Kenya Airways unterzeichnet Vertrag für Afrikas erste Raffinerie für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff

Kenya Airways hat ein Memorandum of Understanding mit Rubis Energy Kenya unterzeichnet, um Afrikas erste dedizierte Raffinerie für nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoff zu errichten. Die Vereinbarung wurde am Dienstag, dem 12. Mai, im Beisein von Präsident William Ruto und dem französischen Präsidenten Emmanuel Macron abgeschlossen.

Die Raffinerie wird lokal bezogenes Altspeiseöl und tierische Fette zu nachhaltigem Flugkraftstoff verarbeiten. Nach der Fertigstellung wird eine jährliche Produktion von 32.000 Tonnen bei einer Investition von 60 bis 70 Millionen Euro erwartet.

Das Projekt wird mehrere Produktionsstufen umfassen, darunter die Vorbehandlung der Rohstoffe, Hydrodeoxygenierung zur Entfernung von Sauerstoff, Isomerisierung zur Verbesserung der Kraftstoffeigenschaften und Fraktionierung zur Trennung der Komponenten.

Dies markiert die zweite große Partnerschaft von Kenya Airways in den letzten Tagen, nachdem die Fluggesellschaft am selben Tag die offizielle Airline für das Africa Forward-Konzert in der Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi war.

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