Energy Suppliers Say They're Serious about Boosting SAF Use

EBACE Convention News 2023

Shell Aviation and Air BP say there are ways to break through the barriers to increased use of sustainable aviation fuels in business aircraft.

Air BP sustainable aviation fuel — Air BP has supplied sustainable aviation fuel at 30 locations worldwide.

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

May 22, 2023

Discussions about achieving aviation’s commitment to delivering net-zero carbon operations by 2050 are often shrouded in chicken-and-egg circular arguments. How can operators increase their use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) if sufficient supplies aren't available worldwide? How can SAF supplies increase if sufficient demand doesn't exist to justify significant investments in production and distribution infrastructure?

At the Sustainable Skies conference in Farnborough, UK, last month, some air transport industry leaders pointed fingers at energy companies and governments for talking the talk on SAF while failing to walk the walk regarding the change they say they want to see. Several commentators pointed to unprecedented oil company profits bloated over the past 15 months courtesy of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, asking why the lion’s share of these aren’t being diverted into green aviation initiatives.

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