Conference Sustainable Aviation Fuels, a short description.
A few words about the conference.
The Fit for 55 package of the European Union has accelerated several policy initiatives
aiming to move Europe forward to the objective of climate neutrality. Among those, the
RefuelEU aviation Initiative rests the obligation on the aviation fuel suppliers to
ensure that all fuel made available to aircraft operators at EU airports contains a
minimum share of SAF from 2025 and, from 2030, a minimum share of synthetic fuels,
with both shares increasing progressively until 2050. The targets are very ambitious,
especially for 2025.
To achieve the RefuelEU aviation Initiative targets, the onus is placed on the industry
to deliver significant volumes of advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels in an
unprecedented pace. At the same time, the size of the required investments entailed
in such accelerated deployment is unheard of, while international and national
investors are wary due to the continuously amended legislative European landscape.
To meet the targets, innovative value biomass supply chains will have to be
established to provide the resources needed in a reliable manner giving confidence to
potential investors. In addition, key biomass conversion SAF technologies are still
under innovative development. In sort, it is a complex airspace.
The Centre of Renewable Energy Sources and Saving is organizing this conference
under the auspices and patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of
Greece aiming to inform the stakeholders on the necessary actions that must be
undertaken to place the Greek aviation industry on an accelerated FlightPath to
achieve the aims and objectives of the ReFuelEU aviation Initiative for Greece.
International experts will be invited to address the conference framing the global and
European environment related to SAF while Greek experts will present the status of
resources, technologies and markets for the EU and Greece.
The conference is addressed to decision makers and experts in the biomass, fuels and
aviation industries with particular interest in SAF production and deployment areas.
Event Organiser:
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES)
under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment & Energy
President of the Conference:
Mr Dimitris Kardomateas,President & General Director of CRES
Co-Chairs of the Conference:
Mrs Myrsini Christou, Head of Biomass Department of CRES,
Mr Kyriakos Maniatis, Former EC, DG ENER Principal Administrator
