In India, BioEnergy Times reported that India could produce more than 14 million tons of SAF annually from feedstocks such as sugarcane bagasse, rice straw, and municipal solid waste, according to a study was prepared under the ICAO ACT-SAF Assistance Project, which focuses on capacity building for sustainable aviation fuels under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
At the higher end, production could exceed 33 million tons per year, the report stated.
“The low-end estimate of SAF production is enough to supply up to 70 percent SAF blends into all jet fuel used in India, with additional volumes available for export,” the study said. It added that India’s geographic location positions it well for exporting SAF to Southeast Asia and Europe.
The study highlighted that alcohol-to-jet (AtJ) technology offers the largest opportunity for SAF production in India and that SAF will play a key role in decarbonizing the country’s growing civil aviation sector.
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