LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Portugal's Galp to start producing biodiesel and biojet fuel from waste in an industrial-scale system it is developing at its Sines refinery in 2026, the company, which is mostly an oil producer and refiner, said on Thursday.
Last year Galp entered into a 75%-25% joint venture with Japan's Mitsui to invest 400 million euros ($415 million) in the Hydrogenated Grease (HVO) plant, which will have a production capability of 270,000 metric heaps each year.
It will transform waste materials, such as utilized cooking oils, into renewable biodiesel and biojet fuel, likewise referred to as sustainable air travel fuel (SAF), utilizing green hydrogen produced by an electrolyser powered by wind or solar energy.
Galp stated in a statement it got on Wednesday the three reactors to process biofuels, which will allow the HVO system to "produce SAF and biodiesel in 2026 ... placing Galp at the leading edge of developing low-carbon solutions necessary for the energy shift".
Galp is likewise investing 250 million euros in a 100 megawatt (MW) electrolyser unit to produce green hydrogen to power the refinery in Sines. ($1 = 0.9637 euros) (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves
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Portugal's Galp Plans to Start Producing Biofuels In 2025
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