“Sustainable aviation fuels are critical to enabling the aviation decarbonisation roadmap.” “We are committed to supporting all efforts that contribute to their global availability at scale,” stated Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury. “The collaboration with DG Fuels supports the emergence of a new technological pathway allowing for the production of SAFs from a broader range of waste and residue sources, initially in the United States, with the potential for large-scale production globally.”

DGF’s fuel production system is fully based on cellulosic waste products, such as logging sector wood waste, and renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power.

DGF’s plant is expected to have an initial production capacity of 120 million US gallons (454 million litres) of SAF per year on average, saving roughly 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per year beginning in 2026.

“The DGF team is excited to have finalised this SAF partnership with Airbus,” said Michael Darcy, Chairman and CEO of DG Fuels, “and we look forward to working together to accelerate the initial SAF facility in Louisiana and subsequent scale up at various locations throughout the United States and beyond.”

The collaboration with Airbus advances DG Fuels’ goal of initiating the equity process and making a final investment decision (FID) on the construction of DG Fuels’ first SAF plant in the United States. The judgement is due in early 2024. In this connection, Airbus and DGF have agreed to share a percentage of the first plant’s production to benefit Airbus’ customers.