Cepsa started selling sustainable aviation fuel At airports in (SAF) Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Seville, More than half of the passenger traffic flying in Spain passes through here, the company reported.
energy company, the first to offer biofuel It produces this fuel for aviation on a permanent basis at four of Spain’s main airports at the La Rábida Energy Park (Huelva), among others, from organic waste and used cooking oils.
This milestone comes just months after the energy company led by Maarten Wetselaar supplied sustainable aviation fuel to more than 100 countries. 200 flights At Seville airport in a pioneering action that has become the first SAF supply with such features at an airport in Southern Europe.
Cepsa Aviation Director, Toby Pardo, He emphasized that the company’s goal is “to make sustainable aviation a reality as soon as possible”.
“For this reason, we are proud to be able to continuously offer our SAF to our customers in the aviation industry. For the first time in Spain, “Four of the main airports in the country have this sustainable fuel, which will allow different airlines to move forward in their own decarbonisation processes.”
in your strategy ‘Positive Action’The energy company is developing an ecosystem focused on accelerating the decarbonization of industrial customers, heavy transport and the company itself through the production of green molecules, primarily renewable hydrogen and biofuels.
Especially in order to promote the decarbonization of aviation, Cepsa aims to lead the production of SAF in Spain and Portugal with an annual production capacity of 800,000 tons in 2030; fly 2,000 times over the planet, company registered.
As part of this strategy, it has reached cooperation agreements to promote jointly with the main airlines operating in Spain. decarbonization From the air industry such as Iberia, Iberia Express, Vueling, Air Nostrum, Binter, TUI, Etihad, Wizz Air and Volotea.
Together with Bio-Oils, Cepsa will establish the second largest biofuel plant in Southern Europe, which will 1,000 million euros. Sustainable fuels can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fuels.
This facility, which will be located in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva), will have flexible production capacity. 500,000 tons of PAF and renewable diesel.