http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/2516909/delta-agrees-to-purchase-sustainable-aviation-fuel-from-nwabf
Delta agrees to purchase sustainable aviation fuel from NWABF
By Delta | February 10, 2020
Building on its $2 million investment for an ongoing feasibility study
with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF), Delta has entered into one of
the largest airline offtake agreements of its kind to purchase
sustainable aviation fuel, if produced, from NWABF.
The feasibility study, announced in October and currently underway, is
expected to determine the potential for a facility in Washington State
that could supply sustainable aviation fuel for Delta operations in
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles by mid-2020.
In parallel with the study’s goal to produce sustainable aviation fuel
for West Coast operations, Delta has signed an offtake agreement for
sustainable aviation fuel that may be produced from the facility, which
would reduce lifecycle emissions up to 80 percent compared to that of
conventional jet fuel. This complements the airline’s recent offtake
agreement with Gevo for biofuel production in Minnesota, expected to be
available between 2022 and 2023.
“This focused study and long-term agreement will support Delta’s goals
to lower our carbon footprint aggressively,” said Alison Lathrop,
Delta’s managing director of global environment, sustainability and
compliance. “Investing in developing multiple sources of sustainable
aviation fuel is one of the many ways we are looking to address climate
change. Working alongside Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels to produce and
utilize sustainable aviation fuel could serve as an
industry-best-practice-model for future endeavors.”
“We are very excited to deepen our work with Delta Air Lines and both of
our world-class teams to improve sustainability,” said Dave Smoot, head
of Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels. “Our fuel project and agreement will
bolster Delta as a key leader in the renewable sustainable aviation fuel
industry.”
The NWABF offtake agreement would anticipate fuel production by the end
of 2024 while the advanced planning study will conclude later this year.
Since 2005, Delta has reduced its jet fuel consumption, leading to a 9
percent decrease in emissions as Delta works toward its long-term goal
of reducing emissions. Delta is also investing in new, more
fuel-efficient aircraft to optimize the use of jet fuel. In July of
2019, Delta flew the first of 20 carbon-neutral new aircraft delivery
flights from the Airbus final assembly line in Mobile, Alabama,
utilizing sustainable aviation fuel and carbon offsets in coordination
with Airbus and Air BP.
These sustainability efforts have resulted in Delta being awarded the
Vision for America Award by Keep America Beautiful in 2017 and the
Captain Planet Foundation's Superhero Corporate Award in 2018, as well
as being named to the FTSE4Good Index five consecutive years and the Dow
Jones Sustainability North America Index nine consecutive years.
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