LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Portugal's Galp Energia expects to begin 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 primarily an oil producer and refiner, stated on Thursday.
Last year Galp participated in a 75%-25% joint endeavor with Japan's Mitsui to invest 400 million euros ($415 million) in the Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) plant, which will have a production capability of 270,000 metric tons each year.
It will transform waste products, such as used cooking oils, into sustainable biodiesel and biojet fuel, likewise referred to as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), utilizing green hydrogen produced by an electrolyser powered by wind or solar energy.
Galp said in a declaration it received on Wednesday the 3 reactors to process biofuels, which will permit 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 system to produce green hydrogen to power the refinery in Sines. ($1 = 0.9637 euros) (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves;-RRB-
