw materials used, the manufacturing process and the way in which they are used, they can help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared with fossil diesel.
More environmentally friendly propulsion systems for vehicles and machinery are more important than ever in reducing CO2 emissions. HVO is an alternative fuel which, either in its pure form or as an additive to fossil diesel, can power the majority of Liebherr construction machines, mobile harbour cranes, mobile and crawler cranes, and mining equipment.
Engine approvals
You can obtain approval for your machine from your Liebherr service partner.
Engine approvals for mobile and crawler cranes
| Liebherr | Approval for all Liebherr engines |
| Cummins | Approval for QSB 6.7 / B 6.7 |
| MTU | Approval for Levels IV and V |
Engine approvals for earthmoving and material handling technology
| DEUTZ | Approval for TCD 3.6 / TCD 4.1 (Stage IIA, IIIB, IV, V, Tier 4f) |
| Cummins | Approval for QSB 4.5 / QSB 6.7 (Stage IIIA) |
| FPT | Approval for D924 / NEF (N45) (Stage V, Tier 4f*) * Approval granted, as paraffinic fuels in accordance with EN 15940 continue to fall under ASTM D975. However, this does not apply to the EU-AGS IV, as this is based on EN 590. |
| Liebherr | Approval for D934 / D936 / D944 / D956 / D9508 / D9512 (Stage 0, IIIA / IIIB, IV, V, Tier 4f*) * Approval granted, as paraffinic fuels in accordance with EN 15940 continue to fall under ASTM D975. However, this does not apply to the EU-AGS IV, as this is based on EN 590. |
| John Deere | Approval for 4045 / 6068 / 6090 (Stage II, IIIA, IIIB, IV, V, Tier 4f) |
| Yanmar | Approval for 4TNV98C / 4TNV98CT / 4TNV88C / 4TN86CHT / 4TNV86CHT (Stage IIIA, IIIB, V, Tier 4f) |
Engine approvals for mobile harbour cranes
| Liebherr | D944 / D946 / D9508 / D9512 (Stage 0, IIIA / IIIB, IV, V, Tier 4f*) * Approval granted, as paraffinic fuels in accordance with EN 15940 continue to fall under ASTM D975. However, this does not apply to the EU-AGS IV, as this is based on EN 590. |
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