Finnish renewable fuels producer Neste has reached an agreement with Amazon Air to provide 7,500 tonnes (2.5M gallons) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its cargo operations at San Francisco International Airport and Ontario International Airport in California to the end of 2025.
The agreement made Amazon the first company to purchase and use SAF at Ontario International Airport, ranked among the top 10 cargo airports in the USA, Neste said on 17 June.
Amazon has made a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions across its global operations by 2040, with SAF adoption a key lever to decarbonise its air cargo operations.
Neste said the agreement to use Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in California was part of wider cooperation with Amazon and Neste that started with a delivery of SAF to Amazon at Germany’s Cologne Bonn Airport in 2021.
Neste’s SAF is blended with conventional jet fuel and supplied to the Amazon Air network at both airports. The first volumes were delivered earlier this year.
The fuel was delivered directly to San Francisco International Airport via existing pipeline infrastructure, while SAF was delivered to Amazon Air’s operation at Ontario International Airport by trucks from Neste’s SAF terminal facilities in Los Angeles by Neste’s long-term partner Diesel Direct.
Neste’s global SAF production capability is 1.5M tonnes/year (around 515M gallons/year) and is set to grow to 2.2M tonnes/year (around 750M gallons/year) in 2027.
The company’s SAF is made from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials, such as used cooking oil (UCO) and animal fat waste, and can be blended up to 50% with conventional jet fuel before use.
