SABA launches SAFc platform to connect buyers, sellers

The Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced the launch of SAFc Connect platform to help connect buyers with SAF certificates providers.

SABA said the platform will provide members with a more flexible pathway to invest in high-integrity, commercially available SAF, and is designed to support a faster offer-to-sale cycle that lets SAFc providers tap into near term corporate demand.

“To meet the decarbonization goals for the aviation sector, we need to encourage both near and long-term investment into SAF,” said Kim Carnahan, head of SABA Secretariat. “With SAFc Connect, participants have a continuous SAF procurement opportunity that progresses climate goals now, while strengthening the foundations of the SAF market for future growth.”

SABA surveys has found companies accessing SAFc Connect have an immediate demand for approximately $30m worth of SAF certificates.

The annual demand volume is expected to grow significantly year-on-year as SABA membership expands and companies ramp up investment to meet 2030 climate targets.

Approximately six SAFc providers – including Alaska Air, Future Energy Global, International Airlines Group (parent company of leading airlines including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, LEVEL, and Vueling), JetBlue, Targray, and Valero – have committed to participating in SAFc Connect with up to double that number expected to come on board in the coming months.

Since launching in 2021, SABA has worked with corporate buyers to aggregate demand for over $400m in SAF certificates.

Earlier in May, SABA launched a request for proposal to increase the supply of next-generation SAF including power-to-liquids and those using advanced bio-based feedstocks.

This aggregated SAF procurement is designed to deliver a much-needed boost to scalable long-term SAF production capacity.