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Airlines get ready for jet biofuel take-off in Norway

Thu, 21st Nov 2019 15:13

* Jet fuel sold in Norway to have 0.5% biofuel from January

* Biofuel suppliers say it can cut emissions by 80%

* SAS says ready for new regulation, at a cost

* Biofuel rule could lead to higher fares -SAS CEO

By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos

OSLO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Airlines are confident of having
sufficient supplies of biofuel-infused jet fuel to comply with a
Norway requirement which takes effect next year, although they
warn of additional costs.

From January, jet fuel suppliers in Norway must blend 0.5%
of biofuel in all their aviation fuel, a policy Oslo hopes will
boost supply and demand and lead to lower CO2 emissions.

Although aviation biofuel suppliers say it can cut the
carbon footprint of airlines by up to 80%, it costs four times
as much as normal jet fuel, which has so far curtailed usage and
therefore demand for increased production.

And not all biofuels are equal when it comes to their
environmental impact, both in production and transportation.

Norway's new rule demands that airplanes refuelled in the
country use a product made from waste fats and vegetable oil,
although it excludes palm oil.

"There are not that many suppliers that supply that type of
fuel. We have access and can buy these quantities at this stage.
As we go into the future though we need more," Rickard
Gustafson, chief executive of SAS, told Reuters.

The Scandinavian airline has set its own goal of powering
all its domestic flights, which account for 17% of its total
fuel consumption, with biofuel by 2030.

SAS expects Norway's 0.5% biofuel requirement to mean an
additional 3 million euro ($3.33 million) in annual fuel costs.

It said it may source the biofuel it needs from AirBP, BP's
specialist aviation division, and intends to buy more
from Sweden's Preem, which is building new facilities.

But with Sweden and Finland considering following Norway's
lead -- all three say that by 2030 they want to increase
aviation biofuel use to 30% of total refuelling -- there is a
danger that demand will outstrip production.

"We have to create the market. There is strong demand for
biofuel. But not enough is produced," Norway's Climate and
Environment Minister, Ola Elvestuen, told Reuters.

Neste and Norwegian utility Statkraft
are also developing new plants, while similar projects have been
announced by Air France KLM and AirBP.

Wideroe, a small Norwegian airline, welcomes Norway's
requirement but called for other countries to follow suit.

"As a first step we would like to see national requirements
of biofuel being replaced by international requirements. This
would ensure a level playing field between airlines," it said,
adding that it wants to use electric planes by 2030.

However, budget airline Norwegian Air said Norway
was creating artificial demand which, even though it can be met
initially, could cause a future fuel squeeze.

"With other (biofuel) volume obligations in the future, we
could easily get a supply shortage," a spokeswoman said.

"In order to fulfil the mandate, imports from other regions
might be necessary. How sustainable is biofuel that has been
shipped half way around the world," she said.

Norwegian Air has been investing in more fuel efficient
planes, which should be encouraged instead, she added.

Some in the airline industry market, including the SAS CEO,
said some of the extra fuel costs may be added to fares.

Despite this, passengers at Oslo airport welcomed Norway's
pioneering move.

"I do not mind if it will cost a little bit more. We have to
clean up the world and do what we can do to have cleaner fuel,"
said 72-year-old Dag Christopherson.
($1 = 0.9016 euros)
(Editing by Gwladys Fouche and Alexander Smith)

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