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Air bp Looks to Educate on SAF
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Fuel giant aims to help customers meet sustainabilly goals
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Air bp, the aviation fueling arm of conglomerate bp, is inviting EBACE showgoers to test their knowledge about sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) this week at its booth, as well as learn about SAF supply and practicalities from its dedicated account team.
The company is also highlighting myairops, its customer account management platform, along with a new online self-serve help center, with “expert office hours” on Tuesday and Wednesday to show guests how to use their features.
With a 600-strong global network, air bp offers a commitment to safety and technical excellence, dedicated account managers to help structure customer offers, and specially tailored support for goals to lower carbon emissions. In 2023, it supplied more than 6.6 billion gallons of aviation fuel, powering more than 6,800 flights a day globally.
Meanwhile, the aviation fuel provider recently led a task force to achieve approval from the UK’s Ministry of Defence for the co-processing of SAF with up to 30% renewable hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids feedstock concentration, up from the current limit of 5%, and a move that will help spur increase in SAF production.
Co-processing allows feedstocks such as vegetable oils and waste fats to be processed along with conventional feedstocks in existing refineries and enables bp and other fuel producers to accelerate SAF production at higher concentrations via existing infrastructure. The approval is the culmination of a three-year process that included input from OEMs, IATA, other fuel producers, and airlines.
“Defence standard approval for co-processing SAF is a significant milestone for the industry, and I’d like to thank our partners for their support and input in achieving this,” said Federica Berra, Air bp’s senior v-p. “Co-processing produces high-quality fuel that meets stringent aviation standards, while helping increase the volume of SAF available to customers.”