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Merely Blue Group diversifies to develop Sustainable Aviation Gasoline Initiatives.
Merely Blue Group, a number one world offshore wind venture developer, is growing onshore renewable vitality parks to energy services able to producing sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF). The initiatives, in Canada, Eire and Australia will course of greater than 1.5 million tonnes of sustainable biomass yearly to supply over 300,000 tonnes of SAF annually.
The corporate at present has a pipeline of mounted backside (c. 4GW) and floating wind initiatives (c. 10GW) globally and has been acknowledged as a pioneer of floating offshore wind.
Merely Blue Group’s sustainable fuels can be produced in onshore Renewable Vitality Parks (REPs) specializing in renewable liquid fuels for aviation, marine vessels and chemical feedstocks. These REPs will be capable of produce a spread of sustainable fuels however will give attention to sustainable aviation gasoline (SAF) and methanol, with future phases anticipated to incorporate inexperienced ammonia.
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Merely Blue Group can be growing 500 MW of photo voltaic PV and over 2 GW of onshore wind farms that can generate renewable electrical energy to energy the renewable vitality parks, whereas sustainable biomass feedstocks and water can be sourced domestically.
The three sustainable fuels initiatives are at present in engineering design section, with the Canadian venture anticipated to be in building in 2026. Merely Blue Group believes there’s a important alternative to supply SAF for the aviation market, with most forecasts suggesting a major world SAF provide deficit.
Merely Blue Group’s initiatives are completely positioned to produce this market, utilizing aggressive renewable electrical energy and large-scale sustainable biomass provide leading to a possible saving of tens of millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions from the ambiance annually.
Michael Galvin, Director of Hydrogen and Sustainable Fuels of Merely Blue Group, mentioned:
We recognised the sustainable fuels market alternative a few years in the past and have been capable of make the connection that others couldn’t, by integrating giant scale energy technology with biomass conversion to supply sustainable gasoline.
“Now we have been busy constructing an distinctive growth group and assembling strategic websites of land and biomass feedstock.”
Hugh Kelly, Co-Founder and CEO of Merely Blue Group, mentioned:
Merely Blue Group established itself in 2011 as a blue financial system venture developer and our mission was to work with the oceans to assist handle the local weather and meals disaster.
“Our focus on the time was on the marine setting however we realised that the oceans and the land should typically work collectively to realize a typical purpose. Subsequently, it was logical for us to maneuver onshore to develop renewable vitality parks. When it comes to venture growth, we’re deploying the identical skillsets we apply to all our enterprise pillars; figuring out alternatives and initiating and derisking early-stage initiatives. In Merely Blue Group, we have now a vastly dedicated group of technical specialists and visionaries who’re serving to us just do that.”
Because the EU strikes ahead with its escalating mandate for a minimal SAF content material in all flights leaving the bloc, Merely Blue Group recognises there’s a clear alternative to develop initiatives and to produce SAF.
Main airways in Europe have pledged to surpass the EU’s mandated 6% content material threshold for 2030 with some aiming for 10-12.5% SAF blends within the gasoline they use. There’s at present no credible different to the kerosene molecule for many aviation gasoline and due to this fact there can be very sturdy demand for SAF within the foreseeable future.
About Merely Blue Group
Merely Blue Group, headquartered in Cork, Eire, is a number one renewable vitality developer with a give attention to changing fossil fuels with clear vitality. It develops pioneering renewable vitality initiatives each offshore and onshore wind, sustainable fuels, marine vitality, and low-impact aquaculture – all in concord with the oceans and the land.
The corporate has a worldwide pipeline of 10 GW of floating offshore wind initiatives and 4 GW of Mounted Backside Wind and is dedicated to additionally growing aggressive sustainable fuels initiatives in Canada, Eire and Australia which is able to use inexperienced vitality to supply sustainable fuels focused at aviation and marine transport.
Merely Blue Group is dedicated to creating new native financial alternatives and develop initiatives that may co-exist with native communities.
With an skilled and passionate group, Merely Blue Group has workplaces in Cork, Dublin, Newquay, Pembrokeshire, Edinburgh, Bilbao, Belfast, and Nova Scotia.
To search out out extra about us, please go to www.simplybluegroup.com
SIMPLY BLUE GROUP DIVERSIFIES TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE FUELS PROJECTS, Cork, Eire, March 27, 2024