Cepsa expands its biofuels production capacity

A modification carried out in record time makes it possible to manufacture hydrobiodiesel, an ideal product for use as a diesel engine fuel.

In record time and thanks to an innovative process, Cepsa has managed to convert one of its old refining units of the La Rábida Energy Park in Huelva into a new plant for the production of first and second generation biofuels, capable of reducing CO2 emissions by 90%.

The project, in which several different areas of the company have participated, has resulted in a process that revalues and makes a plant designed to eliminate sulfur from fossil fuels more sustainable. The upgraded facility is now capable of producing a sustainable diesel fuel, called hydrobiodiesel, from vegetable oil, vegetable waste or animal fats not intended for human consumption (sandach), marking a new milestone in the company’s Positive Motion strategy, with which it puts Andalusia in the center of energy transition and circular economy.

Cepsa has made a firm commitment to the development and production of advanced biofuels from circular raw materials such as those described, which do not compete with food and can be used in diesel engines without any modification.