Fuel
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Gaining New Awareness
Recent panel discussion lists EU policies and the Iran war as factors
SAF Flasks in lab
Factors such as EU use mandates and the situation in the Persian Gulf are spurring new interest in sustainable aviation fuel. © Curt Epstein/AIN

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandates across the EU and continuing challenges moving oil through the Strait of Hormuz have increased awareness of SAF and heightened the urgency to scale production and deployment, according to Cindy Tomei, president of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Institute (SAFII).

Speaking on “The Future of Flight Runs on SAF” panel at the recent second-annual Global Aerospace Summit in St. Louis, she said that as demand for SAF continues to accelerate, it is increasingly important to build the infrastructure needed to move fuel from production facilities to airports.