Sustainable Aviation in a Shifting Landscape – the View from Europe
It would be easy to be pessimistic about the outlook for sustainable aviation, given recent policy changes in the United States and announcements indicating a shift away from investment in renewables, but could the need for rapid decarbonisation present an opportunity as great as the challenge? Read on to find out more...
Expert Insights with Shahana McKenzie, Bioenergy Australia: Developing Australia’s position as a SAF leader
In this interview, Shahana McKenzie explores Australia’s progress toward a domestic SAF industry, highlighting government investment, policy momentum, and global collaboration as key factors in progress. With abundant feedstocks and growing alliances, Australia is positioned to lead in low carbon fuels, if the right infrastructure and policy mechanisms are put in place.
Holistic Sustainability Opportunities: How decarbonisation & sustainability technologies are evolving across Europe and North America
From DAC and co-processing to contrail mitigation, alternative sustainability technologies are reshaping aviation’s climate strategy. This article explores how Europe and North America are advancing these innovations, and gives a taste of what to expect at our upcoming congresses.
Investment, Innovation & Infrastructure: Making SAF a Scalable Reality
Delivered in partnership with PA Consulting, this webinar brought together an expert panel to give their perspectives on how regulatory frameworks and smart investment strategies impact SAF market dynamics, and unlock long-term success for airlines, producers, and investors alike.
Shaping the Future of Aviation Decarbonisation: Key insights at the upcoming Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress
From the launch of ReFuel EU Aviation and the rise of global SAF corridors to tackling scaling challenges and unlocking investment strategies, exciting developments in sustainable aviation are unfolding, and if you're attending the Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress in Amsterdam this May, here's what you can expect to see on the leading agenda!
Connecting the dots: establishing SAF supply chains for net-zero aviation
Addressing supply chain challenges, enhancing infrastructure, and collaborating across the aviation industry are key to driving SAF adoption. With SAF mandates in the UK and EU, Shell Aviation's investments in blending facilities and partnerships with airlines are expanding global SAF delivery. Read on to learn more...
Expert Insights with Nina Marczell, OMV: Overcoming scale-up challenges
Nina Marczell, the SVP of Industrial Sales & Marketing, Fuels & Feedstock at OMV shares how they are addressing key challenges in scaling SAF production, such as feedstock availability and regulatory hurdles, through strategic partnerships, innovation, and investment in new facilities.
Expert Insights with PwC: ReFuel EU Aviation's impact on Hydrogen
Jürgen Petersei, the Director of Sustainability, Energy Transition, and Dercarmonisation and Dirk Niemeier, the Lead for Clean Hydrogen, CCUS, and Sustainable Fuels, at PwC Germany, share insights on Europe's leadership in hydrogen adoption for aviation, the importance of quotas, funding, and technological development for scaling clean hydrogen.
Breaking barriers to FID: What does it take to move SAF projects from concept to construction?
The global SAF market is growing, but a gap exists between project announcements and execution due to high costs and feedstock challenges. Read on to learn about how Sundyne is addressing the technology and project execution challenge...
SAF Mandates: The Industry's Ticking Clock
Aviation is at the same crossroads that energy-intensive industries have faced before. The penalties are forcing an irreversible shift - read on to find out more about those penalties now and in the future, and what needs to happen to mitigate the risk of being hit...
Insights into the European SAF market
In this 60 minute recorded webinar, four industry experts from Airbus, Arcadia eFuels, LanzaJet, and PwC, came together to discuss critical challenges in scaling SAF production in Europe, international policy's impack on the European market, easy wins for aviation sustainability, and more.
SAF, Security & Scale: What’s next for aviation decarbonization in North America?
The Sustainable Aviation Futures North America Congress, returning to Houston in October, will be exploring this question and taking a look at how SAF can delop from a climate solution into a national strategic asset. Read on to learn more about the topics in the agenda, and have your say...
Expert Insights with Livia Ignácio, Bonsucro: SAF feedstocks and technologies in LATAM
In this interview, Livia Ignácio, the Head of South America at Bonsucro, shares her insights into how sustainability practices within sugarcane agriculture can support the LATAM region to develop a thriving SAF ecosystem, and how Bonsucro supports farmers and the wider agriculture and derivatives industry.
Now is the Moment for Industry Alignment: Make Your Expertise Count
Scaling SAF production requires the right industry collaboration, policy support, and infrastructure. We are excited to announce that Sustainable Aviation Futures is conducting research in partnership with PA Consulting to understand attitudes and activities around Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), the results from which will be used to develop a first-of-its-kind market report. Learn more here…
LATAM's Natural Advantage: Leveraging regional feedstocks and refining capacity
Although the opportuinities for the LATAM region to be a SAF leader are many, challenges remain, including the need for stronger regional policies, global regulatory engagement, and fair sustainability criteria. With the right policies and investments, SAF development could drive economic growth, create jobs, and more...
Brazil's Leadership in Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Investments, Capacity, and Global Opportunities
Ahead of SAF LATAM, Yuri Schmitke, ABREN/Global WtERT, explores biogas-to-SAF pathways, Brazil’s estimated production capacity, and the economic and policy challenges of scaling SAF. Government incentives, investment in infrastructure, and regulatory support will be crucial in bridging the price gap and positioning Brazil as a key SAF exporter.
Paving the Way for SAF Adoption in Chile: The Role of Vuelo Limpio as a Collaborative Platform
The aviation sector in Chile has strongly recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching an all-time high in 2024 by transporting just above 28 million passengers. Vuelo Limpio has been tasked with leading the way toward sustainable aviation in Chile, by enabling alignment and coordination across the value chain.
Defining Latin America’s SAF and aviation decarbonisation landscape: How can the region scale sustainability and SAF production in the region
In this webinar recording, five industry experts from government and industry explored the scalability of SAF in LATAM, from the impact of policy and prospective mandates and incentives, to technology and feedstock scaling with the potential to develop the region into a leading producer of SAF by 2025.
Uniting the Industry to Develop LATAM’s SAF Market
Latin America is uniquely positioned to play a pivotal role in the global SAF market. As the industry faces mounting pressure to decarbonise, regions with abundant sustainable feedstocks, established refining infrastructure, and emerging policy support are critical to scaling SAF production, and LATAM offers all three advantages…
Sustainable Aviation Futures 2024 in Review and Crystal Ball Gazing Survey
2025 marks a crucial juncture for scaling SAF and implementing innovative technologies to meet 2030 decarbonisation targets. With this in mind, we carries out a snapshot survey with our expert speakers and supporters from 2024 and 2025, to capture the industry's pulse on progress towards targets, and readiness to navigate this transformative period.