NHV Completes First Sustainable Fuel Flight


Helicopter operator NHV Group successfully executed its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight in collaboration with partner TotalEnergies in October. The NHV helicopter left the company’s base in Ostend, Belguim and flew to Elia Group’s modular offshore grid (MOG 1), a platform in the North Sea that brings together cables from offshore wind farms and connects them to the mainland. The SAF biofuel supplied by TotalEnergies is made from recyclable waste, such as used cooking oils. On this flight, the use of SAF produced by TotalEnergies reduced CO2 emissions by 27%.


“This is a huge milestone for NHV and the industry, because it’s the first time sustainable aviation fuel is used to support offshore wind,” said Bram De Backer, NHV Group’s vice president of offshore wind. “Investing in this kind of fuel is the first step in reducing the overall carbon footprint and making helicopter transportation more environmentally friendly.”


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