Turbulence before take-off: Does EU need to do more for eSAF?

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

26 Aug 25

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The due date for EU’s 1.2% eSAF sub-mandate is approaching fast. European policymakers face a stark reality of current policies being inadequate for project makers…

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Southwest divests SAF tech company SAFFiRE

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

26 Aug 25

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Southwest Airlines last week sold sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology company SAFFiRE Renewables. This sparked questions about the airline’s commitment to decarbonisation and particularly SAF…

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Turbulence before take-off: Does EU need to do more for eSAF?

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

20 Aug 25

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The due date for EU’s 1.2% eSAF sub-mandate is approaching fast. European (EU) policymakers face a stark reality of current policies being inadequate for project…

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Brazil’s GranBio has grandes planos for SAF

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

11 Aug 25

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Brazil’s GranBio has big plans. It wants to build a 1bn gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity pipeline over the next decade. It…

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Syzygy: Cows on a plane

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

4 Aug 25

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They look sweet standing in meadows eating grass but on average cows kill 22 Americans every year. Sharks kill four people worldwide. A single adult…

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Australia looks to sustainable fuels to secure energy future

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

1 Aug 25

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Government and industry are working together to build Australia’s low carbon liquid fuel industry. The government of Australia is taking decisive action to build a…

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Alcohol-based SAF projects win big in UK’s funding award

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

28 Jul 25

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Alcohol startups win big Nearly a century ago, Sir Frank Whittle spent many years struggling to turn his ideas into the world’s first jet engine.…

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One Big Beautiful Bill – lots of changes for SAF

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

23 Jul 25

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History is riddled with bizarrely named legislation. Take the US ‘Non-Intercourse Act’ of 1809 which aimed to regulate trade with Great Britain and France. This…

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Skimming the top: SAF prices need more transparency

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

14 Jul 25

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When Sony launched slim and sleek Bravia flat screens in 2000s, it was the only company producing this technology. Everyone wanted one. Demand went through…

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Japan’s key role in the SAF industry

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

11 Jul 25

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The aviation industry emits roughly 2% to 3% of global CO2 emissions. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as a critical solution for reducing the…

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Israeli startup flips SAF’s hydrogen problem on its head

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

7 Jul 25

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Hydrogen was the first element in the universe. It is also the simplest – with its isotope protium having a single proton and an electron.…

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Cost of not using SAF

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

2 Jul 25

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How many times have you heard about sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) being costlier than Jet A fuel? Almost everyone raises this point as the biggest…

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A spoonful of sugar: CEP

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

23 Jun 25

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In the sprawling agricultural valley of Imperial County, California, Dave Rubenstein believes he has found a solution to one of sustainable aviation fuel’s (SAF) most…

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SAFX begins trading on Nasdaq via SPAC

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

16 Jun 25

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Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are synonymous with disappointment. Since their virality in Covid, countless SPACs have brought speculative ventures public, promising revolutionary technologies and…

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Reasons to be cheerful: SAF Investor London 2025

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

9 Jun 25

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On the whole it was a cheery bunch. Some 78% of SAF Investor London attendees last week were optimistic about the SAF market for 2025.…

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