Singapore Airways Group orders sustainable aviation gasoline from Neste.
Neste and the Singapore Airways (SIA) Group have signed an settlement for the acquisition of 1,000 tons of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gasoline™. This may make SIA and Scoot, the 2 airways within the Group, the primary carriers to obtain sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF), produced at Neste’s refinery within the nation, at Changi Airport.
Neste will mix the SAF with standard jet gasoline in accordance with the required security specs*, and ship the blended jet gasoline to Changi Airport’s gasoline hydrant system in two batches – as soon as within the second quarter of 2024 and as soon as within the fourth quarter of this 12 months.
This milestone may even mark the primary direct provide of Neste’s SAF to airways at Changi Airport, reinforcing their end-to-end SAF provide chain capabilities in Singapore. This follows the completion of the enlargement of Neste’s Singapore refinery in Might 2023. The refinery has the capability to provide one million tonnes of SAF annually, making it the world’s largest SAF manufacturing facility.
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Neste’s SAF, which is made out of 100% renewable waste and residue uncooked supplies, reduces greenhouse gasoline emissions by as much as 80%** over the gasoline’s life cycle. Blended with standard jet gasoline, it seamlessly integrates with present plane engines and fuelling infrastructure.
Ms Lee Wen Fen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Singapore Airways, stated:
This settlement with Neste is a vital milestone within the SIA Group’s journey to have a minimal of 5% sustainable aviation gasoline in our whole gasoline uplift by 2030.
“Shut collaboration with our companions and stakeholders, each in Singapore and globally, performs a essential function in our long-term decarbonisation objectives. A extra sustainable aviation trade will be sure that future generations proceed to profit from the worldwide connectivity, financial prosperity, and other people hyperlinks that air journey fosters,”
Alexander Kueper, Vice President Renewable Aviation at Neste, stated:
We’re proud that Singapore Airways and Scoot are our first clients benefiting from our built-in provide capabilities into Changi Airport.
“This provide of domestically produced SAF to Changi Airport is a milestone in our journey of supporting the aviation trade and governments within the area to attain their emissions discount objectives. Singapore is a number one aviation hub within the Asia-Pacific area and this supply of SAF, in addition to the not too long ago introduced nationwide SAF goal, will hopefully encourage the broader adoption of SAF throughout the broader Asia Pacific area. We’re trying ahead to increasing our cooperation with Singapore Airways in addition to supplying visiting carriers at Changi airport,”
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