The first delivery of SAF from Diamond Green Diesel refineries on the Gulf Coast to eastern U.S. aviation fuel customers marks significant beginning to expanding market for ag products
The much-heralded potential of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as a hot market for agricultural products began in earnest in mid-November as Naples Aviation accepted the first delivery of the renewable jet fuel destined for eastern U.S. markets. The size of the delivery was not disclosed.
The sale is part of an agreement between Avfuel Corp. and Valero Marketing Supply Co., and Darling Ingredients Inc., using waste-based feedstocks refined by Daimond Green Diesel (a Valero subsidiary) in Port Arthur, Texas. There, Valero has converted 50% of its refinery’s annual 470-million-gallon capacity to SAF. The facility is expected to be one of the largest SAF refiners in the world.
Feedstocks for SAF range from used cooking oil and animal tallow to distiller’s corn oil and ethanol, providing a wide-range of opportunity for various agriculture raw-material markets. SAF provides an estimated 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the lifecycle of its production to eventual consumption by aircraft.
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