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24 Feb 2024

Spain's Cepsa, Apical Begin Work on Southern Europe's Biggest Biofuels Plant

24 Feb 2024  by reuters   

A view from a ferry shows the refinery of Cepsa at Cepsa Energy Park in San Roque, near Algeciras, Spain January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca Purchase Licensing Rights
Spain's Cepsa and Apical Group's Bio-Oils unit on Friday began building what will be Southern Europe's largest biofuels plant able to produce 500,000 metric tons of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year, the companies said.

Initially, they planned to spend 1 billion euros. A Cepsa spokesperson said the extra money would fund infrastructure work at the nearby port of Huelva.

In all Cepsa, owned by Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala [RIC:RIC:MUDEV.UL] and the Carlyle Group (CG.O), opens new tab, is investing up to 8 billion euros to shift to low carbon energy.

The construction of the plant marks "the first major milestone" of the company's strategy, Chief Executive Maarten Wetselaar said.

Located in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, the plant will use organic waste, such as used cooking oils, and contribute to the oil company's goal of producing 2.5 million tons of biofuels, of which 800,000 tons will be SAF, by the end of the decade.

Biofuels are seen as essential in decarbonising transportation, such as aviation, which is hard to electrify.

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