MUMBAI: Singapore Airlines and Scoot of Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group have turn out to be the primary airways working out of Singapore-Changi airport to obtain Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced in Neste’s refinery in Singapore. Both the airways will supply company flyers, shippers, cargo corporations the option to purchase offsets to declare environmental advantages.
Starting from May 2024, the SIA Group airways will supply 1,000 SAF `Book & Claim Units’ (BCUs) for buy by its company travellers, shippers, and freight forwarders, the airline mentioned. “Each BCU represents one tonne of neat SAF with its associated carbon dioxide reduction benefit. Purchasing SAF BCUs allows corporate travellers, shippers, and freight forwarders to claim the associated environmental benefits for flights related to their business travel and operations, validating the demand for SAF BCUs and supporting the development of the nascent SAF industry,” it added. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Book & Claim system, a trusted business customary, ensures the traceability and credibility of those transactions, it mentioned. “RSB is a global membership organisation that drives the sustainable transition to a bio-based and circular economy. The Book & Claim system enables the decoupling of sustainability attributes from certified SAF. The decoupled sustainability attributes can be used to generate SAF Book & Claim Units (BCUs), which can be transferred to another account holder and retired in a robust and transparent manner,” mentioned SIA.
The SIA Group settlement with Neste includes the acquisition of 1,000 tonnes of SAF, produced at Neste’s refinery at Singapore Changi Airport. Neste will mix the SAF with typical jet gas and ship the blended jet gas straight to Changi Airport’s gas hydrant system in two batches – as soon as within the second quarter of 2024 and as soon as within the fourth quarter of this yr, SIA mentioned in a press assertion. The mentioned SAF blended gas will meet the security specs of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), a global customary for typical jet gas high quality, it added. Blended with typical jet gas, it seamlessly integrates with current plane engines and fuelling infrastructure, it added.
“This milestone will also mark the first direct supply of Neste’s SAF to airlines at Changi Airport, reinforcing their end-to-end SAF supply chain capabilities in Singapore. This follows the completion of the expansion of Neste’s Singapore refinery in May 2023. The refinery has the capacity to produce a million tonnes of SAF each year, making it the world’s largest SAF production facility,” it mentioned.
“Neste’s SAF, which is made from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% over the fuel’s life cycle,” mentioned SIA. The 80% discount
of lifecycle carbon emissions is when SAF is utilized in neat (unblended) type and when the emissions are calculated with established life cycle evaluation (LCA) methodologies, such because the CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) methodology. The mentioned calculation contains each manufacturing and transport emissions.
Alexander Kueper, Vice President Renewable Aviation, Neste, mentioned: “We are proud that Singapore Airlines and Scoot are our first customers benefiting from our integrated supply capabilities into Changi Airport. 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. Singapore is a leading aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region and this delivery of SAF, as well as the recently announced national SAF target, will hopefully encourage the wider adoption of SAF across the broader Asia-Pacific region. We are looking forward to expanding our cooperation with Singapore Airlines as well as supplying visiting carriers at Changi Airport.”
Lee Wen Fen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Singapore Airlines, mentioned: “This agreement with Neste is an important milestone in the SIA Group’s journey to have a minimum of 5% sustainable aviation fuel in our total fuel uplift by 2030. Close collaboration with our partners and stakeholders, both in Singapore and globally, plays a critical role in our long-term decarbonisation goals. A more sustainable aviation industry will ensure that future generations continue to benefit from the global connectivity, economic prosperity, and people links that air travel fosters.”
Starting from May 2024, the SIA Group airways will supply 1,000 SAF `Book & Claim Units’ (BCUs) for buy by its company travellers, shippers, and freight forwarders, the airline mentioned. “Each BCU represents one tonne of neat SAF with its associated carbon dioxide reduction benefit. Purchasing SAF BCUs allows corporate travellers, shippers, and freight forwarders to claim the associated environmental benefits for flights related to their business travel and operations, validating the demand for SAF BCUs and supporting the development of the nascent SAF industry,” it added. The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) Book & Claim system, a trusted business customary, ensures the traceability and credibility of those transactions, it mentioned. “RSB is a global membership organisation that drives the sustainable transition to a bio-based and circular economy. The Book & Claim system enables the decoupling of sustainability attributes from certified SAF. The decoupled sustainability attributes can be used to generate SAF Book & Claim Units (BCUs), which can be transferred to another account holder and retired in a robust and transparent manner,” mentioned SIA.
The SIA Group settlement with Neste includes the acquisition of 1,000 tonnes of SAF, produced at Neste’s refinery at Singapore Changi Airport. Neste will mix the SAF with typical jet gas and ship the blended jet gas straight to Changi Airport’s gas hydrant system in two batches – as soon as within the second quarter of 2024 and as soon as within the fourth quarter of this yr, SIA mentioned in a press assertion. The mentioned SAF blended gas will meet the security specs of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), a global customary for typical jet gas high quality, it added. Blended with typical jet gas, it seamlessly integrates with current plane engines and fuelling infrastructure, it added.
“This milestone will also mark the first direct supply of Neste’s SAF to airlines at Changi Airport, reinforcing their end-to-end SAF supply chain capabilities in Singapore. This follows the completion of the expansion of Neste’s Singapore refinery in May 2023. The refinery has the capacity to produce a million tonnes of SAF each year, making it the world’s largest SAF production facility,” it mentioned.
“Neste’s SAF, which is made from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% over the fuel’s life cycle,” mentioned SIA. The 80% discount
of lifecycle carbon emissions is when SAF is utilized in neat (unblended) type and when the emissions are calculated with established life cycle evaluation (LCA) methodologies, such because the CORSIA (Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation) methodology. The mentioned calculation contains each manufacturing and transport emissions.
Alexander Kueper, Vice President Renewable Aviation, Neste, mentioned: “We are proud that Singapore Airlines and Scoot are our first customers benefiting from our integrated supply capabilities into Changi Airport. 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. Singapore is a leading aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific region and this delivery of SAF, as well as the recently announced national SAF target, will hopefully encourage the wider adoption of SAF across the broader Asia-Pacific region. We are looking forward to expanding our cooperation with Singapore Airlines as well as supplying visiting carriers at Changi Airport.”
Lee Wen Fen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Singapore Airlines, mentioned: “This agreement with Neste is an important milestone in the SIA Group’s journey to have a minimum of 5% sustainable aviation fuel in our total fuel uplift by 2030. Close collaboration with our partners and stakeholders, both in Singapore and globally, plays a critical role in our long-term decarbonisation goals. A more sustainable aviation industry will ensure that future generations continue to benefit from the global connectivity, economic prosperity, and people links that air travel fosters.”
