Abu Dhabi to establish Middle East’s first waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel plant – Construction Week Online

Abu Dhabi to establish Middle East’s first waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel plant – Construction Week Online

Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) has signed a Joint Project Development Agreement (JPDA) with Etihad Airways to facilitate the development of the first Waste-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (WtF) plant in the Middle East Region on the occasion of Dubai Air Show 2021.

Upon completion, the plant will have the potential to transform up to 4 million tonnes of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) every year into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as stated in a report by Wam.

The sustainable aviation fuel produced from the plant in Abu Dhabi would be compliant to International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) standards for decarbonisation of the aviation sector. The plant will help Abu Dhabi to divert 75% of municipal waste away from landfills.