Neste Supplying Emirates with SAF at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport; Changi Next

Dark/Light Mode (09/04/24)  Emirates' fuel agreement with Neste came into effect this month at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS), with over 2 million gallons of blended SAF scheduled to be supplied into the airport's fuelling system over the course of 2024.

Emirates’ partnership with Neste represents one of the largest volumes of SAF that the airline has purchased to date.

Once fully supplied into AMS’ fuelling system, the blended SAF will have been comprised of over 700,000 gallons of neat SAF.

“We are proud to support Emirates in their sustainability journey,” said Alexander Kueper, Vice President Renewable Aviation, Neste. “SAF is an available solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from air travel and it is exciting that Emirates have started using our Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It is also a great example of how we are working together with partners to accelerate SAF usage and are looking forward to the next steps of our cooperation.”

Neste has started supplying Emirates with SAF at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS)

Emirates’ first flight powered by SAF blended with jet fuel took place in 2017 from Chicago. The airline currently operates flights from Paris, Lyon and Oslo with SAF.

In October of last year, Emirates, with the support of partners, also integrated SAF into Dubai Airport fuelling systems, allocating the SAF to a number of flights, including a flight to Sydney.

Earlier this year, the airline became the first international carrier to join the Solent Cluster in the UK, an initiative focused on low carbon investments with the potential to create a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant that can produce up to 200,000 tonnes (200 kt) per year if operational by 2032.

Emirates also actively contributes to a number of industry and UAE government working groups and is in continuous discussion with a range of stakeholders to help scale the production and supply of SAF.

The airline, along with the UAE GCAA has actively played a part in developing the UAE’s power-to-liquid (PtL) fuels roadmap, driven by the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the World Economic Forum, in addition to contributing to the UAE’s National Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap which aims to transform the UAE into a regional hub for alternative aviation fuels with the ambition to produce 700 million litres of SAF by 2030.

Joining entities across aviation, government, regulatory, academic, fuel production and the manufacturer value chain, Emirates is a founding participant of the UAE research consortium Air-CRAFT, focused on developing, producing, and scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technologies for the industry.

“Collaborating with committed partners like Neste is one of the practical steps we are taking to reduce our emissions, and it’s an all-important milestone in our own sustainability journey as an airline,” said Adel Al Redha, Deputy President and Chief Operations Officer, Emirates. “Strong partnerships like this, especially at major air transport hubs such as Amsterdam, lay the foundation for how we can work with partners and airports to increase access to and availability of SAF across our network.”

The Dubai-based airline is also working with Neste to supply SAF into the fuelling systems at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) in the next few months.

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