Rolls-Royce, Microsoft Back HVO as Low-Carbon Fuel for Singapore Data Centres

  • Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) offers up to 90% lower CO₂ emissions than diesel and can be used in existing backup generators.
  • Rolls-Royce and Microsoft call for clear regulatory frameworks to accelerate adoption in Singapore’s Green Data Centre Roadmap.
  • Collaboration underscores the role of transitional fuels in supporting Asia’s digital economy while long-term alternatives develop.

Rolls-Royce’s Power Systems division, in partnership with Microsoft, has released a position paper making the case for Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a low-carbon backup fuel for Singapore’s fast-growing data centre sector.

Derived from waste and residual fats and oils,

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