The group aims to have sustainable jet fuel form 5 per cent of its overall fuel mix by 2030.
Made from renewable waste and residue raw materials, the greener fuel will be blended with conventional jet fuel by Neste according to the required safety specifications.SINGAPORE – National carrier Singapore Airlines and its low-cost arm, Scoot, will buy 1,000 tonnes of green jet fuel from Finnish energy giant Neste as the airline group looks to fulfil its promise of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
While it now costs three to five times the price of regular jet fuel and there is limited supply, sustainable aviation fuel has been touted as the most promising solution to lower the aviation sector’s carbon emissions in the near term, with claims that it can reduce flight emissions by up to 80 per cent when compared with traditional fuel.with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Temasek-owned investment platform GenZero.
It was also only then that Neste inked an agreement to establish a direct supply chain from its Tuas refinery to Changi Airport. In its earlier trial, SIA Group also generated 1,000 sustainable aviation fuel credits but sold only about two-thirds of them. CAAS said more work was needed to raise awareness here about the use of sustainable aviation fuel credits as a tool to reduce carbon footprints.
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