This week, The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a press release sharing details of its support for the scale up of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through the EU SAF Clearing House.
The initiative will facilitate the deployment and approval of SAF, stating its mission as “remov[ing] as many barriers as possible to support the EU & International deployment of SAFs as well as the approval of new SAF pathways.”
Acknowledging the key role SAF will play in the industry’s decarbonisation, this “one-stop-shop” offers a centralised support system for fuel producers and original equipment manufacturers, giving assistance with the ASTM D4054 standard evaluation process. The Screening House will offer pre-screening, technical advice and testing support, provide testing capabilities, give advice on sustainability and likelihood of meeting market entry requirements, and facilitate international coordination.
Maria Rueda, Strategy & Safety Management Director, EASA said:
“The demand for SAF will grow ever more to meet the goals set in the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation and increasingly reduce the emissions from aviation. Via the EU SAF Clearing House, EASA wants to ensure that the fuel industry gets the support needed to succeed in developing SAF for aviation, so that their innovation efforts are not in vain and more SAF is brought to the market.”
This project is funded by the European Union and managed by EASA.
In March, IATA’s Director General, Willie Walsh joined for a 5-minute conversation touching on the alarming disparity between the US and European levels of SAF production, and the role governments must play in stimulating its scale up. In particular, Walsh condemned fuel suppliers saying:
“Traditional fuel suppliers who have made hundreds of billions in profit off the industry over the years need to significantly accelerate their investment in the production of SAF […] They’re part of the problem, they’ve got to be part of the solution.”
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For more on sustainability see:
- The next big aerospace innovations with the MD of JetBlue Ventures
- Willie Walsh: “They’re part of the problem, they’ve got to be part of the solution.”
- ECLIF3 study highlights non-CO2 reduction benefits of SAF in commercial aircraft