The energy company Cepsa begins to market sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Malaga airport. It is the fourth Spanish airport with the largest influx of passengers, with more than 20 million registered in the middle of this month for the first time in its history.
The Malaga airport thus joins those of Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Seville, where the company already markets SAF. In a statement, they wanted to point out that last July it became the first company to offer this second-generation biofuel permanently in four Spanish airports. With the addition of the Malaga airport, Cepsa has the supply for 60% of the passenger traffic in the country.
The energy group produces this biofuel in its La Rábida park in Huelva, starting from organic waste such as used cooking oils or different agricultural waste. In addition to being able to reduce emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional cheese, the production of biofuels promotes the circular economy and the second life of much waste.
To guarantee the supply of SAF to its customers, Cepsa intends to develop the largest second-generation biofuels plant in all of southern Europe together with Bio-Oils. It will have an investment of up to 1,000 million euros and will be launched in 2026 in Palos de la Frontera (Huelva), with a flexible production capacity of 500,000 tons of SAF and renewable diesel.
Cepsa’s Director of Sustainable Aviation, Álvaro Macarro, pointed out that the company continues to “take new steps to make aviation more sustainable and help airlines advance their decarbonization objectives.” He also points out that Cepsa is “being a pioneer today, promoting energies that will be key in the coming years and that can turn Spain into the largest European SAF hub.”