Finnish oil company Neste on Tuesday (28 July) said it has supplied about 90,000 litres of renewable diesel marine fuel to Tara Polar Station , Tara Ocean Foundation’s drifting laboratory and observatory station, for its first 18-month expedition. The Tara Ocean Foundation, a French foundation dedicated to ocean conservation, will embark on the Tara Polaris 1 scientific expedition to the Arctic to continue its work of monitoring climate change and researching its impact on the ocean. The Tara Polar Station will be at sea for the expedition during 2026-2027, starting a 20-year-long program in partnership with 30 renowned research institutes. The Tara Polar Station started its journey towards the Arctic from its home port of Lorient in France on 19 July. It stopped in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, on 23 July for fueling with Neste MY Renewable Diesel . Moored at a marine bunker fuel station of OK (Catom), one of Neste’s renewable diesel distributors in the Netherlands. After the fuelling, Tara Polar Station continued its journey to Norway before heading into the Arctic to start the expedition in mid-August. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a lower greenhouse gas emission alternative to conventional fossil diesel. Due to their similar chemical compositions, Neste’s renewable diesel can be used as a direct replacement for fossil diesel in existing diesel engines and fueling infrastructure and works at temperatures down to -32°C. “We have designed the vessel energy systems to operate on renewable diesel since the very beginning for both its efficient combustion and its low carbon footprint. Neste is one of the leading producers of renewable diesel and I am very glad that they decided to become a partner of this fantastic and important scientific endeavor to the Arctic Ocean,” said Romain Troublé, Managing Director of the Tara Ocean Foundation.   Photo credit: Neste Published: 30 July, 2026