Houston: As European aviation leaders push for urgent progress towards net-zero targets, U.S.-based Syzygy Plasmonics has released its NovaSAF™ Pricing Framework, showing that its manure-based biogas-to-SAF pathway can meet both EU sustainability mandates and airline price expectations, reports PR Newswire.
Independent assessor Peterson Solutions has confirmed that the company’s NovaSAF1 facility is on track to receive dual ISCC EU certification for advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO). The recognition underscores the company’s innovative approach of combining manure-derived biogas with renewable electricity.
“We’re proving that SAF can meet the toughest sustainability standards while reaching cost levels that make sense for airlines,” said Trevor Best, CEO of Syzygy Plasmonics. “Our goal is to make sustainable flight the new standard, not the exception.”
Traditionally, airlines have struggled with SAF scarcity and high costs. Syzygy’s model leverages modular hub-and-spoke production, where smaller facilities convert biogas into Fischer-Tropsch crude, which is then refined into SAF at centralized hubs. The company argues that the economics are viable at capacities of around 100,000 tonnes per year—scales large enough to be impactful, yet achievable.
According to the NovaSAF Pricing Framework, advanced bio-SAF could be produced in Europe at around $1,800 per tonne, with e-SAF at $3,000 per tonne. In the U.S., federal incentives could bring effective SAF pricing down to parity with fossil jet fuel, with credits adding $5–8 per gallon in value.
Syzygy is now seeking structured offtake agreements with airlines, as regulatory and ESG deadlines approach. “This is the moment to secure your future fuel supply,” Best said. “Airlines that act early will gain access to scalable, compliant volumes of SAF—ensuring not just regulatory alignment, but a pathway to net zero.”
