Japan’s Cosmo Oil signs SAF supply agreement with Delta Air Lines
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Japanese oil major Cosmo Oil Marketing said it has signed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply agreement with Delta Air Lines to supply the fuel.
“SAF is currently the best option for decarbonising the aviation industry, but the amount produced is less than enough to fuel even one week’s supply for commercial airlines around the world. By working with the Cosmo Energy Group and receiving our own supply of SAF, we hope to demonstrate the importance of increasing supply around the world and bring us one step closer to reducing carbon dioxide emissions,” said Amelia DeLuca, chief sustainability officer, Delta Airlines.
This is the first time that Delta will use SAF at an airport in the Asia-Pacific region.
“SAF is one of our carbon-neutralising products and an important part of the journey to carbon-neutralising the skies. We are pleased to contribute to the carbon-neutralisation of Delta Air Lines and its customers, who have a global network. We will continue to support the realisation of a carbon-neutral society through the use of SAF, including through this initiative,” said Koji Moriyama, president and CEO of Cosmo Oil Marketing.
The announcement comes a day after Cosmo signed a separate supply agreement with Finland’s national flag carrier Finnair.
The supply will begin from 2025 and the SAF will be produced by Saffaire Sky Energy, a joint venture between Cosmo Oil, JGC Holdings and Revo International.
“Since 2021, with the support of the Japanese government, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy and NEDO, we have been advancing our business with JGC Holdings, Cosmo Oil and Revo International,” said Masataka Akika, representative of Saffaire Sky Energy.
The company said the SAF traded to Delta Air Lines under the contract was adopted in 2021 as part of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) subsidy project “Establishment of a supply chain model for SAF production using domestic waste edible oil as a raw material”.
Saffaire Sky Energy said it has already obtained the international certification systems for sustainable products including the ISCC CORSIA Certification and ISCC EU Certification.