Tag: sustainable aviation fuel

XCF Comments on Global SAF Initiatives as Policymakers Accelerate the Decarbonization of the Aviation Industry

Stuart Mitchell

XCF Global, Inc., a key player in decarbonizing the aviation industry through Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”), today shared its perspective on the rapidly evolving global policy landscape shaping the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel. The scale of the challenge – and opportunity – is immense. According to the International Air Transport Association (“IATA”), airlines will need approximately 165 billion gallons of SAF annually by 2050 to achieve net-zero emissions. In 2024, global SAF production totalled only ~330 million gallons – about 0.3% of total jet-fuel demand. Meeting 2050 decarbonization targets will require an estimated 27% compound annual growth…

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Airbus and Cathay form co-investment partnership for scaling sustainable aviation fuel adoption

Stuart Mitchell

Airbus and the Cathay Group have announced a joint investment of up to US$70 million to accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Asia and globally.  The agreement was announced in Hong Kong on the sidelines of the IATA World Sustainability Symposium at a ceremony hosted by Cathay Chief Operations and Service Delivery Officer Alex McGowan and Airbus President Asia-Pacific Anand Stanley. Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to identify, evaluate and invest in projects that support the scaling of SAF production…

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XCF Global lists on Nasdaq as first publicly traded pure-play SAF producer in United States

Stuart Mitchell

XCF Global, a key player in decarbonizing the aviation industry through Synthetic Aviation Fuel (“SAF”), is pleased to announce its successful listing of its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”). Mihir Dange, Chief Executive Officer of XCF Global, commented: “We’re proud to begin our journey as a public company and to raise awareness to the growing need for low-carbon aviation solutions. The public listing enables us to accelerate development of our SAF platform and expand production to meet the aviation sector’s growing demand for low-carbon fuel…

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McLAREN Racing announces major investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel programme in 2024 Sustainability Report

Stuart Mitchell

McLaren Racing has published its annual Sustainability Report, a transparent overview of the team’s environmental and social impacts in 2024, including details of a major investment in Sustainable Aviation Fuel certificates (SAFc). Key achievements in 2024 include: • Reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 8.6% compared to 2023, before SAF investment• Funded one million US gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, covering 100% of business travel emissions across all series• 48% reduction in F1 road freight emissions from switching to biofuel, a direct replacement for diesel which reduces emissions by up to 90%• Combined, our…

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Airbus Canada rolls out sustainable aviation fuel, unlocking 100% SAF capacity across all delivery centres worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

The first sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) delivery recently took place at the Airbus Canada’s A220 site, enabling the Mirabel teams to use SAF for production, customer acceptance and test flights. This now means that all Airbus commercial aircraft assembly sites around the world are now using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for their internal operations.  During the course of 2025, all Airbus commercial aircraft delivery centers around the world will offer SAF to customers for ferry flights. This year alone, in 2025, over 600,000 litres of SAF with a 30% blend…

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