Singapore Airlines buys sustainable jet fuel for fleet

SINGAPORE—Singapore Airlines said on Monday it will buy 1,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste, the first purchase of the low-carbon jet fuel from the Finnish firm’s refinery in the city-state.

The leading Asian carrier signed an agreement with Neste to purchase the SAF to blend with conventional fuel for use by the airline and its budget arm Scoot, according to a joint statement issued by the three companies.

The Neste refinery’s expansion at Changi was completed last year and it now has a production capacity of a million tons of sustainable aviation fuel a year, making it the largest such facility in the world.

Neste will start delivering SAF to Changi Airport’s fuel hydrant system in the second quarter and then in the fourth quarter, the statement said.

SAFs are made from 100-percent renewable waste and residue raw materials and cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 percent over the fuel’s life cycle, it said.

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“This supply of locally produced SAF to Changi Airport is a milestone in our journey of supporting the aviation industry and governments in the region to achieve their emissions reduction goals,” said Alexander Kueper, vice president for renewable aviation at Neste.

He hoped it would encourage the “wider adoption of SAF across the broader Asia-Pacific region.” —AFP