Gevo signs sustainable aviation fuel sales agreement with Scandinavian Airline System
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gevo, Inc. has signed a sales agreement with Scandinavian
Airline System
(SAS) to produce and supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use and
distribution in United States.
Press release: “Gevo Enters into a Fuel Sales
Agreement with Scandinavian Airline System for Sustainable Aviation Fuel”, 14/11/2019.
Figure 1. Gevo signs sustainable aviation fuel
sales agreement with Scandinavian Airline System
SAS has an ambitious goal to reduce its
emissions by 25 % in 2030. In order to do this and bridge the gap to a future
zero emission aviation, it is determined to increase the use of biofuels.
With the finalization of this new contract,
Gevo will supply SAF to SAS from the expansion of its plant in Luverne
(Minnesota, USA) which is expected to be constructed over the next several
years. Gevo has succeeded in concluding similar agreements in the past:
- “Gevo
and Lufthansa sign agreement for commercial supply of renewable Alcohol-To-Jet
Fuel”, 8/9/2016.
- “Air TOTAL and Gevo enter into
agreement on producing and supplying sustainable aviation fuel”, 17/8/2019.
For every gallon of SAF produced, Gevo also
produces approximately 10 pounds of protein that goes into the food supply
chain and can sequester up to 2 pounds of carbon dioxide as carbon into the
soil, making it one of the only renewable jet fuel producers to produce both
food and fuel while sequestering carbon dioxide and lowering the GHG emissions
as compared to traditional fossil-based jet fuel. Gevo will also be more transparent
with its sustainability practices by utilizing blockchain technology to track
its sustainable agriculture efforts.