Cepsa begins the sale of sustainable fuel in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Palma and Seville at the request of the traveler

2023-07-12 18:47:56

the bet of oil companies and airlines by sustainable fuels is increasing, in order to achieve scale in its consumption to lower prices. The last to announce a movement has been cepsathe oil company has begun to sell sustainable aviation fuel (the so-called SAF) in four of the main Spanish airports in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Palma de Mallorca and Seville at the request of customers. The four aerodromes accumulate more than 133 million passengers per year, 55% of the country’s traffic.

The energy company produces this sustainable fuel in its La Rábida Energy Park (Huelva) from organic wastesuch as used cooking oils or agricultural waste. It is what is called second generation biofuels, which in addition to being able to reduce aircraft emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional kerosene, promotes the circular economy. It is the first company that this biofuel for aviation of permanent way at these airports.

“We want sustainable aviation to be a reality as soon as possible. For this reason, we are proud to be able to continuously offer our SAF to clients in the aviation sector. For the first time in Spain, four of the country’s main airports have this sustainable fuel, which will allow the different airlines to advance in their own decarbonization processes,” he said in a statement. Tobi Pardodirector of Aviation of Cepsa.

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In Europe, within the ‘Fit for 55’ package of the European Commission, the ‘ReFuelEU Aviation’ proposal was included, which establishes the Mandatory use of minimum proportions of sustainable fuel progressively and, as is the case with service stations in Spain that have to sell a minimum biofuel content, requires their Availability at airports in the European Union.

Specifically, the community project establishes that fuel suppliers must guarantee that in 2025 2% of the fuel delivered to airports europeans sea sustainable. That rate rises to 5% in 2030, to 20% in 2035 and to 70% in 2050.