Canadian government releases SAF blueprint
In Canada, the Western Producer said that the Canadian government has released a blueprint for the development of a SAF in the country.
Transport Canada’s blueprint establishes a plan for meeting Canada’s Aviation Climate Action Plan’s goal of 10% SAF use by 2030.
That would require an estimated one billion liters of SAF sourced from a combination of international supply and domestic production.
“Canada has the feedstock, refining expertise, innovation capacity and domestic airlines to create a world-leading industry that contributes to meeting its own needs and those of other jurisdictions,” Transport Canada stated in its blueprint.
Fred Ghatala, president of Advanced Biofuels Canada, welcomed the long-awaited government document. “The thing that the blueprint brings, and its most important contribution, is momentum. It signals Canadian government attention to this important file,” he said.
“It is a reaffirmation of an aspirational goal of 10 per cent SAF use by 2030,” he added.
Ghatala said that if canola-based SAF received a 50% share of that market, it would create a new annual demand for 2.45 million tons of the crop.
Category: Policy
