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Avfuel Corporation

Bombardier Aviation

Emissions Reduction

Fuel/Lubricants

Press Release

Avfuel delivered a 7,300 gallon shipment of SAF to Bombardier.

Issued by Avfuel Corporation.

November 26, 2019

Avfuel delivers first sustainable aviation fuelshipment to Bombardier's facility in Canada

Avfuel is providing Bombardier with an inaugural shipment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support the company's long-standing commitment toward the environment. This aligns with Avfuel's ongoing efforts to work with leading original equipment manufacturers on sustainability efforts.

In total, Avfuel supplied 7,300 gallons (27,600 litres) of SAF to Bombardier to fuel its new customer aircraft deliveries. In total, the sustainable product provided a two metric ton reduction in life cycle CO2 emissions. 

“Working with leading OEMs, like Bombardier, is an opportunity for Avfuel and business aviation as a whole to meet its sustainability goals,” said C.R. Sincock, executive vice president for Avfuel. “We are appreciative of the Bombardier team for its willingness to participate in this initiative, for its professionalism in working with Avfuel on the logistics and for the work it's doing on green initiatives.”

Supply of SAF continues to be the most challenging hurdle to bringing the product to market on a commercial scale. As such, Avfuel hopes raising awareness through initiatives such as this will help inspire commitments by operators to use the product. By creating the demand, Avfuel's aim is to encourage further production for greater sustainable representation in the fuel supply chain.

Avfuel sources it concentrated SAF from Gevo, Inc., and blends it with petroleum-based jet fuel. This mixture is then tested for fuel quality and to ensure it meets ASTM D1655 standards. The product has a net benefit to the environment across its lifecycle. Created from cornstarch, for every one million gallons of the concentrated SAF that is produced, approximately 10 million pounds of animal feed and protein is sold into the food chain, and the final jet fuel product burns cleaner, reducing carbon emissions released into the atmosphere.