A Renewable Option Designed for Diesel Engines

Designed for diesel engines, Shell Renewable Diesel has significantly higher cetane and is 99.9% renewable.

Why You’ll Love Renewable Diesel

If you drive a diesel vehicle and want to lower your environmental impact, Shell Renewable Diesel is currently available in California.¹ Renewable Diesel is a substitute for conventional diesel, derived from plant oils like soybean oil, waste cooking oil and tallow. Unlike conventional petroleum diesel, Renewable Diesel relies far less on fossil fuels. This cleaner-burning fuel reduces your vehicle’s air pollutants and life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions. It also lacks unwanted components such as sulfur and metals.

Reduces Gas Emissions

Shell Renewable Diesel is our diesel alternative. If you want to lower the tailpipe emissions of your diesel vehicle, It reduces greenhouse-gas emissions by approximately 65% compared to conventional diesel (B0) using life cycle emissions data from CARB LCFS and CA-GREET 3.0. CA AB 1305 Disclosure

Significantly Higher Cetane

Due to the hydrotreating process, Shell Renewable Diesel has significantly higher cetane when compared to conventional diesel (USLD B0). For you, that means a more complete combustion process and less potential for white smoke or particulates coming out of your tailpipe. Whereas conventional CARB diesel has a cetane rating of 53, Shell Renewable Diesel has a cetane number rating of at least 70.

99.9% Renewable Fuel

Our Renewable diesel is 99.9% renewable diesel, which results in a near-total renewable fuel product.

Fuel up with Shell Renewable Diesel

Download the Shell App to find the nearest Shell Renewable Diesel California locations.

Renewable Diesel FAQs

How is Renewable Diesel different from Biodiesel?

While biodiesel uses the same feedstock components as Renewable Diesel it undergoes a different manufacturing process called transesterification which does not result in the enhanced properties of renewable diesel. Biodiesel is typically only used in diesel blends up to 20%.

Can I use Shell Renewable Diesel in my vehicle?

Shell Renewable Diesel is a drop in fuel and can be used directly in diesel engines when switching from conventional diesel, based on Shell's operability studies and market experience to date. Shell Renewable Diesel also complies with the ASTM D975 fuel standard.As a result, Shell Renewable Diesel can be used at levels up to 100% unlike biodiesel which typically has a maximum blend level of 20%.

Where can I find Shell Renewable Diesel

Currently, Shell Renewable Diesel is being more widely available in California. Using the Shell App or the map above, you can see the locations where diesel is currently available.

¹ Shell Renewable Diesel compared to Regular Diesel (B0) using life cycle emissions data from CARB LCFS and CA-GREET 3.0.