Cathay Pacific and Aemetis sign SAF offtake deal

Cathay Pacific has signed an offtake agreement with Aemetis for the supply of 38 million US gallons of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
This is to be delivered over seven years beginning in 2025 from San Francisco International Airport.
The SAF purchased can reduce more than 80,000 tonnes of lifecycle carbon emissions, equivalent to the amount of carbon sequestered by more than 1.3 million tree seedlings grown for 10 years.
The agreement is also part of the joint procurement initiative for SAF by the oneworld alliance, of which Cathay Pacific is a founding member.
CEO Augustus Tang said: “Cathay Pacific continues to reaffirm its commitment to addressing climate change despite these challenging times.
“In the past few years, we have announced our carbon net-zero by 2050 target and our goal of achieving 10% use of SAF by 2030.
“We are pleased that this agreement with Aemetis will contribute to that effort, and we hope it will also send the right signal to the SAF industry to encourage the much-needed investment and scaling up of its supply chain.”
The blended SAF to be supplied under this agreement is 40% SAF and 60% Petroleum Jet A-1 fuel to meet international blending standards.
The SAF will be produced at the Aemetis Carbon Zero plant currently under development in Riverbank, California.
The facility will use waste wood to produce cellulosic hydrogen, and combine it with wastes and non-edible sustainable oils.