Moeve and Norwegian Air have signed an agreement to accelerate the decarbonization of air travel between Spain and the Nordic region by promoting the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Under this contract, Norwegian Air will utilize SAF supplied by Moeve for flights departing from Las Palmas Airport in Spain to Nordic destinations, primarily Norway and Sweden, as well as Denmark, during November and December 2024.
Moeve produces SAF from waste cooking oil at its La Rábida Energy Park in Huelva, Spain. To ensure a stable SAF supply, the company is collaborating with partners to construct a new production facility with a flexible capacity of 500,000 metric tons of SAF and renewable diesel. The plant, part of the largest second-generation biofuel complex in Southern Europe, is expected to commence operations in 2026.
With this expansion, Moeve is set to become the leading producer of second-generation (2G) biofuels in Spain and Portugal, targeting an annual production of 2.5 million metric tons of biofuels by 2030. Of this, 800,000 metric tons will be SAF, sufficient to power approximately 2,000 flights worldwide.
The partnership between Moeve and Norwegian Air aligns with the European Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ initiative, particularly the ‘RefuelEU Aviation’ policy, which aims to increase the use of aviation biofuels in the EU to 2%. Globally, the aviation industry is striving for a 100% carbon reduction goal by 2025, a 6% reduction by 2030, and a 70% reduction by 2050.