Fueling the Future: Overcoming Production Bottlenecks to Scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is essential to decarbonizing aviation, but scaling production remains one of the industry’s biggest hurdles.

While SAF production surged in recent years thanks to supportive federal policies and tax incentives, recent political shifts have introduced uncertainty into the investment landscape—prompting developers and financiers to seek alternative pathways to scale.

This session explores how the SAF ecosystem can navigate bottlenecks in feedstock availability, refining capacity, and technology deployment, especially in a climate where traditional federal incentives are no longer guaranteed. Can emerging mechanisms like book-and-claim systems, corporate buyer programs, and state-level incentives step in to fill the gap? And will they be enough to sustain momentum toward 2030 production targets and 2050 net-zero goals?

Join leaders across the aviation industry and corporate finance space as they explore how to unlock SAF’s full potential—from next-generation feedstocks and advanced refining technologies to innovative market instruments that can catalyze private investment in a politically volatile era.