DHL signs MoU, makes massive investment in SAF

DHL Express has signed an agreement with sustainable aviation company World Energy to buy 668m litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc). The seven-year contract, to 2030, is one of the longest and largest SAFc agreements in the aviation industry to date, said DHL. Under the SAFc system, the fuel’s environmental attributes are separated from the fuel itself using a Book & Claim model, with the aim of ensuring that the emission reductions associated with each credit are accurately transferred and verified by a third party. DHL Express will purchase SAFc, utilise the associated emission reductions, and extend the environmental attributes to its customers through the GoGreen Plus service. DHL adds that SAFc delivered through Book & Claim also helps to minimise logistical costs and emissions as the fuel does not need to be shipped around the world, making them the most efficient way to decarbonise aviation. All World Energy SAFcs for DHL will meet Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials standards and will be monitored by an independent registry to ensure traceability of claims. The fuel itself will be supplied to Los Angeles area airports, close to World Energy’s production facility in Paramount, California.