Repsol Receives First Shipment of Used Cooking Oil for Spain’s First Renewable Fuels Plant

Repsol Receives First Shipment of Used Cooking Oil for Spain’s First Renewable Fuels Plant

(IN BRIEF) Repsol’s industrial complex in Cartagena has welcomed the arrival of the first ship carrying 7,500 tons of used cooking oil, which will serve as a raw material for Spain’s inaugural renewable fuels plant. As part of its transformation into multi-energy centers with low or zero carbon footprint fuel production capacity, Repsol has invested over 200 million euros in the advanced biofuels plant at its Cartagena facilities. This plant is set to produce 250,000 tons of renewable fuels annually from waste materials like used cooking oil. These advanced biofuels are compatible with a wide range of vehicles and contribute to an immediate reduction in CO2 emissions in the transportation sector. Repsol’s initiative aims to offer customers 100% renewable fuels while emphasizing sustainability and reduced carbon emissions.

(PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 14-Dec-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Repsol’s industrial complex in Cartagena has received the first ship with used cooking oil to be used as a raw material in Spain’s first renewable fuels plant. The ship, that has arrived from Huelva in southern Spain, has unloaded 7,500 tons of used cooking oil.

Repsol is transforming its industrial complexes into multi-energy centers with the capacity to produce fuels with a low or zero carbon footprint. One example is the advanced biofuels plant it has built at its Cartagena facilities, in which it has invested more than 200 million euros, and which will produce 250,000 tons of renewable fuels per year from waste such as used cooking oil.

With this project, Repsol advances in its industrial transformation with the use of recycled raw materials to offer its customers 100% renewable fuels. The new advanced biofuels, which can be used in any vehicle -car, truck, ship or airplane- without the need for engine modifications, represent a milestone in the immediate reduction of CO2 emissions in mobility.

Renewable fuels are liquid fuels produced from renewable raw materials. They have similar properties to conventional fuels, and are zero net emissions, since the CO2 released during their use is equal to the CO2 that has been previously removed from the atmosphere by the organic raw material.

Repsol will receive around 300,000 tons of waste per year at the Port of Cartagena, among which used cooking oil will play a very relevant role.

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