cella and Bio-Oils, the biofuel company of Asian Apical Group, we formed a joint venture to start the new biofuel plant. complex, Boundary Rods (huelva)At La Rábida Energy Park, it will provide the bulk of the raw material supply to produce the incoming fuel. organic waste such as agricultural waste or used cooking oils through a global and long-term agreement with Apical.
The new facility, which will create nearly 2,000 jobs directly or indirectly during the construction and operation phases, will have two pre-treatment units and will have flexible production capacity. 500,000 tons of SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) and renewable diesel for land, sea and air transport. Commissioning is scheduled for the first half of 2026.
Second-generation biofuels promote the circular economy by using waste for their production that would otherwise go to landfills. According to the companies, the sustainable fuels developed at this new plant will prevent the emission of 1.5 million tons of CO2 per year, equivalent to 30% of the emissions in the province of Huelva.
The use of biofuels can reach Reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fuelsTherefore, they are a key element for promoting transport decarbonisation, especially in sectors where electrification is complex, such as heavy road, sea and air transport.
Another ‘mega project’ in Andalusia
Maarten Wetselaar, CEO of Cepsa, Óscar García, CEO of Bio-Oils, and Yeo How, chairman of Grupo Apical, presented the mega-project at an event he chaired at La Rábida Energy Park this Friday. Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, president of the Junta de Andalusia.
Controlled by Abu Dhabi’s (Mubadala) state wealth fund, Cepsa supports a plan to build Europe’s largest green hydrogen project in Andalusia with an investment of 5,000 million. . . Focusing on a decarbonization strategy it will develop over the next decade, the oil company will invest more than 3,000m euros to build two green hydrogen production plants at the energy parks in Campo de Gibraltar (Cádiz) and Palos de la Frontera (Huelva). ) and another 2,000 million for the commissioning of renewable energy facilities (both wind and photovoltaic) that it will feed industrial complexes.