SAF Keeps Flying High in 2022 – Aemetis 13M Gallons for Alaska Airlines; Neste, Etihad SAF Delivery
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) … Between the news that the delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Etihad Airways marks the first time in Japan that SAF will be supplied to an overseas airline at an airport in Japan and the news that Aemetis signed a 13 million gallon offtake agreement with Alaska Airlines, SAF just keeps flying high in 2022.
In today’s Digest, the Aemetis offtake agreement details, the Neste, ITOCHU, and Etihad partnership and SAF delivery in the Land of the Rising Sun, reactions from the stakeholders, and more.
Aemetis 13M Gallon Offtake Agreement with Alaska Airlines
Let’s start with the news from California that Aemetis, Inc. signed an offtake agreement with Alaska Airlines for 13 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel to be delivered over the seven year term of the agreement.
What’s the fuel and where will it be made?
The blended fuel to be supplied under this agreement is 40% SAF and 60% Petroleum Jet A to meet international blending standards.
The sustainable aviation fuel is expected to be produced by the Aemetis renewable jet/diesel plant under development on a 125 acre former U.S. Army Ammunition production plant site in Riverbank, California.
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Where’s it going?
The fuel will be delivered to San Francisco International Airport. The blended sustainable aviation fuel is also scheduled to begin deliveries to Qantas in 2025.
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Neste, ITOCHU, Etihad Airways in the Land of the Rising Sun
Now onto the Neste news that Neste and ITOCHU are celebrating the first delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Etihad Airways, one of the airlines of the United Arab Emirates, in Japan. The delivery of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Etihad marks the first time in Japan that SAF will be supplied to an overseas airline at an airport in Japan.
The SAF will be delivered to Etihad’s aircraft at Narita International Airport.
This milestone is a result of the recently expanded partnership between Neste and ITOCHU to grow the availability of sustainable aviation fuel in Japan. ITOCHU acts as the branded distributor of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Japan, making Neste’s SAF available first at the two largest Japanese international airports: Tokyo Haneda and Narita. READ MORE
Neste and ITOCHU Celebrate First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Delivery to Etihad Airways in Japan (Neste)
