LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) Galp Energia expects to begin producing biodiesel and biojet fuel from waste in an industrial-scale unit it is building at its Sines refinery in 2026, the business, which is primarily an oil manufacturer and refiner, stated on Thursday.
Last year Galp participated in a 75%-25% joint endeavor with Japan's Mitsui to invest 400 million euros ($415 million) in the Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) plant, which will have a production capability of 270,000 metric heaps per year.
It will change waste products, such as used cooking oils, into renewable biodiesel and biojet fuel, also called sustainable air travel fuel (SAF), using green hydrogen produced by an electrolyser powered by wind or solar power.
Galp said in a statement it received on Wednesday the 3 reactors to process biofuels, which will permit the HVO unit to "produce SAF and biodiesel in 2026 ... putting Galp at the leading edge of developing low-carbon services important for the energy transition".
Galp is also investing 250 million euros in a 100 megawatt (MW) electrolyser system to produce green hydrogen to power the refinery in Sines. ($1 = 0.9637 euros) (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves
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