(TAN): The Lufthansa Group and the energy company VARO are expanding their partnership and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the production and supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel, the airline said in a statement.
This means that VARO could supply the Lufthansa Group with large volumes of SAF from as early as 2026, for example to the Munich airport hub. The companies are also driving innovative processes to produce green hydrogen from biogenic waste materials. Green hydrogen is a significant CO2-free energy carrier that also plays an important role in the production of SAF.
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The MoU underpins the Lufthansa Group’s goal of driving forward the availability, market ramp-up and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels as a core element of its sustainability strategy. The airline group is continuously reviewing options for long-term purchase agreements and is already one of the largest customers of SAF in Europe.
For VARO, the goal of providing decarbonization solutions to the aviation industry forms an important pillar of its corporate strategy. From 2026, VARO aims to produce around 260,000 tonnes of SAF per year.
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