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Minnesota SAF Coalition Notes Progress

Group looks to develop and expand SAF production in the state

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

September 10, 2024

The Minnesota SAF Hub—a coalition of more than 300 businesses, universities, cities, counties, and philanthropic organizations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area—noted several milestones in the year since it was established to create the first large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) value chain in the U.S.

Ahead of the North American SAF Conference this week in St. Paul, the group announced the launch of the first SAF blending facility in the state. Flint Hills Resources is collaborating with Delta Air Lines, which has a major hub at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP), to develop a plant capable of blending up to 30 million gallons of neat SAF a year. Expected to be completed by the end of 2025, it is believed to be the first facility in the central U.S. with blending capability. The fuel will be delivered via existing pipeline to KMSP.

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