While we see more and more commitments to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from airlines, it takes a collaborative approach to stimulate and build up capacity. We as SAF suppliers also have a task in supporting airlines. SkyNRG and its partners launched Project Runway to enable airlines to gain access to SAF in what is often a difficult market to navigate. For airlines that are new to the world of SAF, Project Runway offers a strategic approach, combining resources and expertise to help them overcome procurement challenges and expand SAF capacity. The project offers airlines a “runway” into a durable SAF strategy before mandates require this. Read more: https://buff.ly/4fWOFLQ. As part of our expanding global portfolio, Project SkyKraft was launched recently as a collaborative effort with Skellefteå Kraft to further the opportunity to produce eSAF from renewable electricity and biogenic CO2. Learn more: https://buff.ly/41fDrha These projects are critical to addressing the constraints identified by T&E as airlines reach for their reduction targets. #aviation #decarbonization #airlines #saf #esaf
NEW: Only 10 airlines have serious plans to transition to green fuels, while oil companies are not investing nearly enough in the transition to green kerosene. Our SAF Observatory looks at SAF purchases and agreements from 77 airlines across the globe... and the results don’t look good. In the ranking, half of the airlines score zero for their lack of uptake of sustainable aviation fuels. While 10 airlines are making some progress, the remaining 67 are either buying too little SAF, the wrong kind of SAF, or are not considering SAFs at all in their decarbonisation plans. Not all SAFs are equally sustainable. E-kerosene made from renewable electricity is the only type of SAF that can be sustainably scaled up to meet the growing energy demands of the aviation sector. Meanwhile, SAFs made from food or feed crops like corn are not sustainable at all. But e-kerosene makes up less than 10% of airlines’ SAF agreements. Unsustainable crop-based biofuels account for more than 30%. The nearly non-existent effort from airlines and fuel producers when it comes to SAF raises serious questions about their ability to address their climate impact as aviation demand soars. Explore the SAF Observatory at the link in our comments.