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

Giovanni Sale

SVP Corporate & Business Strategy

MAIRE

Giovanni
Giovanni

Graduating in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1988, he has over 30 years of experience in the Technology, Engineering, and Construction Business within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Energy, and Electrochemical sectors. He began his career in the Electrochemical Industries at De Nora, before joining Tecnimont, the integrated EPC solution company of the MAIRE group, in 1996 as a Proposal Manager. His career advanced to the role of Project Director, managing projects in North Africa, the Middle East, and South America, and later as the Senior Vice President of Operations, overseeing the business lines of Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Fertilizers, and Power Plants from 2008. Currently, he is committed to driving initiatives towards a sustainable energy future in his role as Senior Vice President of Corporate and Business Strategy at MAIRE and as Senior Vice President of Energy Transition Strategy at NEXTCHEM.

Session Overview
Thursday, 7 November
11:45
Decarbonisation Conference Decarbonisation Theatre 11:45 - 12:45
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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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