Red Rock and Shell sign SAF agreement for cellulosic fuel based on waste woody biomass

Red Rock and Shell entered (08-Oct-2020) a cellulosic fuel purchase and sale agreement in which Shell will purchase Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and cellulosic renewable diesel fuel from Red Rock's new biorefinery in Lakeview, Oregon. Shell will distribute the SAF to Red Rock's existing airline customers and market Red Rock's cellulosic renewable diesel fuel. Red Rock's biorefinery is scheduled for completion early in 2021. Once operational, it will be the world's first commercial scale plant to utilise waste woody biomass from forests at risk of wildfire to create SAF and cellulosic renewable diesel. The SAF will be supplied to airports through existing airport infrastructure and can be used blended by airlines without requiring technical modification to their current fleet. In general, lifecycle carbon emissions from SAF and cellulosic renewable diesel are expected to be up to 80% lower than conventional jet fuel. [more - original PR]