cesa announced It will increase the circularity of its waste by 50% by 2030This will mean minimizing, recycling and recovering around 8,000 tons in major industrial centers in Andalusia. To this end, the company has committed to: “Maximize” the use of renewable and circular materials to be a “key actor” in the construction of new sustainable production models.
The measure is part of the “Positive Action” strategy. Leader in sustainable mobility in Spain and Portugal and energy transition“, as Cepsa pointed out in a note.
This Cepsa commitment is “one of the most ambitious commitments in the energy sector” and with it the company will encourage the development of projects for co-processing of waste and identifying synergies with other companies through the use of new technologies. promoting industrial symbiosis.
Also, you will reap your benefits. zero waste approach It will “progressively” replace fossil resources by introducing industry knowledge and renewable and recycled materials in the products it sells, to maximize the use of waste as raw materials through sustainable solutions.
Mar Perrote, Cepsa’s HSEQ director, commitments circular economy It will allow them to “advance towards a zero waste business model by developing more sustainable solutions” such as “reducing waste generation in our operations and promoting industrial symbiosis to give raw materials a second life”. before thrown”.
The new transformation strategy initiated by the company in 2022 aims to support Cepsa customers in their decarbonization processes. To this end, the company has set a target of reducing the carbon intensity of its commercialized products by between 15% and 20% this decade, as part of its roadmap to net zero emissions.
For this reason, Cepsa will maximize the use of its own waste and third-party waste as raw materials.to give them a second life. An example of this is the company’s recent agreement with Aguas y Servicios del Campo de Gibraltar (Arcgisa) to promote actions related to the circular economy affecting urban waste. Cepsa explained that this collaboration specifically aims to recover and recover organic wastes, used domestic oils, biological sludge and other wastes from facilities managed by Arcgisa.
With this agreement, Cepsa will also produce. green hydrogen from the sewer, to prevent discharge into the sea. This is a project that will be developed at the San Roque Energy Park (Cádiz) and will have a “very positive” impact on the availability of drinking water, demonstrating the company’s commitment to the goal it set last year. The company said it will reduce freshwater withdrawals by 20% in water-stressed areas by 2025.
In addition, the company said it will gradually replace fossil raw materials with renewable and recycled sources, committing to increase the proportion of renewable and cyclical raw materials in its Energy Parks “up to 15% by 2030”. This will mean 2.8 million tonnes of raw materials will be used by 2030, of which 75% will be second generation and other waste that would otherwise be disposed of.
Cepsa, by 2030 “Will lead biofuel productionsuch as renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from second-generation raw materials such as organic waste, used cooking oils or agricultural waste. Production of SAF from agricultural waste produced by Cepsa and “avoiding more than 200 tonnes of CO2 emissions”, with “more than 220 flights” departing from Seville airport last December.
In order to promote change, Cepsa has established a circular economy working group in which all its divisions and business units participate in order to promote circularity in both its operations and products. This includes: evaluation of new technologies and the implementation of waste co-processing projects and synergies with other companies to promote industrial symbiosis.
At the beginning of 2023, Cepsa was recognized for its leadership by receiving the ‘Key Innovator’ seal from the ‘Innovation Radar’ program of the European Commission in cooperation with AIJU (Instituto Tecnológico de Producto Infantil y Ocio) and other companies and institutions.