March 3, 2025:
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition met with key lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss critical policies supporting the domestic growth and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel in the U.S. As part of SAF Hill Day, these meetings underscored the vital role of SAF in creating new opportunities for Americans, including opening new markets for U.S. farmers, generating new and well-paying jobs in rural communities, and promoting America’s energy dominance.
“The SAF Coalition’s conversations with our partners on Capitol Hill reinforced the broad, multi-sectoral, and bipartisan support for SAF policies,” says SAF Coalition Executive Director Allison Graab. “By working with lawmakers and industry stakeholders, we can ensure that the U.S. will maximize the potential and benefits of SAF.”
Throughout the day, Coalition members met with key Congressional leaders to advocate for long-term policies that will drive the large-scale production and adoption of SAF. The Coalition has grown to nearly 60 organizations.
February 12, 2025:
Alison Graab, Executive Director of the SAF Coalition, highlighted the opportunity for the new Administration to boost U.S. energy dominance through supportive Sustainable Aviation Fuel policies. She said America is well-positioned to be a global leader in SAF, leveraging America’s agricultural abundance, bioenergy expertise, and entrepreneurial spirit to create an alternative jet fuel.
“Extending and improving tax credits for SAF production is essential,” Graab says. “Investors and energy producers need long-term policy certainty to commit to building facilities and scaling operations.”
It’s also important to embrace all potential feedstocks as American innovators have developed ways to produce SAF from diverse sources, including crops, waste, biomass, captured gases, and cooking oil. Graab would also like to see red tape get cut as streamlining permitting processes and providing clear regulatory guidance can accelerate SAF production.
“The Administration talks of ‘energy dominance,’ and SAF is a natural extension of that vision,” Graab adds.
January 22, 2025:
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition Executive Director Alison Graab applauded the reintroduction of the Farm to Fly Act.
“The Farm to Fly Act is a meaningful step forward in harnessing the full potential of American agriculture to advance sustainable aviation fuel,” she says. “By creating new markets for U.S. farmers, this legislation not only strengthens our nation’s energy dominance but also uplifts rural communities across the country.”
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran, one of several sponsors, says, “Sustainable aviation fuel is a promising alternative fuel source that can provide new markets for farmers while increasing our domestic energy production and security,” he said.
“This legislation would increase the accessibility of biofuels for commercial use and directly support rural America and its farmers.”
The Act clarifies SAF eligibility in USDA Bio-Energy Programs to expand markets for American agricultural crops in aviation bioenergy. The bill has garnered support across the ag and energy sectors.
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