Sustainable Aviation Fuel

EC 941-379-0

projects tracked
84
active
65
producing plants
13

Also known as SAF.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel projects

chemXplore tracks 84 projects producing sustainable aviation fuel, of which 65 are active.

  1. 22 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 23 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. none FID / Sanctioned
  4. 18 projects Under Construction
  5. 2 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 50 new construction, 9 expansion, 2 revamp / retrofit and 2 conversion / repurposing.

Expected start-up, by year
0 5 10 15 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

15 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 14 October 2026 BPCL Mumbai Refinery kerosene hydrotreater SAF co-processing revamp · Under Construction · India
  • 13 October 2026 Rompetrol Quality Control Laboratory Equipment Modernization, Petromidia and Vega · Under Construction · Romania
  • 9 September 2026 Carbon Neutral Fuels BioNQ SAF Project, North Queensland · Announced / Concept · Australia
  • 8 September 2026 GS Caltex Yeosu SAF Co-Processing Line Expansion · Announced / Concept
  • September 2026 Vopak Port Botany Aviation Fuel Storage Expansion · Announced / Concept · Australia

Latest news on sustainable aviation fuel

15 October 2026
Plug Power reports Q3 2026 progress and schedules Nov. earnings call and symposium

Q3 revenue rose >10% y/y and company remains on track for ~15–16% full‑year growth; Q3 net cash usage ≈ $28M with ≈ $134M cash on hand; margin improvement and an ~$8bn electrolyzer pipeline.

15 October 2026
LanzaJet secures at least $20 million financing to scale SAF output at Freedom Pines Fuels

New financing will fund scaling at the Soperton ATJ plant (10M gal/yr); first close Oct 14, full close expected by Dec 2026; LanzaTech to increase its ownership stake.

14 October 2026
Topsoe to supply kerosene hydrotreating technology for BPCL Mumbai SAF project

Mumbai refinery will co-process 5% used cooking oil in a 4,000 t/d kerosene hydrotreater, with commissioning targeted by end-2026 and SAF supplied to international flights.

13 October 2026
Rompetrol Quality Control upgrades Petromidia and Vega refinery laboratories

Around 40 analytical instruments installed across refinery and petrochemical labs to boost precision testing, digital workflows and capacity for fuels, solvents, bitumen and polymers.

13 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels' FlexSAF redesign boosts Project Starling output

Flexible plant design merges eSAF and advanced bioSAF on one brownfield site, raising Starling output from 25,000 to ~42,000 tpa and cutting per-tonne costs.

8 October 2026
Vopak secures NSW endorsement for Port Botany SAF-capable expansion

NSW backing supports ~120,000 cbm storage increase at Port Botany with new tanks and pipelines, enabling SAF storage; project still requires FID and planning approvals.

5 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels seeks community input on Siddick SAF facility

Drop-in on 15 Oct to view early plans for a 40-acre SAF plant at Siddick producing ~42,000 t/yr and creating 500 construction and 150+ permanent jobs.

2 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels joins Bioenergy Australia to advance Queensland bioSAF

Joins the national bioenergy body and signs an MoU to explore bioSAF from captured sugarcane waste in Queensland; links to international scale-up pipeline.

1 October 2026
Uniper reserves NovaSAF capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics in Latin America

Buyer reserves future biogas-to-SAF capacity from planned Central and South American facilities, supporting dual-certified bio and RFNBO SAF supply for EU mandates.

30 September 2026
PETRONAS advances sustainable fuels with Mercedes‑AMG PETRONAS F1

Advanced Sustainable Fuel (ASF) powers Mercedes‑AMG PETRONAS in F1’s first season of advanced sustainable fuels; PETRONAS is building biorefinery capacity for SAF, HVO and bio‑naphtha.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel plants by country

chemXplore tracks 13 plants producing sustainable aviation fuel in 7 countries.

plants

The 4 with the most plants, of 7 countries.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel producers

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The 3 with the most plants, of 14 producers.

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