E-SAF presents a strategic opportunity for the EU to enhance energy resilience, strengthen its industry, create high-value jobs, and lead in cleantech innovation while contributing to aviation’s climate targets - but policy support is required to unlock its potential.
E-SAF presents a strategic opportunity for the EU to enhance energy resilience, strengthen its industry, create high-value jobs, and lead in cleantech innovation while contributing to aviation’s climate targets - but policy support is required to unlock its potential.
E-SAF (sustainable aviation fuel produced from clean electricity) could reinforce Europe’s energy security, strengthen its industrial base, and create ~20,000 jobs by 2050. With the potential to unlock a €350+ billion global market and reduce global aviation emissions by 400 million tonnes annually, e-SAF is key to achieving the EU’s climate and industrial goals.
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Download free sample pages More informationDespite ~30 announced projects, no facility has reached Final Investment Decision (FID), highlighting the need for urgent policy action to scale production and secure the EU’s leadership in this first-of-a-kind innovation. To overcome investment barriers and accelerate progress, industry leaders propose five urgent policy interventions:
The European e-SAF ecosystem stands ready to act—now is the time to seize this opportunity.