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Aaron Imrie
Consultant
Baker & O’Brien

Aaron Imrie is a Consultant with Baker & O’Brien. He has 25 years of experience working in and consulting for the petroleum refining, gas processing, fertilizers, chemicals, alternative fuels, and engineering and construction industries. Aaron has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He can be reached by email at [email protected].

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Come Clean, Part 6 - Why Sustainable Aviation Fuel Is Taking Flight

Author Aaron Imrie

Traveled by air in the U.S. lately? Airports and airplanes are packed to the gills. Unruly passengers are making the nightly news and becoming YouTube sensations. Jet fuel shortages are popping up. But there are other developments in air travel too, including a push by the global airline industry to rein in its greenhouse gas emissions. And the heart of that movement is sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. While the blending of SAF with conventional jet fuel is not mandated in the U.S., the alternative fuel is gaining altitude, in part because it can generate layers of credits that can be utilized in various renewable fuel trading programs. In today’s blog, we look at the current status of renewable fuel in the U.S. aviation sector.