The Digest’s 2025 Multi-Slide Guide to the Cascadia SAF Ecosystem

The Pacific Northwest is positioning itself as a premier Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) hub, leveraging over 50 million acres of woody biomass and strong policy frameworks like Washington’s Clean Fuel Standard. This guide outlines a multi-modal decarbonization strategy uniting Boeing, Alaska Airlines, and research giants PNNL and WSU. By co-locating SAF production with green hydrogen hubs and utilizing existing refining infrastructure, the region aims to de-risk investment and produce billions of gallons of low-carbon fuels.