Aiming to be the Biggest Supply System in Japan
SAF*1 refers to low-carbon, sustainable aircraft fuels made using waste oil, biomass, or waste materials.
The aviation industry brought in CORSIA*2 to ensure greenhouse gases emissions did not rise beyond their 2020 level. Then in October 2022, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In Japan, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism set a 10% target for replacement of aviation fuels with SAF by 2030.
Noticing this trend, the ENEOS Group is moving ahead with importing SAF and quickly establishing a supply chain, and at the same time, working towards starting operation of its first plant.
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation
Business Policies
- Early construction of an import system.
- Construction of an in-house manufacturing system.
Unit No. 1: 400,000 kL/year
Unit No. 2: Under consideration
Main Initiatives
Construction of SAF import system and in-house manufacturing system
Firstly, the ENEOS Group is moving ahead with initiatives to produce SAF domestically and import it from overseas in order to ensure the stable supply of SAF.
We aim to construct a mass production and supply system of 400,000 kL/year at the Wakayama Refinery. To that end, we are conducting a joint study with France’s TotalEnergies. In addition, we also signed a memorandum of agreement with Ampol for joint studies in March 2023 in order to develop SAF manufacturing facilities in Australia.
In the medium to long term, we aim to develop next-generation SAF (synthetic fuels) through our own unique technologies and spread them through society.
Effective Use of Waste Oil
Waste oil from cooking, such as deep frying, comes to 500,000 tonnes annually when you combine commercial sources such as restaurants with the amount generated by households.
About 70% of commercial waste oil is used for livestock feed and so on, so ENEOS intends to respect current uses while utilizing the remaining approx. 30%, 120,000 tonnes per year, which is currently exported overseas, at our Wakayama Refinery. In addition, about 90% of the 100,000 tonnes generated by households is thrown away, so we are also considering a scheme to recover this amount.
Source: Partially our estimation based on data from Japan Federation of UC Oil Business Cooperative Associations (UCO Japan)
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