{"id":45408,"date":"2026-07-06T22:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/45408\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:04:07","slug":"sustainable-aviation-fuel-takes-off-at-brisbane-airport-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/45408\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable aviation fuel takes off at Brisbane Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/esdnews.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Brisbane-Airport.jpg\" data-caption=\"Brisbane Airport (Image: Shutterstock)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"359\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Brisbane-Airport-696x359.jpg\"   alt=\"Mirrored front of Brisbane Airport terminal with reflection of plane\" title=\"Brisbane-Airport\"\/><\/a>Brisbane Airport (Image: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is set to start flowing at Brisbane Airport, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vivaenergy.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viva Energy Australia<\/a> recently refurbishing a storage tank at its Pinkenba Terminal.<\/p>\n<p>The ARENA-backed project will supply see Viva Energy supply SAF to aircraft at Brisbane Airport and trial a \u201cbook and claim\u201d system, allowing airlines and corporate customers to purchase, track, and account for the emissions reductions associated with the SAF supplied to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Related article: <a title=\"Viva Energy gas terminal gets federal environmental tick\" href=\"https:\/\/esdnews.com.au\/viva-energy-gas-terminal-gets-federal-environmental-tick\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viva Energy gas terminal gets federal environmental tick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Viva Energy general manager of aviation Nick Adams said the project represented an important step in building the infrastructure and market framework needed to support aviation decarbonisation in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSAF cannot reach scale in Australia unless the right infrastructure, systems and customer confidence are in place,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project puts those foundations on the ground at Brisbane Airport. It shows how SAF can move from supply chain ambition to real airport operations, with ISCC-recognised transparency for credible emissions claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an important step towards a more reliable SAF market in Australia and potentially, over time, a domestic manufacturing industry that can support lower-emissions aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Airport CEO Gert-Jan de Graaff said the new tank was another step towards making lower-carbon air travel part of everyday operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery litre of sustainable aviation fuel delivered through this dedicated infrastructure to Brisbane Airport helps move the aviation industry closer to its decarbonisation goals,\u201d de Graaff said.<\/p>\n<p>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/esdnews.com.au\/sustainable-aviation-fuels-prepare-for-take-off-in-australia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable aviation fuels prepare for take-off in Australia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy working together across the supply chain, we can help make sustainable aviation fuel a more regular part of aircraft operations in Queensland while building momentum for a stronger sustainable aviation fuel industry in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stay on top of the latest energy news and insights by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/esdnews.com.au\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subscribing<\/a>\u00a0to our free weekly e-newsletter and digital magazine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brisbane Airport (Image: Shutterstock) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is set to start flowing at Brisbane Airport, with Viva&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45409,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[29298,11630,99,1207,2910,1626,34327,34372,34373,34374],"class_list":["post-45408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brisbane","tag-arena","tag-aviation","tag-brisbane","tag-brisbane-airport","tag-energy-transition","tag-renewables","tag-saf","tag-sustainable-aviation-fuel","tag-sustainable-fuels","tag-viva-energy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}