Accelerating Ethanol-to-Jet Supply for Aviation Decarbonization
The Global Ethanol Association has launched a dedicated program under its Aviation Fuel Sector Initiative to accelerate the availability and scale-up of ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) as a compliant, bankable, and globally scalable solution for aviation decarbonization.
Sustainable aviation fuel demand is no longer speculative. Regulatory frameworks such as ReFuelEU Aviation, national SAF blending mandates, and airline climate obligations are creating structural, mandatory demand. The critical challenge now is supply readiness, ensuring sufficient volumes of certified, cost-effective ethanol-derived aviation fuel are available on time to meet these requirements.
GEA’s Aviation Fuel Sector Initiative focuses on unlocking ETJ supply, de-risking investment, and translating existing policy demand into operational and commercial reality. The program will bring together ethanol producers, technology providers, fuel suppliers, airlines, policymakers, certification bodies, and financiers to accelerate credible project pipelines, secure regulatory certainty, enable investment, and support long-term commercial deployment.
Organizations engaged in advancing scalable, compliant SAF solutions and interested in helping move ethanol-to-jet from readiness to delivery are welcome to connect for further discussion.
mailto: aviation@globalethanol.org