Swedavia receives first shipment of aviation biofuel at Gothenburg Airport

Sweden’s largest airport operator Swedavia has received its first volume of aviation biofuels for 2017 at Gothenburg Airport.

With this delivery, Swedavia takes a next step in reducing its entire business travel footprint from flying through its partnership with Fly Green Fund.

The aviation biofuel is produced by AltAir Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG together with Air BP.

Fly Green Fund was launched in 2015 and enables organisations and individuals in the Nordics to reduce their carbon footprint by flying on sustainable aviation fuel. Swedavia joined the fund as launching partner and is also on board as a corporate customer. Other Fly Green Fund partners are SAS, KLM, BRA and EFS.

“By joining Fly Green Fund two years ago we’ve taken an important and concrete step to reduce our climate impact. It’s great to see that our early involvement now really pays off and we’re proud to fly 100% fossil free in 2017,” said Charlotte Ljunggren, airport director Gothenburg Landvetter Airport, Swedavia.

“Swedavia’s support demonstrates that an airport can play an important role in making the aviation industry more sustainable. Swedavia has set a great example for airports worldwide and we hope this will motivate other organisations to follow their example and start flying sustainable,” said Theye Veen, CFO SkyNRG.

“We’re grateful that our partner and corporate customer Swedavia decided to continue to buy sustainable aviation fuel to reduce their carbon footprint and contribute to developing a sustainable future for aviation,” said Maria Fiskerud, CEO Fly Green Fund.

Fiskerud added: “This is another milestone that gives us the opportunity to tell our story and give more people a chance to get to know us and join the Fly Green Fund.”

'Sustainable aviation biofuels'

Elsewhere, SkyNRG and AEG Fuels announced that they had  completed the delivery of sustainable aviation biofuels for the Bombardier Business Aircraft demonstration fleet flying from KLM Jet Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands to the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the first delivery of biofuel completed by AEG Fuels.

Bombardier's demonstration fleet, consisting of a Learjet 75, Challenger 350, Challenger 650, and Global 6000 aircraft, completed the successful biofuel-powered flights. The fuel, which is produced by biorefinery AltAir Fuels, was supplied by SkyNRG and delivered to the KLM Jet Center who performed the re-fueling.

"We are pleased to be able to provide fuel services for Bombardier Business Aircraft's demonstration fleet. We are excited for this milestone of delivering high-quality biofuel solutions to our customers, and we are taking the right steps in the development of a rapidly growing renewable fuel business. These sustainable fuels are produced from renewable resources and are considered 'drop in' fuels that blend with traditional fossil fuels without any equipment changes. The change to biofuels reduces carbon dioxide emissions resulting in less pollution," said Greg Cox, executive VP of General Aviation at  AEG Fuels.

"It has been great to work together with AEG Fuels and KLM Jet Center Amsterdam on this project. Bombardier Business Aircraft is a frontrunner in the business aviation market and we hope that these flights will inspire other operators in this segment to start flying on sustainable aviation biofuel as well," said Maarten van Dijk, CEO SkyNRG.

"These biofuel-powered flights further demonstrate Bombardier Business Aircraft's commitment to sustainability as an integral part of how it conducts its business," said Jean-Christophe Gallagher, VP and general manager, Customer Experience, Bombardier Business Aircraft. "Ensuring and demonstrating that our products are capable and ready to support industry objectives on emissions reductions is an important part of this commitment," Gallagher said.

This story was first written by Liz Gyekye, editor at Biofuels International.