SAF

Latest news, projects and analysis on sustainable aviation fuel, covering technology, policy and investment trends globally.

The latest on the Singapore SAF Levy

CAAS deferred Singapore's SAF Levy by three months, citing Middle East-driven cost pressures on airlines and passengers. Underlying targets remain unchanged, a 1% SAF uplift for 2026 rising to 3-5% by 2030, with only the revenue collection timeline moved back.

By Editor

/ 4 Jul 2026

Singapore-Grown Blending Tech Meets Chicago-Rooted SAF Innovation

Aether Fuels and FlyORO signed an MOU to explore SAF supply-chain and blending for Project Beacon, Aether's waste-carbon SAF facility at Aster's Pulau Bukom refinery, targeting 2,000 tonnes annually by 2028. FlyORO's modular blending platform aims to skip costly new fixed terminals.

By Editor

/ 3 Jul 2026

Singapore-Grown Blending Tech Meets Chicago-Rooted SAF Innovation

Ethanol-to-Jet Has a New Home in Singapore

KBR will provide licensing and FEED for Asia's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet SAF plant, developed by Keppel and Aster on Jurong Island, targeting up to 100,000 tonnes annually. AtJ draws on ethanol instead of the contested used cooking oil feedstock HEFA-based SAF depends on.

By Editor

/ 2 Jul 2026

Ethanol-to-Jet Has a New Home in Singapore

Asia is becoming a SAF export platform before it becomes a full SAF market

Production capacity is being built in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and China faster than local airline demand, local mandates and local procurement frameworks have matured.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 8 Apr 2026

Asia is becoming a SAF export platform before it becomes a full SAF market

Cathay Pacific’s SAF growth highlights both momentum and limits of voluntary uptake in Asia

Cathay Pacific’s SAF growth highlights both momentum and limits of voluntary uptake in APAC. It's latest disclosure of its 2025 SAF commitments provides one of the clearest quantitative signals of how voluntary SAF demand is developing in Asia, while also underscoring how early the market remains.

By Gabriel Ho

/ 29 Mar 2026

Cathay Pacific’s SAF growth highlights both momentum and limits of voluntary uptake in Asia