How the Fuels Sector Supports Aviation’s Green Goals

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Europe’s gas producers are strategic allies — not obstacles — in reaching local weather neutrality. We stand able to speed up decarbonization throughout all transport sectors, with the precise coverage assist.

Europe’s gas producers are strategic allies — not obstacles — in reaching local weather neutrality.

With rising concern, FuelsEurope and its members observe the latest public discourse questioning the provision of SAF in Europe — and, astonishingly, the dedication of Europe’s gas manufacturing sector.

Current claims by the aviation business, citing an early model of a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) report,1 allege that gas producers are falling wanting delivering SAF to market. But, strikingly, this report omits any point out of the European refining business’s ongoing contributions to EU local weather targets underneath the ReFuelEU Aviation initiative. Following public misuse of the research, BCG itself clarified that world bio-SAF provides are projected to achieve 9 to 12 million tons by 2030. This comfortably exceeds regulatory demand, together with ReFuelEU’s 3 million ton goal.

Details matter: Europe’s gas business is already delivering

In the present day, Europe’s HEFA capability — the most typical bio-SAF — stands at 1.5 million tonnes per yr, with one other 2.4 million tonnes of further agency SAF capability set to be added as much as 2029. For context:

2025 ReFuelEU mandate (2 %): requires 1 million tonnes — which has already been achieved.

2030 ReFuelEU mandate (6 %): requires 2.7 million tonnes — which is effectively inside attain.

Even the regional European Union Aviation Security Agency2 (EASA) affirms that SAF provide is anticipated to exceed 3.2 million tonnes yearly by 2030, backed by a surge of tasks throughout Europe. And in line with Argus Media, EU SAF capability will outpace demand till at the least 2035. Furthermore, SAF manufacturing implies the manufacturing of co-products that can discover their manner into street transport.