Spanish multi-energy company Repsol has started renewable fuel production at its new unit in Puertollano on the Iberian Peninsula.
The company said it had invested more than €130M (US$150M) in the project – its second renewable fuel plant – which was now producing renewable diesel for use in cars, trucks and ships.
With the capacity to produce 200,000 tonnes/year of renewable fuels from used cooking oil (UCO) and other agri-food waste, its use would reduce emissions by approximately 700,000 tonnes of CO2/year over the product’s entire life cycle compared to conventional fuels, Repsol said on 26 May.
“The start of production at this plant marks another step forward in Repsol’s commitment to liquid fuels from renewable sources, as well as in the transformation of our complex, with the aim of positioning it as a leading industrial hub in the circular economy and renewable fuels,” said Antonio Lorenzo, director of the Puertollano industrial complex.
The company’s other plant in Cartagena produces 250,000 tonnes/year of renewable fuels.
