The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Production Routes and Market Outlook

The presentation from NEXANT ECA’s Steve Slome examines four main pathways for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF): Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ), Gasification and Fischer-Tropsch (G-FT), and Power-to-Liquid (PTL). Each method’s advantages, disadvantages, and potential for scaling are discussed, highlighting feedstock availability and carbon intensity as crucial factors. The report analyzes the relative supply of biofeedstocks compared to conventional fuels, concluding that several options are limited by feedstock constraints or high production costs. Finally, the text identifies key uncertainties impacting the SAF market, including governmental policies and consumer choices.