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2025

Global Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report

Major Players


Year of Establishiment 2010

Publicly  Traded

Aeadquarters: USA

DG Fuels manufactures renewable hydrogen and biogenic-derived synthetic low-emissions aviation and diesel fuel. Through its synergistic process, it overcame the carbon utilization barrier, achieving an efficiency of up to 97% in carbon utilization

Key Facts

  • SAF Production Capacity:
  • SAF Production Target-:
    120 million gallons by 2026
  • Revenue:
  • EBITDA:

Current and Planned SAF Investments

In 2023, a 3,000-acre site in St. James Parish was considered for a low-emission biofuel plant with an investment of $3.1 billion to produce SAF up to 120 million gallons annually.

During 2023, Air France-KLM contributed to the completion of the developmental work needed for DG Fuels’ initial SAF plant in Louisiana. It provided a financial injection of US$4.7 million into the SAF producer.

In 2023, DG Fuels received investment from two Japanese companies, Aviner & Co., Inc. and Chishima Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Tie-Ups

  • Airbus
    September 2023: Airbus collaborated to promote the production of SAF in the USA. The alliance would aid in the expansion of a promising technology for producing SAFs from cellulosic waste and residues.
  • Energy Vault
    May 2022: Energy Vault entered into an energy storage agreement with DG Fuels to supply 1.6 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy storage capacity to support SAF projects anticipated to generate revenue of up to $520 million across the three projects for Energy Vault
  • November 2022: DG Fuels executed an agreement for a $4 billion-plus sale to an undisclosed industrial client for 230 million gallons of SAF.
  • Delta
    August 2022: Delta partnered to broaden the sustainable fuel market, to deliver itself 385 million gallons of pure SAF, while simultaneously increasing SAF availability in underserved regions.
  • Black & Veatch
    June 2023: Black & Veatch entered into a binding agreement and undertook a front-end loading (FEL-3) engineering report for DG Fuels’ inaugural project in Louisiana.

Financiers / Investors

Air France-KLM, Chishima Real Estate Co. Ltd, HydrogenPro, Aviner & co.

Other Information

DG Fuels selected Emerson to deliver comprehensive automation and project engineering services, aiding in the transportation sector’s efforts to decarbonize through the production of advanced biofuels.