GHG Emissions, Commercial, Sourcing Renewables - January 23, 2025
Boeing Partners for SAF Production
Boeing entered a partnership to increase the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Nordics and globally.
The airplane manufacturer became a key project development partner of Norsk e-Fuel, supporting one of Europe’s first industrial scale Power-to-Liquids (PtL) facilities.
The investment from Boeing will accelerate the production and availability of SAF and support the commercial aviation industry’s and ICAO member states’ common goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Norsk e-Fuel will produce jet fuel known as electro-SAF, or e-SAF. This involves the PtL process, which uses fossil-free power to generate green hydrogen and combines it with recycled CO2 from biogenic sources. This fuel can reduce the lifecycle GHG emissions of air travel by over 90% compared to conventional jet fuel.
“Our support of and collaboration with Norsk e-Fuel underscores the importance of using fossil-free energy to accelerate SAF production, which is key to reducing aviation’s carbon emissions towards 2050,” said Steve Gillard, Boeing’s regional sustainability director for Europe, Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia, in a statement. “Our partnership to advance e-fuels will help mobilize the commercialization of SAF in the Nordics and across the world, increasing accessibility and availability for our customers as we help build a robust SAF ecosystem.”
It is estimated that SAF accounted for 0.53% of the global commercial fuel use in 2024. In Europe, the RefuelEU SAF initiative’s proposed mandate aims to gradually increase the share of SAF, reaching a target of 6% by 2030 and 70% by 2050. There are also sub-mandates for e-SAF such as that produced by Norsk e-Fuel, with targets of 1.2% in 2030 increasing to 35% in 2050.
Boeing’s investment will contribute to achieving the SAF volumes needed by the EU commitments and strengthen national energy security across the Nordics. The partnership will also inform policies that enable the economic viability of the global SAF industry while supporting long-term competitiveness of the aviation industry in the region.
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