Moeve and Norwegian signed a contract to accelerate the decarbonization of air transport between Spain and the Nordic region by promoting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). As part of the contract, Norwegian used SAF supplied by Moeve for flights from Las Palmas airport in Spain to Nordic countries, primarily Norway and Sweden, as well as Denmark, during the months of November and December of 2024.

Moeve produces SAF at its La Rábida Energy Park (Huelva) from used cooking oils. Second-generation biofuels can reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 90% throughout its entire lifecycle, compared to traditional kerosene.¹

“At Moeve, we agree with the widespread industry view that SAF is the only immediate solution for achieving more sustainable aviation. We are proud to supply SAF on a permanent basis at Spain’s major airports, and this latest supply contract with Norwegian is a crucial step in reducing CO₂ emissions across the industry”.

Álvaro Macarro - Moeve’s Director of Sustainable Aviation

Anders Fagernæs, VP of sustainability at Norwegian, said: “SAF plays a vital role in reaching our target of 45 percent lower CO₂ emissions by 2030. Las Palmas is one of our most popular destinations, and as such is a great location to further our work with SAF. We look forward to the collaboration with Moeve and working toward lowering emissions."

To ensure a supply of SAF to its clients, Moeve is building, together with its partners, a new plant with a flexible production capacity of 0.5 million metric tons of SAF and renewable diesel that will form part of the largest second-generation biofuels complex in southern Europe when it begins operation in 2026.

With this project, the company is making further progress towards its goal of becoming the top producer of 2G biofuels in Spain and Portugal, with an annual production capacity of 2.5 million metric tons of biofuels by 2030, of which 800,000 metric tons will be from SAF, an amount sufficient for 2,000 flights around the planet.

The agreement between Moeve and Norwegian is in line with the European Commission's ‘Fit for 55’ package, which includes a legislative initiative called 'RefuelEU Aviation' that aims to boost the supply and demand of aviation biofuels in the European Union, reaching 2% use by 2025, 6% by 2030, and 70% by 2050.

In addition, this partnership supports several of the Sustainable Development Goals from the United Nations 2030 Agenda: SDG 7 (Affordable and clean energy), SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth), SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and production) and SDG 13 (Climate action).

^1. Source: According to the European Aviation Environmental Report published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency