Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Siegfried Knecht

CEO, aireg

VP Director R&T Affairs, Airbus

Seigfried
Seigfried

Siegfried Knecht, CEO of aireg, has over 15 years of experience in the aerospace industry in general and in the field of SAF in particular. With more than 60 national and international members, covering the entire SAF value chain, aireg is the initiative in Germany for the development, production and supply of SAF.

In 2006, Siegfried joined EADS (today Airbus) as Senior Manager Political Affairs. In September 2013, he was appointed VP Head of Political and External Affairs for Airbus in Germany. In this role, he was responsible for all political matters in Germany. Today, he is part of the Airbus Public Affairs Germany team, advocating as VP Director R&T Affairs for aeronautics R&T policy and public funding.

Session Overview
Thursday, 7 November
11:45
Decarbonisation Conference Decarbonisation Theatre 11:45 - 12:45
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) take-off: ensuring financing and production scaling

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is gaining recognition as a sustainable alternative to traditional jet fuel. Despite considerable interest and investment, challenges hinder its widespread adoption including the high cost of production compared to conventional jet fuel, limited availability of sustainable feedstocks, lack of clear and consistent government policies for production, and infrastructure. Scaling SAF production can play a key role in meeting the aviation industry's need to decarbonise. To achieve this, significant R&D investment will be required to optimise SAF production from emerging feedstocks as well as consistent international policies to provide clear, long-term signals to incentivise the necessary capital investments by SAF producers.

Attendee insights:

Learn about the potential of SAF to reduce carbon emissions and the strategies required to finance and scale its production.

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