Although hundreds of SAF projects have been announced around the world, there is still a risk that as early as 2030 supply will not meet projected demand. This article explores the major challenges to SAF growth, from cost recovery to regulatory uncertainty, and what can be done to overcome them.

As Donald Trump prepares to take office again, the future regulatory landscape for SAF is uncertain. Traditional oil and gas companies have faced enforcement challenges from authorities that had an unfavorable view of them. SAF providers and customers can look to those experiences to survey the changing landscape of regulation and enforcement.

For years carbon credits have been used to offset emissions by companies the world over. Increasingly, issues like leakage and the risk of fraud are raised as potential challenges to their effectiveness. This article explores some of those challenges, and how companies can prioritise direct emissions reductions.

The U.S. has big ambitions to decarbonize commercial aviation. Are additional actions needed to make these ambitions a reality? This article takes a deeper dive into SAF policy to see if the industry is able to learn and apply those findings from similar experiences with wind and solar. 

The upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election has the green energy world worried. In particular, developers of low-carbon clean and renewable energy projects are concerned about regulatory and legislative changes that may be adopted. But even if some parts of the IRA may be vulnerable to change, certain areas may be politically safe no matter who is in charge.

Participating in EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (“RFS”) program, California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”) program and/or using federal tax credits comes with specific legal requirements, including related to the feedstock that is used for sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) production. This article highlights new requirements and challenges related to biogas, separated food waste recordkeeping, and related carbon accounting models.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is considered the aviation industry’s best option to reduce or eliminate emissions, but scaling SAF production to meet industry targets requires an integrated regulatory environment, innovative financing and collaboration within the industry. This article explores key mechanisms in place, or requiring development, to enable the scaling required.

The use of SAF is expected to be the biggest contributor to aviation decarbonisation efforts and therefore to reaching IATA and ICAO’s ambitious 2050 goals. To achieve that anticipated impact, scale-up will need to be rapid, so understanding the potential hurdles, and opportunities to optimise, is vital.