Fuel supplier Certa, which is part of DCC, has become the first operator in Ireland to open a fully-fledged HVO fuel station.
The fossil-free biofuel is a renewable alternative to diesel.
Certa's new "Forecourt of the Future" in Liffey Valley in Dublin cost over €1m to build and is the first in Ireland to make Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) available at all pumps alongside diesel and unleaded petrol.
HVO is produced from waste plant matter and can be used as a direct replacement for diesel without any need for vehicle or engine modifications to help motorists lower their carbon emissions by up to 90%.
Certa has already started to upgrade its network of 41 unmanned, pay@pump forecourts to offer HVO at all fuel pumps alongside other fuels.
The first of the newly upgraded forecourts are scheduled to open in Clarehall, Clearwater, Ballymount, Ashbourne and Drogheda before the end of the year.
Certa is also the first fuel supplier in Ireland to present HVO pricing on its forecourt pricing totems.
It is currently matching the price of HVO with diesel at its new forecourt in Liffey Valley and said it is committed to achieving future price parity.
"Our goal is to make it easy for motorists to transition to HVO as a renewable alternative to diesel and to make this biofuel as accessible as we can to help motorists to reduce their carbon emissions," Andrew Graham, Managing Director of Certa Ireland, said.
"Our immediate priority is to facilitate demand where it is greatest by upgrading a cluster of existing forecourts in the Dublin region to offer HVO at all pumps alongside diesel and unleaded petrol," he said.
"We plan to complete the upgrading of our entire network by the end of 2024", he added.
Certa also said it is rolling out a plan that will enable its entire network of 41 forecourts to generate their own power from solar energy after its recent deal for solar and renewable energy specialists Alternative Energy Ireland.
Solar PV panels have already been installed at five of its forecourts and Certa is committed to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 or sooner.
It said the ongoing installation of Solar PV across its network is taking place as part of its energy transition programme and drive to become the country's most progressive energy company.
