Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are proactively promoted as a lever for decarbonation of the European aviation sector. At the European level they are strongly supported by ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation. To achieve the objectives, the massive deployment of biomass-based SAF (bio-SAF) needs to be complemented by the development of electricity-based SAF (e-kerosene in this study). Identifying the most relevant e-kerosene supply chains is thus a key stake for the aviation industry.
KERMIT study analyses three scenarios for sourcing e-kerosene for the French market, focusing on 2035 horizon: domestic production in France based on low-carbon grid electricity, or renewable-based e-kerosene imports either from a representative European country with good renewable energy production potential (Iberian Peninsula – e.g. Spain), or from a representative Middle East country (e.g. Saudi Arabia).
The study was conducted in collaboration with SAFRAN.