Avfuel Corporation has announced its expansion of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (having target percentages of 30% neat SAF and 70% conventional jet fuel) (SAF) across the southeastern United States, supplied from Valero Marketing and Supply Company (Valero), a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation.
This announcement came during the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), where innovation and the advancement of sustainable technologies were prominent.
The supply agreement with Valero significantly increases Avfuel’s volume and geographic access to SAF. It will support Avfuel’s mission to continuously grow volume over the multi-year agreement. Like its existing SAF supply, Avfuel will prioritize access to business aviation operations, helping flight departments, and others to use lower-carbon transportation fuels.
The neat SAF produced by Diamond Green Diesel LLC, a joint venture between a Valero affiliate and an affiliate of Darling Ingredients Inc., is produced using the HEFA SPK feedstock pathway, meaning it uses lipids—like used cooking oil—to produce the fuel, and can lower lifecycle GHG emissions by up to 80% when compared to conventional jet fuel. On a blended basis, SAF can lower lifecycle GHG emissions by up to 24% when compared to conventional jet fuel.
Avfuel is making SAF more accessible to southeastern U.S. operators—with an emphasis in Florida at the start—advancing Avfuel’s commitment to supporting the business aviation industry in growing the use of SAF.
