News / Shell 'pauses' Rotterdam SAF facility 'to assess the commercial way forward'

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By Alex Lennane

04/07/2024

Something is up in the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector. This week, Shell announced that it would “pause” its Rotterdam biofuels facility, which had been long-awaited by the industry.

The news comes just six months before the EU introduces a mandate for SAF: aviation fuel at EU airports must contain 2% SAF from 2025, requiring about 1.3m tonnes of SAF. The percentage must increase each year, to 20% by 2035 and 70% by 2050, for all flights originating in the EU.

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