The agreement between Eni and SEA started in December 2021 with the supply of biofuels for private flights, and has been extended to cover commercial flights and includes supplying hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel for ground transportation.
The products and services support the reduction of emissions from airport operations and the decarbonisation of airport-related air and ground transport.
Eni is Europe’s second largest producer of HVO biofuel and its proprietary EcofiningTM technology allows it to produce sustainable aviation fuel from waste and plant-based raw materials.
Umberto Carrara, Director of Green/Traditional Refining and Market at Eni said: “Eni started producing SAFs a few months ago with a mix containing 0.5% of used cooking oil, but there are also plans to develop Eni Biojet soon. This will be made exclusively from waste materials such as UCO or animal fats and can be used in a blend with conventional jet fuel of up to 50%. The goal is to produce around 200,000 tonnes per year by 2024 and to double production by 2030.”
Armando Brunini, CEO of SEA says: “SEA is looking to the future knowing that the recovery of the airport industry is deeply tied to accelerating environmental sustainability. Despite the current crisis, all operators in the sector are investing in technologies and projects that will speed up this transition. I’m convinced that our industry should lead the ecological transition and, in light of concrete and quantifiable results, it deserves a policy framework that supports and incentivises this shift.”
