In the pipeline…

The production of SAF is well under way, but will the industry and its customers accept the financial cost of more environmentally friendly fuel?

WORDS TOM OTLEY

The Neste refinery in Rotterdam isn't a beautiful place, even between rain showers. The current expansion of the site at Maasvlakte means it has a half-built look about it, and with a coal power station pumping smoke into the sky close by, Cosco and Evergreen tankers moored on the far side of the Yangtze Canal, and the constant noise of construction traffic penetrating even the mandatory ear plugs, it's hard to see it as the future of anything, let alone carbon-free flight. Yet when the refinery completes its €1.9 billion (US$2 billion) expansion in 2026, it will be one of the largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facilities in the world. If you enjoy international travel, but find the subject of SAF boring, the next few years may be challenging. Airline…

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