Southwest Invests In Producing SAF From Agricultural Waste

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The Saffire project will enable existing ethanol plants to produce liquid fuels from corn stover.
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Southwest Airlines has invested in startup Saffire Renewables as part of a U.S. Energy Department-backed project to produce sustainable available fuel (SAF) from agricultural waste. Saffire plans to produce low-carbon ethanol from corn stover that will then be upgraded to renewable jet fuel...
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