Portuguese petroleum company Galp Energia’s hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)/sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery in Sines is expected to be operational this year, according to an Inspenet report.
The new biofuel plant would use used cooking oil (UCO), animal fats and other biological waste as feedstocks, combined with green hydrogen generated at Galp’s H₂ Park, the 28 December report said.
Once operational, the €400m (US$467M) project would reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by up to 88% and prevent the discharge of approximately 800,000 tonnes of CO₂/year, Inspenet wrote.
The complex would be integrated into the existing infrastructure of the Sines refinery and on land in the Sines Industrial and Logistics Zone (ZILS), covering more than 9ha and three operational areas: feedstock pretreatment, production unit and auxiliary systems, the report said.
In addition to HVO and SAF, the plant will produce bionaphtha, biopropane and renewable gas.
Lisbon-headquartered Galp Group is active in nine countries on three continents and has four business units: upstream; industrial & energy management; commercial and renewables and new businesses.
