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Orlen SAOrlen energy introduces SAF to its offer for aviation
Poland's largest energy concern Orlen has introduced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to its offer, the company said in a press release. The fuel is now available at airports in Warsaw, Cracow and Katowice.
"The introduction of SAF to our aviation offering is another step in the implementation of our strategy for 2035. We are expanding the portfolio of products offered to our customers, while responding to the need to decarbonise the business – both on the manufacturer's and the buyer's side," said Orlen's deputy CEO for wholesale trade and logistics Ireneusz Sitarski, quoted in the press release.
SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) is a fuel produced from renewable or waste raw materials that meet sustainability criteria and do not contribute to the degradation of forests, food or water resources. Depending on the technology, used cooking oil and municipal, industrial, agricultural and forestry waste, among other things, can be used to produce SAF. In practice, the component made from renewable raw materials is mixed with traditional JET aviation fuel.
By introducing SAF to the market, Orlen also meets the requirements of the EU's ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which stipulates that sustainable fuel should account for 2 percent of total sales in 2025.
The ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation provides for an increase in the share of SAF in total aviation fuel sales in the coming years: to 6 percent in 2030, 20 percent in 2035 and 70 percent in 2050.
For this reason, Orlen is developing a vegetable oil hydrogenation (HVO) plant in Plock, which will enable the production of aviation fuel from used cooking oil. Until it is launched, the company is sourcing the component from abroad.
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