Supporting Europe's SAF Mandate
Under ReFuelEU Aviation, fuel suppliers at EU airports must blend rising volumes of sustainable aviation fuel into jet fuel supply, from 2% in 2025 to 6% by 2030 and 70% by 2050, with a dedicated sub-mandate reserved for RFNBO (synthetic) fuel that conventional bio-based SAF cannot fill. e-Methanol, produced from renewable electricity and captured CO2, is a qualifying feedstock for methanol-to-jet (MtJ) production of e-SAF.
StormFisher is developing e-Methanol production to support this pathway, working with methanol-to-jet and Fischer-Tropsch developers building the capacity to meet the RFNBO portion of the mandate.
Methanol-to-jet developers convert e-Methanol into e-Kerosene, the primary component of jet fuel, using commercially proven conversion technology. Because RFNBO qualification is established at the point of e-Methanol production, the resulting e-SAF can count toward the aviation RFNBO sub-mandate, the segment of the market bio-based SAF cannot serve on its own.
Most SAF produced today comes from waste oils, fats and purpose-grown feedstocks, and is limited by how much of that feedstock is available. e-Methanol production draws instead on renewable electricity and captured CO2–inputs that scale independently of land, crop, or waste-oil supply–offering a feedstock pathway for SAF that isn’t bound by the same ceiling.
Most methanol-to-jet and e-Fuel developers building SAF capacity are themselves early in development. StormFisher works selectively with counterparties whose project timelines and commercial terms align with our own, prioritizing agreements that support long-term, bankable supply over securing volume for its own sake.
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