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On November 3, 2025, experts will meet at HOLM Frankfurt for the third Sustainable Aviation Conference. The focus: How can international resources and partnerships drive the market ramp-up of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)?

Organized by the Cluster Hessen Aviationn, the IAT of Frankfurt UAS and the InnoFuels project partner CENA, the conference offers a platform for experts from science, politics and industry to discuss ways to achieve climate-friendly aviation.

Together with the Dutch platform Hernieuwbare Brandstoffen, InnoFuels is hosting a workshop in Frankfurt on November 6. The focus is on the question of how renewable fuels can contribute to the resilience of our societies. Representatives from various interest groups will come together to develop concrete proposals for improved energy supply security. The focus is on the use of technologies already available for the conversion of renewable fuels. Drop-in fuels can be produced and used in the existing infrastructure and are based on European raw materials such as renewable electricity and biomass

At this InnoFuels symposium on 11 November in Rüsselsheim, the focus will be on how the defossilization of transport is bringing movement to the German industry: New value chains are emerging, existing structures are changing. Renewable fuels are opening up exciting opportunities - for both the fuel and chemical industries. But where does Germany stand in the development of a reFuel market? Which stages of the value chain are already established and which are still emerging? And how can we accelerate the market ramp-up? Discuss these questions with us and play an active role in shaping the future of reFuels.

To what extent do the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the production and use of fuels from fossil and renewable sources differ? A new compilation of literature from the InnoFuels project (innovation focus on road and rail) provides a compact overview of current findings and methodological approaches. The focus is on central terms and methods of GHG balancing, in particular the life cycle assessment methodology according to ISO 14040/44 and its application within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The overview is supplemented by exemplary emission values from our own calculations and the RED, which illustrate important influencing factors and sensitivities.

InnoFuels

EU airlines are facing a double challenge: they need to significantly reduce their CO₂-emissions by 2050 - and at the same time remain internationally competitive. A new InnoFuels study shows how an aviation climate club can help. Three organizational models were examined - broker, management and invest model. The management model, which coordinates cooperation, steers the market for sustainable aviation fuels and compensates for competitive disadvantages, is favored. In short: together instead of alone - and a decisive step towards more climate-friendly aviation. The InnoFuels study thus provides an important impetus for the path to CO₂-neutral aviation by 2050.

IKFM/KIT

At NUFAM in Karlsruhe, everything at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) stand revolved around the future of sustainable fuels. With the InnoFuels, reFuels and REF4FU projects, visitors were able to discover how electricity-based and advanced biofuels are finding their way into practice - exciting for research, companies and politics alike. KIT was also present on stage: specialist presentations and a lively panel discussion focused on opportunities, challenges and concrete solutions for climate-friendly mobility. With these contributions, InnoFuels was able to successfully showcase its role as a platform for research, networking and transfer in the field of sustainable fuels at NUFAM.

At the beginning of August, Baden-Württemberg State Secretaries Florian Haßler and Patrick Rapp visited the Ultramarin filling station in Kressbronn. As part of a state project, the regenerative fuel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) is being offered there for private ships - with a proven greenhouse gas reduction of 87%. This is made possible by the conversion of the marine filling stations to reFuels and the digital connection to fuel data, implemented in cooperation with Bosch. Even if InnoFuels is not directly involved here, such pilot projects are important signposts: they show how technology, politics and practice can work together to massively reduce CO₂ emissions.

Under the motto "View from the future - impulses for today", we report on this year's InnoFuels Partner Day, which focused on an inspiring thought experiment: What could the world look like in 2030 if the ramp-up of renewable fuels is already a reality? As always, you can also expect insights into past events, ongoing activities, current publications and an outlook on what's to come.

On June 26, 2025, the InnoFuels project partners came together at the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences in Rüsselsheim for this year's Partner Day. In addition to looking back on what has been achieved so far, the focus was on a creative workshop on vision, mission, values and strategy, as well as an intensive exchange on future focal points such as internationalization and regulatory levers. The event provided a wide range of stimuli and a clear signal for the joint further development of the project. Many thanks to all participants!