Neste and HELLENiQ ENERGY, one of Southeast Europe’s leading energy teams, possess collaborated to bring blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gasoline to HELLENiQ ENERGY’s facilities in Thessaloniki. It’s miles the first time that blended sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF) is equipped to Greece in bulk the utilization of ships for transport.
The shipping of the blended SAF will compose bigger the supply and accessibility of sustainable aviation gasoline at airports all by Greece, providing airways and passengers a technique to cut relief greenhouse gas emissions from air hasten back and forth. This shipping is particularly well timed, coinciding with the summer tourist season, a vital interval for the Greek economy.
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SAF has been widely acknowledged as a key lever in serving to to enact aviation’s emissions good aquire targets globally. Nonetheless, among the challenges going by the trade is the supply of SAF in ample portions. This partnership is a milestone because it marks the first time that SAF is being brought to Greece in bulk by job of vessels in preference to trucks, which reduces transport emissions. This shipping will be adopted by others all by the relaxation of 2024.
“HELLENiQ ENERGY change into once the first to substantiate that the supply of Neste’s sustainable aviation gasoline in Greece, already relief in 2022. The growth of the collaboration with Neste is in protecting with our community’s strategic procedure to turn into a provider of low-carbon energy alternatives and to continuously cut relief our carbon footprint. Our procedure is to facilitate aviation gasoline suppliers, airways, and airports to arrange in a proactive plot for the upcoming European Union SAF mandate targets starting up in 2025. This effort started two years within the past when our subsidiary EKO started for the first time in Greece supplying AEGEAN plane with SAF for flights departing from Thessaloniki Airport “Makedonia”, making it the 7th airport on this planet the achieve aside a SAF-fueled flight change into once realized. Now, this effort is increasing to the total trade in Greece with even greater volumes, and at extra airports”, acknowledged Diomidis Stamoulis, Senior Director Strategic Planning of Industrial Actions & Participations at HELLENiQ ENERGY.
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“Sustainable aviation gasoline is a readily available solution for lowering the greenhouse gas emissions from air hasten back and forth. This cooperation with HELLENiQ ENERGY to build our SAF to Greece no longer most efficient illustrates our commitment to supporting airways within the Southeast European space but additionally the importance of cooperation with ambitious companions to compose bigger SAF availability and adoption. We’re having a watch for additional increasing our cooperation with HELLENiQ,” acknowledged Alexander Kueper, Vice President Renewable Aviation Industry at Neste.
Sustainable Aviation Gasoline
Sustainable aviation gasoline is a renewable aviation gasoline providing a extra sustainable different to archaic, fossil-primarily based jet gasoline. The utilization of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gasoline™ reduces greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by as a lot as 80%* over the gasoline’s lifestyles cycle, compared to the utilization of archaic jet gasoline. Neste’s SAF is made of sustainably sourced, 100% renewable spoil and residue uncooked materials, akin to outdated cooking oil and animal full spoil. SAF is mixed with archaic jet gasoline earlier than hiss and works seamlessly with existing plane engines and fueling infrastructure.
