Repsol to provide Sustainable Aviation Gas to Atlas Air and Inditex for normal use on cargo flights.
Repsol has begun supplying sustainable aviation gas (SAF) to Atlas Air to be used in all its flights with its buyer Inditex from Zaragoza Airport (Spain). Starting in November, Atlas Air is initially incorporating 5% SAF in all its flights.
Atlas Air, based mostly in New York (USA), is thus the primary cargo airline to make use of SAF recurrently on its cargo flights in Spain, marking a brand new milestone within the airline sector. The initiative is in step with the dedication of the three firms to scale back their carbon footprint and obtain the purpose of being web zero emissions firms.
It, moreover, places them forward of the anticipated compliance measures included within the ReFuelEU Aviation rules that require use of two% renewable fuels in 2025, 6% in 2030, and 70% in 2050.
Óliver Fernández, Director of Worldwide Aviation at Repsol mentioned:
With this settlement, we take one other step within the decarbonization of aviation.
“We present that SAF is the long run, but additionally the current. With the upcoming launch of our new superior biofuels plant in Cartagena (Spain), we’re prepared to provide the sector with the SAF it wants to comprehend its decarbonization ambitions.”
Michael Steen, Chief Govt Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide mentioned:
We’re dedicated to contributing to the sustainability of the aviation sector and recognize this chance to work with our valued companions at Inditex and Repsol.
“It’s important for our sector to work collectively in driving wider adoption and availability of SAF, which in the end could have a optimistic influence on our trade and the surroundings.”
The settlement additionally goals to boost native SAF manufacturing, each by way of refinery capability and within the sourcing of close by uncooked supplies, with the purpose of decreasing greenhouse fuel emissions from the aviation sector. Aena, accountable for the administration of the Zaragoza Airport, participates proactively within the promotion and integration of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to advertise their manufacturing and encourage their consumption.
Repsol is a pioneer within the manufacture of renewable fuels for every type of transport in Spain. It has been manufacturing biofuels in its industrial complexes for 25 years and already has greater than 30 service stations within the Iberian Peninsula that offer 100% renewable fuels to its clients.
Renewable fuels are another now out there for all transport segments and characterize the primary resolution for aviation, maritime transport, and heavy street transport that don’t presently have a viable various in electrification.
Within the coming months, Repsol will begin up its first plant devoted completely to the manufacturing of superior biofuels within the Iberian Peninsula and one of many first vegetation of its sort in Europe at its industrial advanced in Cartagena (Spain). Marking the following main milestone for the multi-energy firm, Repsol has invested greater than 200 million euros within the building of the plant.
It’s going to have a manufacturing capability of 250,000 tons of SAF and renewable diesel per 12 months, produced from numerous kinds of residue, primarily used cooking oil and waste from the agri-food trade, and can cut back 900,000 tons of CO2 per 12 months.
In 2022, complete SAF manufacturing worldwide was 240,000 tons, based on the IATA. In 2025, roughly 120,000 tons shall be wanted in Spain to cowl the two% obligation of RefuelEU Aviation. Manufacturing of the brand new plant will be capable to cowl all of the SAF demand within the Iberian Peninsula, complying with the duty till the European mandate rises to three%.
About Repsol
Repsol is a worldwide multi-energy firm that leads the vitality transition and has set itself the purpose of being zero web emissions by 2050. It’s current all through the vitality worth chain, employs 24,000 folks, distributes its merchandise in additional than 90 nations and has 24 million clients.
To realize web zero emissions by 2050, Repsol is dedicated to a mannequin that integrates all applied sciences for decarbonisation, based mostly on enhancing effectivity, rising its renewable electrical energy technology capability, producing renewable fuels, growing of recent options for patrons, the round financial system, and the promotion of cutting-edge initiatives to scale back the carbon footprint of the trade.
About Atlas Air Worldwide
Atlas Air Worldwide is a number one world supplier of outsourced plane and aviation working providers. It’s the mother or father firm of Atlas Air, Inc., and Titan Aviation Holdings, Inc., and is almost all shareholder of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. Our firms function the world’s largest fleet of 747 freighter plane and supply clients the broadest array of Boeing 747, 777, 767, and 737 plane for home, regional and worldwide cargo and passenger operations.
About Inditex
Inditex is likely one of the world’s largest style retailers -with manufacturers as Zara, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho and Zara Residence-, working in additional than 200 markets by means of its on-line platform and shops. Its built-in enterprise mannequin is targeted on assembly buyer calls for by means of a high quality style proposition and a singular buyer expertise.
Inditex’s logistics mannequin prioritizes maritime and street transport – which represents nearly all of its routes -, reserving air transport just for intercontinental distances. The Group is firmly dedicated to sustainability, with the formidable purpose of attaining web zero emissions by 2040.
Highlighbts:
- Flights from Zaragoza Airport (Spain) carried out by Atlas Air for Inditex are utilizing sustainable aviation gas (SAF) produced by Repsol.
- Atlas Air, thus, turns into the primary cargo airline to make use of SAF recurrently on its freight transport flights in Spain, marking a brand new milestone in direction of the decarbonization of the airline sector.
Repsol to provide SAF to Atlas Air and Inditex for normal use on cargo flights, December 15, 2023
