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Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

3/12/2025 News

New SAF pathways are being found in projects in US, UAE and South Korea

LanzaJet has launched the world’s first commercial-scale ethanol-to-SAF production plant, while Masdar and Tadweer move forward with Abu Dhabi’s inaugural waste-to-SAF facility and ground is broken on South Korea’s first HVO/SAF production project. Together, these developments demonstrate global investment in diverse, scalable routes to producing SAF.

Aviation

An Emirates A380 aircraft and fuel tanker

29/11/2023 News

World firsts for sustainable aviation fuel

Virgin Atlantic yesterday became the first commercial airline to fly across the Atlantic in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner fuelled by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), while last week Emirates became the first airline to operate an Airbus A380 demonstration flight with one of the aircraft’s four engines powered by 100% SAF. Meanwhile, UK government funding has been awarded to a project demonstrating what is claimed to be the world’s first direct CO₂ hydrogenation process, turning CO₂ directly into SAF.

Aviation fuel

Head and shoulders photo of Mattias Gustafsson with lab equipment in the background

14/2/2024 Comment / Mattias Gustafsson

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Mattias Gustafsson AMEI

In our latest Spotlight on Energy People interview with Energy Institute (EI) members, Mattias Gustafsson AMEI, Laboratory Engineer, Preem Refinery, highlights the important role that the EI plays in expanding his knowledge and expertise.

Aviation

27/7/2022 News

The sky isn’t the limit as the UK strives to reach net zero

The UK government has set out its strategy to reach net zero aviation and deliver ‘guilt-free flying’, while also looking to new frontiers and unveiling funding for space-based solar power innovation.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

Head and shoulders photo of Andrew Symes, CEO of OXCCU with executive jet in background

28/2/2024 Comment / Andrew Symes

Are e-fuels the key to sustainable aviation fuel?

Andrew Symes, co-founder and CEO of OXCCU, argues in favour of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) created by combining captured CO₂ and renewably-sourced green hydrogen using an iron-based catalyst. The company’s own product is branded OXEFUEL.

Aviation

Aircraft being refuelled and an airship flying

29/6/2022 News

Commercial flight first for SAF and plans for fleet of helium-filled airships

Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR and Swedish airline Braathens Regional Airlines have flown what they claim is the first test flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in both engines of a commercial aircraft.

Aviation

Close up of aircraft wing and engine during flight

24/4/2024 News

Clarifying the flight path to aviation decarbonisation

A new report aims to help airlines and policymakers better understand how the aviation sector can achieve net zero by 2050. Meanwhile, a number of new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) contracts have been announced and a hydrogen refuelling pilot project successfully concluded.

Energy infrastructure

Head and shoulders photo of Jorge Guillén set against grey background

9/7/2025 Comment / Jorge Guillén

Harnessing the power of logistics in the era of net zero

The parallel development of an energy logistics infrastructure to transport and store new, greener fuels is essential to the energy transition, writes Jorge Guillén, Director of bulk liquids handling company Exolum’s Aviation and Spanish Network.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)

Head and shoulders photo of Nora Lovell Marchant, Vice President of Global Sustainability for American Express Global Business Travel

5/10/2022 Comment / Nora Lovell Marchant

Could blockchain and book-and-claim systems help to achieve rapid upscaling of SAF?

Industries across the globe are striving to find solutions to help reach net zero targets – and this is no different for the corporate travel sector. Nora Lovell Marchant, Vice President of Global Sustainability for American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), discusses how a global book-and-claim system could enable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to slash aviation emissions.

Aviation fuel

Head and shoulders photo of Andrew Symes, with blurred small aircraft in the background

25/3/2026 Comment / Andrew Symes

The case for waste carbon fuels for the future of aviation

Human society is facing significant challenges. The challenge we are solving is ensuring that future generations have access to carbon-based aviation fuels with far lower impact on the Earth’s climate. Aviation is not going away. The question is not whether people will continue to fly, but how we enable flight without placing a huge burden on future generations by leaving them with an increasingly large cost to live comfortably. The solution is to use fuels derived from waste carbon, either biomass waste or CO₂, writes Andrew Symes, Founder and CEO of low-carbon fuel spin-out OXCCU.

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New SAF pathways are being found in projects in US, UAE and South Korea

World firsts for sustainable aviation fuel

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Mattias Gustafsson AMEI

The sky isn’t the limit as the UK strives to reach net zero

Are e-fuels the key to sustainable aviation fuel?

Commercial flight first for SAF and plans for fleet of helium-filled airships

Clarifying the flight path to aviation decarbonisation

Harnessing the power of logistics in the era of net zero

Could blockchain and book-and-claim systems help to achieve rapid upscaling of SAF?

The case for waste carbon fuels for the future of aviation