From feedstock to flight

KROHNE bridges the gap between classical oil and gas expertise and renewable feedstock production through advanced process instrumentation. Yannick Farine, Industry Manager Biofuels and Bioenergy, speaks to Biofuels International

 How would you describe the current situation for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and which dynamics are shaping the market most strongly at the moment?
The SAF market right now can be best be described as a policy-driven market in early scale-up, meaning we are witnessing ‘baby pictures’ of what could be coming next over the years.
There’s still uncertainty in the short term as it’s a young market and scaling up is complex.
The cost of projects and supply constraints don’t make it easy to start producing SAF today despite the current regulations that are in place.
There is still so much uncertainty. However, the end-goal is clear: We need to decarbonise the aviation industry, sooner rather than later.
Despite the challenges ahead, technology is evolving such as with new alcohol to jet technology that is coming onstream, which will help diversify these...