SwRI will be exhibiting at the Sustainable Aviation Futures (SAF) Congress North America.
Please join us for the following:
Wednesday, Oct. 2
2:15 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
“Scaling SAF: The North American Project Landscape, Securing Offtake Agreements, and De-Risking the Development Process,” Hsiang Yee Hoekstra, panelist
This panel discussion will cover the following topics:
- Benchmarking SAF project development and the ingredients required for success
- Technology and feedstock options contributing to SAF scale up
- How can airlines and industry agree upon offtake agreements longer than 1-2 years?
- Securing a blend of debt and equity investment for SAF projects based on long-term take or pay offtake agreements
- What policies can be put in place to support finance and de-risking of projects, and what global mechanisms can be used as examples?
- How engaged with SAF is the finance community, and what can be done to increase engagement?
2:15 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
“Developing Future Flight: Technical and Financial Challenges,” Francesco Di Sabatino, panelist
This panel discussion will cover the following topics:
- Understanding the key institutional blockers for developing game-changing aerospace technologies
- What is the role of airlines in supporting development of these technologies?
- Examining options for accessing capital and financing at different stages of development, and how to de-risk and become an attractive prospect
- Overcoming the valley-of-death between venture capital and A/B round funding
- Deep-dive on technology readiness levels—what types of projects are feasible and what may never make it off the ground?
- Highlighting gaps in the market for zero emissions technology
Friday, Oct. 4
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
“SAF Requirements for Flight and Understanding the Stages for Testing,” Francesco Di Sabatino
This session will cover the following topics:
- Aromatics blending requirements for different pathways vs SAF production inclusive of aromatics
- At which stages of production and along the value chain is testing and certification required?
- Identifying testing facilities and timelines for getting product tested
For more information, please contact HsiangYee Hoekstra & Francesco Di Sabatino.