Wednesday, March 27

Construction begins on the first advanced biofuels plant in Spain


200 million will be invested in the Cartagena Industrial Complex in a facility that will have the capacity to produce 250,000 tons per year of advanced biofuels such as biodiesel, biojet, bionaphtha and biopropane

Advanced biofuels are a sustainable solution for all mobility segments, and especially for those without
another alternative to decarbonize your activity, such as maritime, long-distance or aviation. With them it is possible to reduce between 65% and 85% net CO2 emissions compared to the traditional fuels they replace.

With this objective in Cartagena, the construction of a
the first advanced biofuels plantin which
Repsol will invest 200 million euros. The plant will have the capacity to produce 250,000 tons per year of advanced biofuels such as biodiesel, biojet, bionaphtha and biopropane, which can be used in planes, ships, trucks or cars, and will reduce 900,000 tons of CO2 per year.

The new facilities, which will come into operation in the first half of 2023, are part of the transformation process that Repsol has launched in its industrial complexes to decarbonize its processes and manufacture products with a low, zero or even negative carbon footprint.

From hydrogen and recycled raw material (which can range from frying oils, fats or the organic fraction of urban waste, to biomass from agricultural or forestry waste), the Cartagena plant will be able to manufacture advanced biofuels, such as
hydrobiodiesel (HVO), biojet, bionaphtha and biopropane. The result will be biofuels that can be used without modifications in current engines and that will mean emissions savings of 900,000 tons of CO2 per year, an amount similar to the CO2 that a forest the size of 180,000 football fields would absorb.

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The project uses the circular economy as one of the strategic pillars to accelerate the energy transition and achieve Repsol’s goal of being a net zero emissions company by 2050.

The project is being developed in four different areas that encompass
an area of ​​41,500 square meters. Three of them are located inside the refinery and correspond to the hydrotreatment unit, the hydrogen production unit and the deposit area for the storage of biofuels.

The fourth zone is located in the facilities of the Cartagena Port Authority, where Repsol operates. In this area, the necessary infrastructure will be set up for the storage of the 300,000 tons per year of the different types of waste that will arrive by sea, and its subsequent supply to the national or export market.

According to the Chairman of Repsol,
Antonio Brufau “Cartagena is going to consolidate itself with this project as a supply center for essential products for the present and for the future and an example of Repsol’s commitment to sustainable mobility.”

After
preliminary dismantling works of the disused facilities inside the refinery to house the new units −with the dismantling of 53,000 m3 of land−, at present the tasks are focused on civil works.

Specifically, the works for the construction of the deposits that will store the advanced biofuels have already begun. In the areas where the hydrotreatment and hydrogen plants will be located, civil works are already being carried out related to the installation of concrete structures and the placement of racks for the pipes through which the raw materials and advanced biofuels will move.

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Currently they are already working inside the refinery
more than 25 contractor companies and about 300 people. The figure will increase until it reaches 600 employees on average, anticipating that the peak will be reached next fall with some 800 workers, between direct and indirect.


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