Paris, 9 June 2023 — The fourth ECAC Sustainable Aviation Fuels Workshop (SAF-WKSHP/4), a custom-made training activity under the ECAC capacity-building programme for environment, was held at ECAC’s offices. This workshop was specifically designed for ECAC Member States in a similar policy context: all of them have, or are developing, a SAF policy (such as the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation under final approval), and are aiming to boost SAF supply at their airports, as well as industrial value chains for national SAF production.
The objective was to support those ECAC Member States, through a collective in-person gathering, by sharing information from the ECAC Guidance on SAF and the experience of European pioneering States in SAF promotion. The in-person format also facilitated the establishment of networking links to promote further cooperation among experts from Member States facing similar national challenges on SAF promotion.
Thirty experts from 17 ECAC Member States, EASA, the European Commission, EUROCONTROL and ICAO had fruitful exchanges, and the programme prioritised discussion over solely information sharing. Several States informed the participants about the status of their own SAF policy developments and shared lessons learnt and challenges, which contributed towards learning from each other’s actions and experiences.
This workshop was the first in a series of tailored SAF training activities planned to support ECAC Member States develop SAF roadmaps, following Directors General’s support for this programme at their last meeting (DGCA/160, 23 May 2023).