2024-10-18 06:09:01
Simply Blue Group, an Ireland-based clean energy project developer, will launch a sustainable aviation (SAF) fuels hub in Atlantic Canada as the company moves to expand into North America.
Simply Blue Group has secured about 755 acres of contiguous municipal and private land in Goldboro, N.S., for the hub — formerly proposed for the Goldboro Liquified Natural Gas Project.
The project will use renewable electricity generated from the company’s solar and wind farms in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s via a dedicated transmission line.
Simply Blue’s renewable energy, along with the province’s sustainable biomass and water resources, will help produce approximately 150,000 tonnes of SAF per year.
“This industry will help us, and our global partners fight climate change, and it will grow our green economy in Nova Scotia with benefits for generations to come,” said Tory Rushton, provincial Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, in a press release.
“(Simply Blue Group is) going to make a big difference in the transportation sector with aviation and marine fuel. And as a new market for our low-grade wood fibre, they will help our forestry sector be healthy and strong.”
Nova Scotia has an abundance of residual biomass: a renewable organic material that comes from plants. It contains carbon and hydrogen – both of which are required to make sustainable aviation fuel.
“By providing a stable, long-term market for residual biomass, Simply Blue Group is allowing Nova Scotian woodlot owners the ability to manage their woodlots better, making them healthier and more resilient to wildfires and other disasters brought on by our changing climate,” said Todd Burgess, interim executive director at Forest Nova Scotia.
“The sustainable aviation fuel that we will produce there will play an essential part in reducing dependence on fossil fuels and combating climate change,” said Hugh Kelly, CEO of Simply Blue Group. “SAF is a drop-in fuel that matches the performance of conventional jet fuel while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 90% compared to conventional jet fuel.”
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