Sustainability and Environment
SkyMark Unveils 7,000-gallon All-electric Refueler
Clay Lacy Aviation is the launch customer
7K Gallon All electric refueler on show floor
(l-r) SkyMark Refuelers CEO Steven Paul, World Fuel Services v-p of sales Stephanie Jordan, and Doug Wilson, Clay Lacy Aviation’s chief business officer for FBOs, pose by the largest all-electric refueler in the U.S., which was unveiled on the opening day of NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. The tanker will be delivered to the Clay Lacy facility at Van Nuys Airport after the show and go into operation next month following staff training. © Curt Epstein/AIN

SkyMark Refuelers unveiled the largest aircraft refueler in the U.S. with an all-electric powertrain on Tuesday at NBAA-BACE 2025. Launched in combination with World Fuel Services and Clay Lacy Aviation, the 7,000-gallon-capacity tanker will be delivered to Clay Lacy’s flagship FBO at California’s Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) at the conclusion of the show and will be used to carry sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Doug Wilson, Clay Lacy’s chief business officer for FBOs, noted the irony of FBOs using a conventionally powered refueler with its exhaust emissions to haul and dispense SAF. He added that this was a factor in the company’s decision to acquire the fully electric vehicle.