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<br>LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Portugal's Galp Energia anticipates to start producing biodiesel and biojet fuel from waste in an industrial-scale system it is [constructing](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) at its Sines refinery in 2026, the business, which is primarily an oil manufacturer and refiner, said on Thursday.<br> |
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<br>In 2015 Galp got in into a 75%-25% [joint endeavor](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) with [Japan's](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) Mitsui to invest 400 million euros ($415 million) in the Hydrogenated Grease (HVO) plant, which will have a production capability of 270,000 metric lots per year.<br> |
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<br>It will transform waste products, such as used cooking oils, into eco-friendly biodiesel and biojet fuel, also known as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), utilizing green hydrogen produced by an electrolyser powered by wind or solar power.<br> |
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<br>Galp said in a it received on Wednesday the 3 [reactors](https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-8557641/) to process biofuels, which will permit the HVO system to "produce SAF and [biodiesel](https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/MISSION-NEWENERGY-LIMITED-178469/company/) in 2026 ... putting Galp at the leading edge of developing low-carbon options important for the energy shift".<br> |
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<br>Galp is likewise [investing](https://biodieselmagazine.com/articles/felda-global-buys-missions-kuantan-port-plant-for-11-5-million-9053) 250 million euros in a 100 [megawatt](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) (MW) electrolyser unit to produce green hydrogen to power the refinery in Sines. ($1 = 0.9637 euros) (Reporting by Sergio Goncalves |
