Biofuels – Neste Delivers Over 500,000 Gallons of SAF to LA Worldwide Airport


The gasoline supply considerably will increase the supply and accessibility of sustainable aviation gasoline at one of many busiest worldwide airports and aviation hubs within the US, providing airways and passengers an answer to journey extra sustainably with lowered greenhouse fuel emissions from air journey. 

Sustainable aviation gasoline has been broadly acknowledged as a key factor in serving to to realize aviation’s emissions discount targets globally. One of many challenges dealing with the aviation trade is making SAF out there in massive sufficient volumes. Smaller deliveries of SAF have been used for flights out of LAX up to now, however these have been in smaller and rare portions introduced in by vehicles.

This partnership marks the primary time that SAF is being delivered as a ready-made gasoline mix into the present fueling infrastructure in massive volumes at LAX. 

“Sustainable aviation gasoline is the quickest, handiest means now we have to scale back the greenhouse fuel emissions from air journey. We now have the means to produce this low-emission gasoline in bigger volumes not solely to the airways flying from LAX but additionally to different airports within the area serviced by the broader gasoline infrastructure managed by LAXFUEL in California.

“This partnership with Neste proves that now we have the potential to instantly implement this gasoline as a low-carbon resolution. It additionally offers a sound foundation for scaling up future deliveries to airways,” stated John Trozzo, Chairman of LAXFUEL Company.

“Neste is totally dedicated to supporting the decarbonization of aviation. Our firm has been on the forefront of accelerating the supply of SAF, and this achievement along with LAXFUEL reveals how we’re taking concrete steps in direction of a extra sustainable future for aviation. Acknowledged as one of the vital visited states within the US, California has an enormous demand for air journey. By providing SAF to the state’s busiest airport, we’re enabling passengers who journey to and from California to decrease their carbon footprint whereas having fun with the advantages of flying,” stated Chris Cooper, President of Neste US. 

SAF delivers the efficiency of typical jet gasoline however with a considerably smaller carbon footprint on a life cycle foundation. Utilizing Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gas™ reduces greenhouse fuel emissions by as much as 80% over the gasoline’s life cycle in comparison with utilizing fossil jet gasoline. Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gas is produced from 100% sustainably sourced renewable waste and residue uncooked supplies, together with used cooking oil and animal fats waste.

SAF is mixed with typical jet gasoline and works seamlessly with present fueling infrastructure and plane engines. Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Gas is commercially out there and in use worldwide.