The Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance, known as SABA, announced new commitments from its members to purchase sustainable aviation fuel certificates tied to Infinium Energy’s Project Atlas. The facility is expected to produce about 100,000 metric tons of eSAF annually.
Members supporting the procurement include AVEVA, Bain & Company, Google and McKinsey, among others. The deal marks SABA’s first procurement focused specifically on helping a project reach a final investment decision. Infinium submitted its proposal jointly with American Airlines, which will take physical delivery of the fuel. The contracted volumes are expected to support greenhouse gas reductions equivalent to more than 3,500 flights between New York and Los Angeles.
Infinium produces eSAF using captured waste carbon dioxide and renewable energy, converting it into fuel compatible with existing aircraft. The company was selected through SABA’s procurement process earlier this year.
SABA uses a book and claim model. Corporate buyers purchase certificates and claim the associated environmental benefits, even when the fuel itself does not power their own flights. American Airlines will serve as the physical offtaker and help allocate the resulting emissions reductions to SABA’s members.
Executives from the participating organizations framed the deal as a way to translate corporate demand into long-term investment signals for emerging fuel technologies. Several noted that long-term offtake agreements are often what allow new SAF facilities to secure financing and move forward.
SABA has now aggregated $500 million in demand for SAF certificates from more than 35 member companies. Infinium is positioned to advance toward a final investment decision and pursue financing for the facility. The company also plans to sell fuel from the plant into European regulatory markets.
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