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Forest-Based Carbon Offsets: Airlines Should Taxi With Caution
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.
Industry Insights with Olivia Ruggles-Brise, VP Sustainability, BCD Travel
In this interview, Olivia Ruggles-Brise, an expert in travel and tourism policy and stakeholder sustainability engagement, and the Vice President of Sustainability at leading global travel management company BCD Travel, shares her insight into how the corporate travel community are engaging with SAF, and the importance of all sustainability initiatives, as well as some of the key challenges facing aviation in its path to net-zero.
SAF Expert Insights with SAF Expert Insights with Matthew Bennison, Business Development, Johnson Matthey
Matthew Bennison, a Business Developer at Johnson Matthey, explores what makes the North American SAF market so exciting for innovative technology providers, as well as sharing details on Johnson Matthey's latest developments.
SAF Expert Insights with Joe Rodden, Co-founder and CEO, Lydian
On-site at Sustainable Aviation Futures North America Congress, Joe Rodden, the Co-founder and CEO of Lydian examines the current state of the SAF marketplace, and how Lydian's technology stands out as an exciting route to scale production.
Top-line Takeaways from Sustainable Aviation Futures North America Congress 2024
The Sustainable Aviation Futures North America Congress focused on what is required to develop and rapidly scale the North American SAF production landscape, from unpacking federal and state-level policy, to developing feedstocks. Shamin Hosseini Nami, University of Houston, and Audrey Fan, Entrepreneur and Aviation Enthusiast, both volunteers at the congress, share their takeaways from the congress.
Ambitions for Sustainable Aviation from Across the Asia Pacific: Perspectives on SAF, Aviation Decarbonisation Technologies and Policies
In this report, four experts discuss the unique opportunities for the Asia Pacific in scaling SAF production and advancing decarbonisation technologies, as well as exploring hurdles such as feedstock availability, infrastructure development, and regulatory frameworks.
Establishing a Sustainable Aviation Action Plan in Asia Pacific
In this 60 minute webinar, an expert panel discussed the feedstock landscape in the Asia Pacific Regio, how government and the finance sector can mitigate risk when investing in SAF projects, and the expectations of domestic SAF production.
Know Your SAF: Guide to Sustainable Aviation Fuels Report
In this in-depth technical report, Twelve™ explore the available pathways for SAF production, diving into their pros and cons, scalability, and exploring the unique opportunity for low water and land use presented by Power-to-Liquid. Download the full report to learn more.
Location, Location, Location
In this in-depth technical report, Twelve™ explore the available pathways for SAF production, diving into their pros and cons, scalability, and exploring the unique opportunity for low water and land use presented by Power-to-Liquid. Download the full report to learn more.
SAF Expert Insights with Annette Farah, Business Development Manager, Johnson Matthey
Annette Farah, the Business Development Manager at Johnson Matthey shares her insight on what makes SAF, and particularly the North American SAF market, of such interest to Johnson Matthey, as well as giving a glimpse into her presentation on supercharging SAF, ahead of the North America Congress.
Industry Insights with Clarence Woo, Managing Director, Global Centre for Green Fuels
In this interview, Clarence Woo, the Managing Director of the Global Centre for Green Fuels shares his perspectives on how APAC can accelerate the global supply of SAF, and the roles of global and regional policy, and public support, in that acceleration.
Industry Insights with Shutong Liu, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MotionEco
In this interview Shutong Liu, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MotionEco Green Fuels shares his insight into the unique feedstock opportunities in APAC, and what will be the biggest drivers in scaling up SAF production in the region.
Pathways to Sustainable Aviation Fuels (APAC Edition)
Produced in conjunction with SimpliFlying, this report examines the current state of SAF development in APAC, highlighting key initiatives, challenges, and opportunities.
Net-Zero North America: The current status of SAF and alternative methods of decarbonization in North America
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.
SAF Expert Insights with Bruce Fleming, CEO, Montana Renewables
In this interview, hear exclusive insights from Bruce Fleming, the CEO of Montana Renewables, about the process of getting a SAF plant up and running, the scale-up required to meet industry targets, and how traditional energy companies and economic support mechanisms can help drive that scale.
Pathways to Sustainable Aviation Fuels (North America Edition)
As the aviation industry looks towards its 2050 net-zero target, North America, particularly the US, has emerged as the undisputed leader in SAF production. Produced in conjunction with SimpliFlying, this report outlines critical opportunities and challenges in the North American SAF industry.
Industry Insights with Joachim Majholm, Blue Lines - Climate impact opportunities of non-CO2
In this interview, Joachim Majholm, the Founder of Blue Lines, and an expert on contrails, shares his insights on contrails: what are they, what is their impact, and how easily can they be managed? It turns out, potentially quite easily!
Industry Insights with Graham Noyes, Low Carbon Fuels Coalition – SAF’s place in U.S. politics
Graham Noyes, the Executive Director of the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, and an expert in state-level SAF policy, California in particular, shares his views on how SAF fits into the U.S. political agenda, and the importance of credit stacking to create ‘SAF hubs’.
Opportunities to scale aviation decarbonization across the Asia Pacific region
In this 60 minute webinar, an expert panel discus the solutions a strategies for driving aviation decarbonization in the region, options for airlines to reduce fuel consumption, policy to support feedstock development, and more.
Potential Impacts of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election on SAF
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.