Parkland produces first batch of low carbon jet fuel made in Canada

VANCOUVER — The first commercial batch of made-in-Canada low-carbon aviation fuel sourced from non-food grade canola and tallow has been produced and quickly purchased.

Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. says it has successfully produced about 100,000 litres of the fuel at its refinery in Burnaby, B.C. “using existing infrastructure.”

Parkland senior vice-president Ferio Pugliese says they began trying to develop the fuel since 2017 and the entire batch has already been bought by Air Canada.

Pugliese says the low-carbon fuel is more expensive than conventional jet fuels to produce and therefore requires a “long-term” plan from Canada to support sustained production.