Phillips 66 has gained a three-year contract to ship over 240,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation gas (SAF) to DHL Group.
“The SAF can be produced at Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewable Power Advanced in California, one of many world’s largest renewable fuels services with a manufacturing capability of 150 million gallons per yr of neat SAF (i.e. SAF that’s not blended with typical jet gas)”, DHL stated in a web based assertion.
The majority of the availability is for the Los Angeles Worldwide Airport, “with future meant deliveries to different West Coast airports the place DHL maintains operations, similar to San Francisco Worldwide Airport”, the German logistics large stated.
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“The settlement with Phillips 66 represents one of many largest SAF offers by a U.S. producer and for the general air cargo sector, paving the best way for future collaborations within the SAF house”, DHL stated.
The quantity represents an avoidance of about 737,000 metric tons of lifecycle greenhouse fuel emissions, based on DHL.
“DHL Categorical has been actively securing SAF partnerships worldwide together with within the Europe, America and Asia-Pacific areas since 2021, and this new settlement exemplifies its dedication to leveraging sustainable aviation fuels to deal with its air freight carbon footprint successfully”, DHL stated. “This settlement will contribute considerably to DHL’s GoGreen Plus service, which allows prospects to cut back their Scope 3 greenhouse fuel emissions utilizing SAF”.
Phillips 66 vice chairman for aviation Ronald Sanchez stated in a separate assertion, “Our built-in mannequin is a aggressive benefit that permits resilience and worth creation within the SAF market. Our folks, capabilities and property enable for feedstock optionality; our provide chain agility accounts for an evolving surroundings”.
Phillips 66 stated that earlier this yr it had signed agreements to produce SAF to Alaska Airways, British Airways, Qantas Airways and United Airways.
Final yr Phillips 66 accomplished the Rodeo mission, transformed from the 128-year-old Santa Maria Refinery. The Rodeo Renewable Power Advanced has a capability of fifty,000 barrels per day, utilizing feedstocks similar to waste oils, fat, greases and vegetable oils to produce SAF and renewable diesel, based on the corporate. The power provides the West Coast market.
Earlier this yr Phillips 66 and NextEra Power Assets put into operation a 30.2-megawatt photo voltaic mission at Rodeo.
The photo voltaic plant halves Rodeo’s grid demand, avoiding 33,000 metric tons a yr of carbon dioxide emissions, based on Phillips 66.
“Located on 88 acres of land owned by Phillips 66, that is California’s largest on-site devoted photo voltaic facility”, it stated in a press launch Could 8 asserting start-up.
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