Spain Biofuels USAGM
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- Spain Biofuels USAGM
- January 25, 2023
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: SPAIN BIOFUELS HEADLINE: Olive Pits Fuel Flights in Spain TEASER: In a bid to ease dependence on Russian energy and come up with new, cleaner fuels, Spain is pioneering the use of olive pits to make aviation fuel. The first flight took off from Seville in November. PUBLISHED AT: 1/25/23 at 1:50pm BYLINE: Alfonso Beato CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Seville VIDEOGRAPHER: Alfonso Beato, Courtesy PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MPage VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, OLIHUESO, D.O. ESTEPA PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:30 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: For production Monday; Marcus Harton narrates English version.)) ((INTRO)) [[The war in Ukraine has exposed Europe's energy dependence on Russia and is spurring the development of new, cleaner-burning biofuels. Spain is emerging as a leader in this effort, with the introduction late last year of airplane fuel made from olive pits. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Alfonso Beato in Seville.]] ((NARRATOR)) At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Ursula von der Leyen, ((Courtesy: World Economic Forum)) President of the European Commission, said that there is no time to waste in transitioning to a clean energy economy. ((Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President (FEMALE, ENGLISH)) "In less than three decades we want to reach Net Zero, in less than three decades we have to reach Net Zero." ((end courtesy)) ((NARRATOR)) The aviation industry is often cast as a villain in the fight against climate change. The International Civil Aviation Organization says that by the mid-2030s no fewer than 200,000 flights per day are expected all over the world. Greener fuel is the only way for airlines to meet global carbon emission targets. An initiative in Spain is tapping into organic waste - from olive pits - to make sustainable aviation fuel. [[RADIO VERSION: Juan Miguel Romero Garcia is a researcher at Spain’s University of Jaen.]] ((Juan Miguel Romero Garcia, University of Jaen (SPANISH, MALE)) “We have (in the Spanish region of) Andalucia 25% of the world’s olive groves, which means we have a high amount of production. So here, logically, there is much interest in being able to take advantage of all this biomass to be able to transform it into these biofuels and into other products as well.” ((NARRATOR)) In a pilot project with biofuel maker, Cepsa, 200 flights from six different airlines using 4.5% biofuels derived from olive pits and other vegetable waste made commercial flights from the Seville airport in late November. Research is underway to come up with similar fuels for cars that will require no significant changes in automotive technology, allowing the fuel to power vehicles already on the roads today. [[RADIO VERSION: Romero Garcia says it’s part of an effort to transition more quickly and efficiently to biofuels.]] ((Juan Miguel Romero Garcia, University of Jaen (SPANISH, MALE)) “We are going to try to obtain from biomass the biofuel that is most similar to the one we have now in such a way that we have to make as few changes as possible and we can use this biofuel as quickly as possible directly in transport or in cars.” ((NARRATOR)) Fossil fuels used in Spain are almost entirely of foreign origin, which means the ((COURTESY: D.O. ESTEPA)) incentive to develop biomass technology is great. The prospect of converting olive waste into fuel and other products, such as ((mandatory courtesy: Olihueso)) construction materials, could boost the economy and also create new jobs in a region of the EU with one of the highest rates ((end courtesy)) of unemployment. ((For Alfonso Beato in Seville, Marcus Harton, VOA News.))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: SPAIN BIOFUELS HEADLINE: Olive Pits Fuel Flights in Spain TEASER: In a bid to ease dependence on Russian energy and come up with new, cleaner fuels, Spain is pioneering the use of olive pits to make aviation fuel. The first flight took off from Seville in November. PUBLISHED AT: 1/25/23 at 1:50pm BYLINE: Alfonso Beato CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Seville VIDEOGRAPHER: Alfonso Beato, Courtesy PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, MPage VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original, WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, OLIHUESO, D.O. ESTEPA PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:30 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG UPDATE: For production Monday; Marcus Harton narrates English version.)) ((INTRO)) [[The war in Ukraine has exposed Europe's energy dependence on Russia and is spurring the development of new, cleaner-burning biofuels. Spain is emerging as a leader in this effort, with the introduction late last year of airplane fuel made from olive pits. Marcus Harton narrates this report from Alfonso Beato in Seville.]] ((NARRATOR)) At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Ursula von der Leyen, ((Courtesy: World Economic Forum)) President of the European Commission, said that there is no time to waste in transitioning to a clean energy economy. ((Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President (FEMALE, ENGLISH)) "In less than three decades we want to reach Net Zero, in less than three decades we have to reach Net Zero." ((end courtesy)) ((NARRATOR)) The aviation industry is often cast as a villain in the fight against climate change. The International Civil Aviation Organization says that by the mid-2030s no fewer than 200,000 flights per day are expected all over the world. Greener fuel is the only way for airlines to meet global carbon emission targets. An initiative in Spain is tapping into organic waste - from olive pits - to make sustainable aviation fuel. [[RADIO VERSION: Juan Miguel Romero Garcia is a researcher at Spain’s University of Jaen.]] ((Juan Miguel Romero Garcia, University of Jaen (SPANISH, MALE)) “We have (in the Spanish region of) Andalucia 25% of the world’s olive groves, which means we have a high amount of production. So here, logically, there is much interest in being able to take advantage of all this biomass to be able to transform it into these biofuels and into other products as well.” ((NARRATOR)) In a pilot project with biofuel maker, Cepsa, 200 flights from six different airlines using 4.5% biofuels derived from olive pits and other vegetable waste made commercial flights from the Seville airport in late November. Research is underway to come up with similar fuels for cars that will require no significant changes in automotive technology, allowing the fuel to power vehicles already on the roads today. [[RADIO VERSION: Romero Garcia says it’s part of an effort to transition more quickly and efficiently to biofuels.]] ((Juan Miguel Romero Garcia, University of Jaen (SPANISH, MALE)) “We are going to try to obtain from biomass the biofuel that is most similar to the one we have now in such a way that we have to make as few changes as possible and we can use this biofuel as quickly as possible directly in transport or in cars.” ((NARRATOR)) Fossil fuels used in Spain are almost entirely of foreign origin, which means the ((COURTESY: D.O. ESTEPA)) incentive to develop biomass technology is great. The prospect of converting olive waste into fuel and other products, such as ((mandatory courtesy: Olihueso)) construction materials, could boost the economy and also create new jobs in a region of the EU with one of the highest rates ((end courtesy)) of unemployment. ((For Alfonso Beato in Seville, Marcus Harton, VOA News.))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date January 25, 2023 13:46 EST
- Byline Alfonso Beato
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America