Sustainable aviation fuel – providing a lower carbon alternative

We are playing a vital role in the industry, working with airlines, fuel producers and trade bodies, to increase the supply and demand of sustainable aviation fuel. For example:

• We were involved in fuelling the first SAF flight by an airline in February 2008 and since then we’ve been enabling ground-breaking test flights (Flight100) and investing in sustainable alternatives.
• Our fuel research and development team and product quality experts have played a key role in the development of supporting processes and industry approvals.
  • bp and Johnson Matthey have developed a simple-to-operate and cost-advantaged Fisher-Tropsch technology that can operate both at large and small scale to economically convert synthesis gas, generated from sources such as municipal solid waste and other renewable biomass, into long-chain hydrocarbons suitable for the production of SAF.
  • bp were a key participant in the development of fuel specifications for SAF through industry bodies ASTM and the Aviation Fuels committee.

• We pioneered the first commercial supply of sustainable aviation fuel through an existing hydrant fuelling system in 2016.
• Nuseed and bp entered into a strategic agreement to accelerate market adoption of Nuseed Carinata as a sustainable low-carbon biofuel feedstock. Nuseed Carinata is a non-food cover crop that can be used to produce low-carbon biofuel feedstock that is independently certified, sustainable and scalable.
• We are building our experience in supplying SAF & exploring opportunities with our global customers, and to date we’ve supplied SAF to over 45 locations.