BNEF: SAFs could make up 7.5 per cent of jet fuel demand by 2030

Cecilia Keating
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A plane refuels in Chopin Airport, Poland | Credit: iStock
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A plane refuels in Chopin Airport, Poland | Credit: iStock

But analyst warns of 'significant hurdles' in scaling nascent sustainable aviation fuel market, including scarcity of supply and competition for feedstock with renewable diesel market

Aviation biofuels could account for up to five per cent of global jet fuel demand before the end of the decade, up from less than 0.1 per cent today, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF)...

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