bp, the parent company of Air bp, has become the first industrial production facility in Germany to use co-processing to produce SAF from waste and residues.
The ability to use co-processing to produce SAF means bp can continue to operate its existing plant with some modifications and extensions and make a direct contribution to decarbonisation.
“SAF is one of the aviation industry’s key routes to reducing carbon emissions, so this is exciting news for Air bp and for the industry as a whole. Co-processing is an important step in replacing fossil fuel with renewable feedstocks within refineries. This production of SAF at Lingen will open up new supply opportunities in the region,” said Martin Thomsen, CEO, Air bp.
As a drop-in fuel SAF can be used with existing infrastructure and aircraft. It has the potential to provide a significant lifecycle carbon reduction compared to the traditional jet fuel it replaces. The production at Lingen is in line with bp’s aim to have a global market share of 20% for SAF. Refineries can leverage co-processing technology at scale for both air and road transport.
“With the start of this industrial production of SAF in Germany, we are not only positioning our refinery operations in Lingen for the future, but also supporting the aviation industry to decarbonise,” said Arno Appel, Head of Lingen refinery. “To enable this SAF production, we built a new unloading point at the refinery’s harbour, upgraded a tank for storing the renewable raw materials and connected it to the hydrocracker plant, which had previously been modified.”
