DHL and Sasol join hydrogen firm HH2E on sustainable jet fuel project (updated)

Sasol

25/09/2023 10:10

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       BERLIN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - German logistics giant DHL
 DHLn.DE  is teaming up with energy firm HH2E and South African
petrochemicals firm Sasol  SOLJ.J  on the expansion of
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Germany, HH2E said
on Monday.
    The companies have signed an agreement to set up a joint
initiative to build potential production capacities for SAFs
based on green hydrogen, or eSAFs, somewhere in eastern Germany,
HH2E said in a statement.
    They plan production of at least 200,000 tonnes per year,
with the potential to scale up to 500,000 tonnes per year, it
added.
        Aircraft manufacturer Airbus  AIR.PA  also intends to
join the consortium to use the jet fuel, according to the
statement.
  
        The agreement came as industry met in Hamburg for the
National Aviation Conference, where German Chancellor Olaf
Scholz spoke of the importance of expanding SAF production in
order to meet EU climate targets.
  
        The companies' goal is to realise an eSAF production in
Germany by 2030, the statement said, adding that they would
immediately specify the technical and financial planning, as
well as the financing and definition of the regulatory
framework.
  
        Sasol, the world's biggest producer of fuels and
chemicals from coal and gas, is working to cut its emissions by
30% by 2030 and has agreed a SAF joint venture with Danish
decarbonisation company 
    Topsoe
    .
  

 (Reporting by Christoph Steitz, Writing by Rachel More, editing
by Kirsti Knolle)
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