Posted on 5th December 2023
The sustainable aviation fuel industry would have to increase by 1,600 times its current size to meet the aviation sector’s 2050 net zero carbon emissions target, according to one UK-based SAF producer.
James Hygate, founder and CEO of Firefly, which makes SAF from sewage, claimed that for the industry to meet its long-term sustainability goals, “the industry has to grow 1,600 times, so fairly big growth in this industry [is needed]”.
Hygate, who has worked in the environmental sector for more than 20 years, is calling for greater funding for the UK SAF industry by encouraging investment into ‘first-of-a-kind’ facilities, which he hopes will be the pilot for commercial sustainable fuel production.