Mol Group produced diesel fuel, which contains vegetable oil treated with hydarat (HVO) and sustainable flying fuel (SAF) in the Sloven refinery in Bratislava. The quality of the products has been checked by radioactive analysis by the independent specialized laboratory in ISOTOOTECHRT. A successful production test confirms that Mol Group technologically ready to produce alternative artificial fuel, which is part of the company’s long -term strategy.
HVO diesel fuel was successfully produced in the Bratislava refinery. HVO was produced using oil from Nut Cashew shells and the biological component produced in this way was treated with raw oil. Mol Group uses the so -called joint treatment in the Danube River Refinery in Százhalombata for years: This process reduces traditional fuel emissions by mixing plant residues, where biomed and excavating ingredients are treated simultaneously directly during production. The production test was successful: The diesel product was analyzed by the Hungarian ISotoptech ZRT Laboratory, which confirmed that it contains the required percentage of HVO.
Meanwhile, the Mol Group refinery of the Mol Group conducted another production test, which produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) via joint treatment as well. In this case, the company also created a value of waste: it has treated partially refined cooking oil with traditional raw materials. The test has proven that the Bratislava Refinery Production Unit used in the production of standard flying kerosene is also suitable for the production of sustainable aviation fuel.
“We are technologically ready to produce vital diesel fuel as well as sustainable aviation fuel. This can open a new chapter in the sustainable efforts of Mol Group: We offer our customers a variety and an increasing amount of fuel, thus contributing to the transmission of smart energy as well,” Csaba zsótér, first vice president, fuel at Mol Group.
“The fact that Slovnaft has passed this test is an affirmation of our position as an important player in the CEE region. He said the development of efficiency in the chemical production that we gained during the company’s long history. Gabriel Zabo, Vice -Chairman of the Board of Directors of Slovnovat and Vice President in the direction of Mol.
Currently, very few refineries in the world produce SAF. Thus, SlovNAft has become one of the first refineries capable of producing aviation fuel to meet the specific quality requirements of SAF. In the context of the environmental goals of the European Union, SAF 2 % of the total aviation fuel consumption of this year will gradually increase this percentage every year. SAF share will increase to 6 % by 2030 and 20 % by 2035 and 70 % by 2050. These requirements will apply to all emerging trips in the European Union, regardless of the destination. SlovNAft, as well as the Mol group, cooperates with the Faculty of Aviation at Košice Technical University in the SAF flight test.
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