據世界能源網5月30日發布新聞稱，雀巢（Neste）和日本伊藤忠商事株式會社（Itochu）已同意通過許可協議延長合作，允許伊藤忠商事株式會社成為雀巢可再生柴油在日本的官方經銷商。

根據該協議，雀巢可再生柴油將擴大供應市場，例如，擴大到大阪周圍地區，以便為2025年舉行的大阪—關西日本博覽會的施工現場供應燃料。

日本加快了脫碳步伐，以實現兩個雄心勃勃的氣候目標：到2050年實現碳中和，到2030年減少46%的溫室氣體排放。

雀巢和伊藤忠商事株式會社對可再生燃料在減少日本溫室氣體排放方面發揮關鍵作用有著共同的愿景。

因此，當前合作的重點不僅是銷售，更是促進使用更可持續的燃料，加快從化石燃料向可再生燃料的過渡，增加可再生柴油領域的知識共享，以及為用戶帶來好處。

雀巢公司高管Peter Zonneveld表示：“我們很高興能在日本擴大銷售雀巢可再生柴油產品。”“我們堅信，所有解決措施都用來減少運輸相關排放，并支持日本到2050年實現碳中和的目標。我們致力于支持我們的客戶到2030年每年至少減少2000萬噸溫室氣體排放。”

雀巢和伊藤忠商事株式會社于2021年6月開始在日本合作，為日本特定客戶提供可再生柴油。

當時，兩家公司同意建立戰略合作伙伴關系，以加快推進在日本使用可再生柴油作為柴油發動機的低排放解決方案。

伊藤忠商事株式會社石油貿易部總經理Tatsuya Tanaka表示：“雀巢和伊藤忠的關系最早始于2010年，當時我們在加利福尼亞州合作開發可再生柴油。”“我們現在很高興通過擴大可再生柴油在日本的分銷來加深雙方關系。可再生柴油作為日本重型運輸、越野和鐵路等多個行業的脫碳解決方案，正受到廣泛關注。我們很高興加強與雀巢的合作伙伴關系，從而幫助日本市場減少溫室氣體排放。”

與化石柴油相比，采用將化石柴油轉換為雀巢可再生柴油，燃料生命周期內的溫室氣體排放量可以減少75%至95%。

雀巢可再生柴油由100%可再生原材料生產。

這僅僅是燃料的變化，不需要對現有的柴油動力車輛或燃料分配基礎設施進行任何修改。

雀巢和伊藤忠商事株式會社之間合作關系的擴大建立在現有合作的基礎上，增加雀巢可持續航空燃料（SAF）在日本市場的供應。

與使用化石噴氣燃料相比，使用雀巢可持續航空燃料可在燃料生命周期內減排溫室氣體可達80%。

作為合作的一部分，雀巢和伊藤忠商事株式會社目前正在羽田、成田和日本中部國際機場供應SAF，為日本航空公司和日本政府實現減排目標提供支持。

林圣澤 編譯自 世界能源網

原文如下：

Biomass Energy Neste, Itochu Extend Collaboration to Make Renewable Diesel More Widely Available in Japan

Neste and Itochu have agreed to extend their collaboration with a licensing agreement allowing Itochu to become an official distributor of Neste MY Renewable Diesel?in Japan.

based on this agreement, the availability of Neste MY Renewable Diesel will be expanded in the market, for example, to the area around Osaka in order to supply the fuel to the construction site of the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo taking place in 2025.

Japan has accelerated steps towards decarbonization in order to meet two ambitious climate goals: carbon neutrality by 2050 and a 46 percent reduction in greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.

Neste and Itochu share a common vision of renewable fuels playing a key role in reducing GHG emissions in Japan.

The key focus in the current collaboration will, therefore, be not only on selling but also on promoting the use of more sustainable fuels, accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to renewable fuels, and increasing knowledge sharing on renewable diesel and the benefits it provides to its users.

“We are very excited to expand our Neste MY Renewable Diesel offering in Japan,”said Peter Zonneveld, an executive with Neste. “We firmly believe that all solutions are needed to reduce transportation-related emissions and support Japan’s target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. We are committed to supporting our customers to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by at least 20 million tons annually by 2030.”

Neste and Itochu started collaborating in Japan in June 2021 to make renewable diesel available to selected customers there.

At the time, the companies agreed to build a strategic partnership to accelerate the use of renewable diesel as a low-emission solution for diesel engines in Japan.

“The relationship between Neste and Itochu first started as early as in 2010, when we collaborated on renewable diesel in California,”said Tatsuya Tanaka, Itochu’s general manager of the petroleum-trading department. “We are now very pleased to deepen the relationship by expanding the distribution of renewable diesel in Japan. Renewable diesel is getting a lot of attention as a solution for decarbonizing multiple industries such as heavy-duty transportation, off-road and railways in Japan. We are very happy to strengthen the partnership with Neste and thereby help the Japanese market to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions.”

By switching fossil diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel, GHG emissions can be reduced by as much as 75 percent to 95 percent when emissions over the fuel’s lifecycle are compared with fossil diesel.

Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced from 100 percent renewable raw materials.

It is a drop-in fuel, not requiring any modifications to the existing diesel-powered vehicles or fuel distribution infrastructures.

The expansion of the partnership between Neste and Itochu also builds on the existing collaboration to increase the availability of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel?(SAF) in the Japanese market.

Using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel reduces GHG emissions by up to 80 percent over the fuel’s lifecycle compared to using fossil jet fuel.

As part of their collaboration, Neste and Itochu are currently supplying SAF at Haneda, Narita and Chubu International Airports, supporting Japanese airlines and the Japanese government with their emission-reduction targets.