Neste will provide as a lot as 1 million gallons (3,000 metric tonnes) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to United Airlines for use at Chicago O’Hare Global Airport (ORD) within the U.S. thru the tip of 2024. This growth of the present partnership between the two corporations permits United to become the first airline to aquire sustainable aviation gas (SAF) for operational use for flights from Chicago O’Hare, regarded as one of the crucial busiest airports within the U.S.
The first provide of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel blended with mature jet gas will come at Chicago O’Hare Airport by strategy of pipeline in August from Neste’s newly-commissioned SAF terminal skill in Houston, which expands the provide of Neste’s SAF to airways that operate at airports east of the Rocky Mountains the total technique to the East Soar.
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“We are excited to enlarge our partnership with United and discover our SAF being ragged at regarded as one of the crucial main airports within the U.S. It underlines our dedication to supporting the U.S. aviation industry in its efforts to decarbonize and presentations the vital role that protection helps love the federal SAF 40B credit rating and the Illinois’ SAF Maintain Credit play in accelerating SAF usage. We continue supporting United’s roadmap to entire its emission targets and eye forward to increasing our cooperation at other airports across the globe,” said Alexander Kueper, Vice President, Renewable Aviation Commerce at Neste.
“Right here’s what happens when innovation, leadership and protection attain collectively,” said United President Brett Hart, who become once at ORD nowadays with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. “Whereas the market for SAF is serene in its infancy, there’s a mammoth opportunity nowadays for airways and policymakers to work collectively to enhance its persisted deliver – SAF at O’Hare become once made conceivable as a result of Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Legislature passing tax incentives.”
Illinois SAF Maintain Credit
In 2023, Illinois launched a SAF aquire credit rating for every gallon of SAF offered to or ragged by an air service within the tell. Consistent with the U.S. Energy Files Administration, Illinois ranked fifth within the nation for jet gas consumption in 2022. The brand new tax credit rating positions Illinois at the forefront of encouraging SAF adoption.
The availability of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to United at ORD builds on Neste’s prolonged-term partnership with the airline. In 2022, Neste launched the provision of 2.5 million gallons (7,500 metric loads) of SAF to United at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol within the Netherlands, adopted by one other announcement in 2023 of providing 1.5 million gallons (4,500 metric loads) of SAF to gas all of United’s departing flights from San Francisco Global Airport (SFO).
Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Sustainable aviation gas is a renewable aviation gas that offers a more sustainable different to mature, fossil-basically basically basically based jet gas. The use of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel reduces greenhouse gasoline emissions by as a lot as 80%* over the gas’s life cycle, when in contrast to using mature jet gas. Neste’s SAF is constituted of sustainably sourced, 100% renewable extinguish and residue raw materials, equivalent to ragged cooking oil and animal chubby extinguish. SAF is certified for industrial use and would possibly currently be blended as a lot as 50% with mature jet gas sooner than use. It works seamlessly with existing airplane engines and fueling infrastructure.
