The SAF Podcast
Welcome to The SAF Podcast, the only podcast on the internet that exclusively covers sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). So if you want to find out the real issues and challenges are for commercialising and scaling SAF production, look no further.
Every week we will be hearing from senior industry leaders who are actively shaping the future of SAF and aviation.
Hosted by Oscar Henderson and brought to you by the team at SAF Investor. Connect with us at www.safinvestor.com
Episodes
74 episodes
The SAF Podcast: ASAFA - Developing Asia's SAF road
This week on The SAF Podcast we turn both eyes and ears to Asia with the three founders of the Asian SAF Association, Fabrice Espinosa, Gabriel Ho and Dietmar Posselt. Covering 48 vastly differing countries from the Middle East across to APAC, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:03:40
The SAF Podcast: Gidara Energy - SAF Technology For Your Eyes Only
Ever wondered what MI6 was evaluating after World War II that could help solve our aviation climate crisis today? The answer lies in a century-old technology that's experiencing a remarkable revival.Peter-Paul Langerak of Gidara Energy j...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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48:08
The SAF Podcast: Emerging Fuels Technology - Why Biogas is more than just hot air for SAF
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, David Lloyd from Emerging Fuel Technology joins Oscar to discuss sustainable aviation fuel production, biogas feedstocks, and the challenges of scaling renewable fuel projects. Lloyd, a former airline strateg...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:10:44
The SAF Podcast: AIRCO - The art of revenue generation during development
This week on The SAF Podcast we are joined by Greg Constantine, Co-Founder & CEO, AIRCO (Formerly Air Company). Originally from Australia, Greg explains the strategy behind building out technology development from revenue genera...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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47:49
The SAF Podcast: Synhelion - Harnessing the power of the sun
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, host Oscar Henderson speaks with Gianluca Ambrosetti, CEO and co-founder of Synhelion, to explore the future of solar fuels and their role in scaling sustainable aviation fuel (...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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52:19
The SAF Podcast: SMBC - All things not the same for equity and debt financing
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, we sit down with Martin Forman, Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), to explore the challenges and opportunities in financing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects. With a backg...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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39:45
The SAF Podcast: Honeywell - Evolving, acquiring and forming alliances
In this episode of The SAF Podcast we are joined by Richard Mathers, Senior Director of Business Development at Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions, for an in-depth exploration of Honeywell’s expanding role in sustainable aviati...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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47:08
The SAF Podcast: The now annual SkyNRG and ICF SAF Market Outlook review
This week's SAF Podcast is our now annual deep dive into the global SAF Market Outlook from SkyNRG and ICF. This year we were joined by Anna Liznerova, SkyNRG and Mark Kelly, ICF. After weeks of late nights and weekends on this extra curricular...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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50:09
The SAF Podcast: Jim Stonecipher - Fulcrum BioEnergy and a cautionary tale for SAF Production
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, we are joined by Jim Stonecipher, Managing Director at EdyMac and former executive at Fulcrum BioEnergy. With over 30 years of chemical engineering experience, Jim offers a candid, behind-the-scen...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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46:38
The SAF Podcast: Gulfstream - Getting sandy in SAF's beachhead
This week on the SAF Podcast Smitha Hariharan, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Gulfstream Aerospace, discusses how one of the leading business jet manufacturer is pioneering sustainability through a comprehensive three-pillar...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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32:50
The SAF Podcast: Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance - Removing the barrier to corporate market entry
This week Andre de Fontaine, Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) joins us on The SAF Podcast. Founded in 2021, SABA has been at the forefront of driving the Book and Claim conversation and allowing corporates to purchase SAF for their o...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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37:46
The SAF Podcast: Avia Solutions Group - Unleasing Baltic SAF Production
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, we welcome Gediminas Ziemelis, Founder and Chairman of Avia Solutions Group, to discuss the company’s move into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production through its NorSAF project. As the world’s l...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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45:09
The SAF Podcast with Dani Charles, Veriflux: AI as the co-pilot for compliance
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, we welcome back our first returning guest, Dani Charles, CEO and Co-Founder of Veriflux. Following his deep dive into U.S. policy in his first appearance, Dani returns to unpack the increasingly crit...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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47:51
The SAF Podcast : AfriSAF - Tapping into SAF's continental sleeping giant
This week we are joined on The SAF Podcast by Kwame Bekoe, AfriSAF. With over 20 years of aviation experience spanning engineering, sales, and sustainability, Kwame shares his vision for Africa as a major player in the global SAF industry. He d...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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46:51
The SAF Podcast with Robert Courts: Pulling back the curtain on UK policy development
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, we go behind the curtain of UK sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) policy with former Aviation Minister and former Member of Parliament for the UK Robert Courts. Listeners will gain a rare gl...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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53:15
The SAF Podcast: Innovate UK Business Connect: Connecting SAF's dot to dot
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, Oscar sits down with Michelle Carter, Head of Transport at Innovate UK Business Connect, to explore the current state and future trajectory of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK. With ov...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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48:25
The SAF Podcast: Aether Fuels - Pulling SAF out of thin air
Connor Madigan, founder of Aether Fuels, joins Oscar on this week's episode of The SAF Podcast. Madigan shares his journey from founding a successful OLED manufacturing equipment company to pioneering a transformative approach to SAF tech...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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51:49
The SAF Podcast: EasyJet - The not-so-easy path the Net Zero
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, host Oscar is joined by Lahiru Ranasinghe, Director of Sustainability at EasyJet, to explore the airline’s journey toward net zero. With aviation’s decarbonization at the forefront of industry ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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40:54
The SAF Podcast: Neste - The importance of being flexible and nimble
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, Alex Kueper, VP of Renewable Aviation at Neste, the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)joins Oscar. As the industry pushes towards net-zero emissions by 2050, Alex provides a ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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51:14
The SAF Podcast - Votion Biorefineries: Patience + Perseverance = Production
In this episode of The SAF Podcast, we dive into the evolving world of biomass-to-liquid fuels as Oscar chats with Anders Edling Hultgren, Founder of Votion Biorefineries. With nearly two decades in biofuels, Anders shares his journey fro...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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41:20
The SAF Podcast: Breakthrough Energy - SAF discovery, development and deployment
This episode of the SAF Podcast welcomes Julia Reinaud from Breakthrough Energy to discuss how sustainable aviation fuel fits into Europe's renewable energy landscape. Julia shares insights from her extensive background in climate policy and en...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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44:31
The SAF Podcast: Universal Fuel Technologies - Pick and mix for SAF production
This week Oscar speaks with Alexei Beltyukov, Universal Fuel Technologies, a former medical doctor turned energy entrepreneur, who is now working on scaling the availability of sustainable aviation fuel. Unifuel’s innovative <...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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40:17
The SAF Podcast: Exolum - Throwing SAF a pipeline
In the second episode of The SAF Podcast, we delve into the critical yet often overlooked logistics and supply chain challenges facing the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry with Gorka Penalva from Exolum, a leading pipeline and storage i...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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36:07
The SAF Podcast: Refuels - Aviation staying on the road to decarbonisation
After a potentially too long break to end 2024. The SAF Podcast is back in 2025, a year set to have significant importance for the burgeoning SAF industry.For our first episode Oscar sits down with Philip Fjeld from Refuels. As the UK a...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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42:59
The SAF Podcast: World Energy - Filling aviation's notice boards with (SAF) certificates
In our latest episode we chat with Kathy Wight, Vice President for Net Zero Solutions at World Energy, and how they are leading the charge in decarbonizing business travel and freight. Kathy takes us from her roots in the NGO sphere to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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42:26