JP joint venture starts supplying aviation fuel made from used cooking oil

Cosmo Energy Group has begun supplying domestically produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel, or SAF, as more airlines around the world use this type of fuel. A ceremony was held on 1st May at Kansai International Airport to mark the start of SAF distribution. The fuel is made from used cooking oil collected from restaurants across Japan. 

The venture firm plans to supply up to 30,000 kiloliters of SAF per year. Major airlines and other entities will mix a certain percentage of SAF with regular aviation fuel. The European Union began mandating the partial use of SAF this year as part of its decarbonization efforts.

Japan Airlines senior vice president said the airline plans to have SAF account for 1 percent of its entire fuel use in 2025 and 10 percent in 2030. She adds that domestically produced aviation fuel is important from the perspective of energy security.