SOCAR Türkiye, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic, has announced about a cooperation with Turkish Airlines in the field of sustainable aviation fuel. The move is aimed at complying with Türkiye's goal of reducing aviation emissions by 5% by 2030.
On Wednesday, SOCAR Türkiye CEO Elchin Ibadov and Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Ekşi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their existing partnership in conventional aviation fuel supply to include sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The cooperation will also lay the f oundation for implementing larger-scale projects aimed at achieving regional sustainable development goals, SOCAR Türkiye said in its statement.
“We are proud to implement our sustainability vision, which we outlined at COP29, hosted by Azerbaijan last year, with real projects in Türkiye. Thanks to the high production capacity of our group company STAR Refinery, advanced processing technologies, modern operations focused on digitalization and our R&D efforts, we have a strong and competitive infrastructure in SAF production,” the statement said.
Turkey set mandates for airlines and jet fuel suppliers to boost uptake of sustainable aviation fuel, with a goal of reducing aviation emissions by 5% by 2030, its civil aviation authority said on its website.
The move is aimed at complying with the U.N. International Civil Aviation Organization's emission reduction scheme that will become mandatory in 2027.
The new rules will oblige airlines to use sufficient SAF in international flights involving Turkey to meet the 5% emissions reduction goal. They will also require jet fuel suppliers in the country to procure SAF to meet that target, and domestic oil refiners Tupras and SOCAR to start producing SAFs.
SAF is an alternative fuel made from non-petroleum feedstocks that reduces emissions from air transportation. It can be produced from non-petroleum-based renewable feedstocks including, the food and yard waste portion of municipal solid waste, woody biomass, fats/greases/oils, and other feedstocks. Unlike conventional jet fuel, SAF in its pure form reduces carbon emissions 80%. SAF can be blended with conventional aviation fuel in proportions of up to 50%.
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