Repsol produces Spain's first aviation biofuel from waste
The batch consists of 5,300 tons of sustainable fuel. Its use will avoid the emission of 300 tons of CO2, the equivalent of 40 flights between Madrid and Bilbao.
Repsol has successfully completed the manufacture of the first batch of biojet produced from waste on the Spanish market at its Petronor Industrial Complex in Bilbao. The Spanish energy company believes this is a significant milestone in the production of fuels with a low carbon footprint.
The batch consists of 5,300 tons of fuel and meets strict product quality requirements and sustainability conditions in the production, logistics, and marketing chain. Its use will avoid the emission of 300 tons of CO2, the equivalent of 40 flights between Madrid and the northern Spanish city of Bilbao.
The aviation sector is moving decisively towards decarbonization through the use of biofuels. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has set the target of zero carbon emissions growth in the sector from 2020. To achieve this goal the organization is developing various initiatives including the use of different sustainable fuels such as biofuels and advanced biofuels produced from waste, that stand out for their high contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Last year, it announced that it will build Spain's first low-emission advanced fuels plant in the eastern Spanish city of Cartagena, with the capacity to produce 250,000 tons of hydrobiodiesel, biojet, bionaphtha and biopropane from waste every year.
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