Room: Poster Area
Date: Friday, 22 May 2026
Time: 11:30 - 12:45 CEST
Session code IDV.3
Industrial session
The State of EU SAF Market
Short Introductive summary
In the EU, according to the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation (2023/2405), aviation suppliers must ensure that all aviation fuels to aircraft operators at each Union airports must contain a mandatory minimum share of 2% of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from January 1, 2025. This minimum share of SAF increases to 6% in 2030. Among the different production pathways, SAF produced through hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) is the most mature and commercialized technology. About 56% of SAF produced by 2030 is planned to be sourced through the HEFA production pathway, followed by co-processing, gasification and Fischer-Tropsch, and other technologies such as power-to-liquid and alcohol-to-jet. However, since 2024, many SAF projects have been paused or delayed in the EU for several reasons. SGS INSPIRE is keen to present its findings on the SAF market, given that the feedstocks used currently could be in direct competition with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) used in road transport sector. Hence, this presentation focuses on the state of the SAF market including consumption in 2024, challenges in SAF production so far, and SAF projection including advanced biofuels.
Presenter
Dhanisha JULEEMUN
SGS INSPIRE, SWITZERLAND
Presenter's biography
Based in the UK, Dhanisha is a chemist by background, and have been actively working in the energy sector for transport for over 14 years. She monitors and analyses policies related to the environment, air quality and climate change, industry and market developments in the Europe and Africa.
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Session reference: IDV.3.20