{"id":27584867,"date":"2025-07-24T11:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bioethanolfrance.fr\/sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:07:17","slug":"sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bioethanolfrance.fr\/en\/sustainable-aviation-fuel-saf\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#00E88C&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; min_height_tablet=&#8221;200px&#8221; min_height_phone=&#8221;200px&#8221; min_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: flex;&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;highlight-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;&#8211;et_global_heading_font|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#003A7A&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_text_align_tablet=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_align_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>SUSTAINABLE FUEL<br \/>D&#8217;AVIATION (SAF)<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;About&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Une technologie en d\u00e9veloppement pour remplacer le k\u00e9ros\u00e8ne fossile dans l&#8217;aviation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;11e2b386-4402-4d36-87c2-9ef94ce1fdba&#8221; text_font=&#8221;GOTHAM-BOLD|800|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#003A7A&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;GOTHAM-BOLD|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#003A7A&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_font_tablet=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_phone=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Technology under development to replace fossil kerosene in aviation<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#474747&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Aviation accounts for around 2-3% of global CO\u2082 emissions and faces a major decarbonization challenge. Among the solutions available, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are the only ones capable of immediately reducing the carbon footprint of air transport without modifying existing aircraft or infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>SAF are alternative fuels to fossil kerosene, produced from renewable sources such as biomass (waste oils, animal fats, agricultural or forestry residues), green hydrogen and biogenic CO2.<\/p>\n<p>One of the certified production routes for SAF is bioethanol via the Alcohol-To-Jet (ATJ) route.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main regulations at European level supporting the incorporation of SAF in aviation fuels is the ReFuel EU Aviation regulation. 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