Is The Fuel Crisis A Catalyst For Europe’s SAF Supply?

Neste facility

Neste’s biomass-based SAF production capability reached 1.5 million tons per year in 2025, but widescale e-SAF production is still far off.

Credit: Pasi Kemmo/Neste
Europe’s sustainable aviation fuel industry might be at a turning point. Key environmental legislation for aviation is in the spotlight against the backdrop of the Iran conflict and the related fuel crisis, which could be a much-needed catalyst for the lagging industry. Oil price spikes and fears of...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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