The commitment by Mabanaft and its subsidiary OIL! Tankstellen represents a further step towards promoting e-fuels and establishing them in the market. In November 2020, Mabanaft had already established a joint venture, P2X-Europe, to market PtX products; shortly afterwards, in January 2021, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the distribution of e-fuels.
Jon Perkins, CEO of Mabanaft: “We are delighted to be able to help drive widespread acceptance of synthetic motor fuels and heating fuels as part of the eFuel Alliance. Thanks to our extensive network of distribution sites, we are an ideal partner when it comes to offering e-fuels on a nationwide scale. After all, e-fuels offer many advantages: they are climate-friendly, as they release only as muchCO₂ during use as was previously sequestered during their production – and they have the major advantage that the existing infrastructure can continue to be used.”
Robert Kurtze, Managing Director of OIL! petrol stations, adds: “E-fuels can help to significantly reduceCO₂ emissions, and they will be an affordable alternative in the future. This is because synthetic fuels can be used in conventional internal combustion engines without the need for major modifications. We hope to see these new fuels at our OIL! stations in the not-too-distant future.”
Under the slogan “A strong alliance for eFuels – climate-neutral liquid fuels and combustibles”, the eFuel Alliance is committed to promoting and expanding the production capacity of eFuels and their widespread use. The consortium was founded in late summer 2020 and counts over 100 companies and institutes from various sectors among its members.
www.efuel-alliance.eu
Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG is a subsidiary of Marquard & Bahls, an agile, independent holding company in the energy and chemicals sector. As a leading independent and integrated energy company, Mabanaft offers its customers innovative energy solutions in the transport, heating and industrial sectors. In addition, the company is active in the trading of biofuels, petroleum products, natural gas liquids and chemicals.
www.mabanaft.com
OIL! Petrol Stations is a subsidiary of Mabanaft, Hamburg. Since 1994, OIL! has been operating a steadily growing network of petrol stations in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark. Of the current total of around 340 OIL! petrol stations, more than 240 are located in Germany. OIL! stands out for its customer-focused services and has established itself as a forward-looking brand in the independent petrol station market.
www.oil-tankstellen.de
