New collaboration will
advance development in the
sustainable aviation fuel market and long-term jet fuel
supply
SEATTLE, March 23,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Alaska Airlines
announced an agreement with Shell Aviation to expand the
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market beyond a standard fuel
supply agreement. The innovative cross-industry collaboration
brings together a world-class fuel supply chain and the
fifth-largest domestic carrier to procure and use sustainable fuel,
while working together to define and tackle what it will take to
advance SAF technology, development, infrastructure and
investment.
"Alaska Airlines has set our course to net zero by 2040
and sustainable aviation fuels represent
the greatest near-term
opportunity to make a step-level change
on that journey," said Diana Birkett
Rakow, senior vice president for public affairs and
sustainability at Alaska. "That's
why we've pioneered SAF technologies for more than a decade.
But we can't scale the market alone.
We're excited to take this next step in the
journey with Shell, to leverage their deep knowledge
of the energy industry, its infrastructure requirements and supply
chain to make lower lifecycle
carbon SAF more widely
available for the future."
Details of the agreement include commitments to
deepen understanding of the technology, infrastructure,
carbon accounting systems and public policy support needed
to bring SAF to more markets, in
greater quantities and at a more sustainable long-term
cost. The companies will put particular focus on enabling supply to
the West Coast and alleviating fueling infrastructure challenges in
the Pacific Northwest. Shell Aviation will also
supply up to 10 million gallons of
neat SAF to Alaska Airlines at their hub in
Los
Angeles.
"We're excited to expand our strong relationship with
Alaska and amplify our efforts to
help decarbonize aviation through SAF supply on the West Coast and
in the Pacific Northwest," said Jan Toschka, president of Shell
Aviation. "We need support from the entire ecosystem to build a
sustainable future for aviation. This deep level of collaboration
will help us put the technologies and supply chain in place to
advance the industry."
Both Alaska Airlines and Shell Aviation share an ambition
to help scale the SAF market by concurrently addressing cost and
volume through multiple strategies to grow availability and
commercial viability of SAF.
"With Shell's world-class fuel supply chain and deep
technical knowledge, we're aiming to transform West Coast fuel
supply," said Ann Ardizzone, vice
president of strategic sourcing and supply chain management at
Alaska Airlines. "By leveraging the fuel infrastructure expertise
of a major fuel producer, we can advance SAF access in more
markets, accelerating the market scale of SAF to reach our
environmental goals."
SAF is a safe, certified drop-in fuel that meets the jet
fuel standards to reduce carbon emissions by as much as 80% of
lifecycle emissions.
Learn more about Alaska Airlines efforts to reduce its
climate impact and go net zero by 2040 at
news.alaskaair.com/collection/planet.
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and
our regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across
the United States, Belize, Canada, Costa
Rica and Mexico. We
emphasize low fares and award-winning customer service.
Alaska is a member of the
oneworld global alliance. With the alliance and our
additional airline partners, our guests can travel to more than 900
destinations on more than 20 airlines while earning and redeeming
miles on flights to locations around the world. Learn more about
Alaska at
news.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and
Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group.
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