EcoCeres extends British Airways SAF deal through 2030
EcoCeres pushed its British Airways SAF deal to 2030, but the extension still leaves volumes undisclosed as BA works toward 10% SAF by 2030.
EcoCeres on June 17 extended its sustainable aviation fuel supply agreement with British Airways through the end of 2030, turning a 2025 tie-up into a longer procurement line without disclosing fresh volumes. The move gives British Airways a clearer runway toward its 2030 SAF target, but it still leaves the market guessing on how much fuel is actually locked in.
EcoCeres said the original June 30, 2025 agreement was expected to cut British Airways’ lifecycle carbon emissions by about 400,000 metric tonnes versus the same volume of conventional jet fuel. The company said the SAF is made from 100% waste-based biomass feedstock, including used cooking oil, and can deliver up to an 80% lifecycle carbon reduction compared with traditional jet fuel. EcoCeres did not disclose the supply volume in the 2025 announcement, and the 2030 extension again stops short of naming a gallon figure, a detail traders and airlines usually use to gauge real supply certainty.
For British Airways, the extension fits a broader strategy rather than a one-off green procurement headline. The carrier says SAF is central to its BA Better World strategy and its plan to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with a target of at least 10% SAF by 2030. British Airways said SAF accounted for 2.7% of its total fuel use in 2024 and contributed to a 13% reduction in carbon intensity since 2019, two data points that suggest the airline is already building a compliance and sourcing track record, not just testing the market.
The deal also lands as the UK SAF Mandate is phasing in. The UK government’s policy started in 2025 at 2% of total UK jet fuel demand, rises linearly to 10% in 2030 and reaches 22% in 2040. In April 2024, the government said the mandate was expected to support £1.8 billion in economic value and more than 10,000 UK jobs by 2030. Against that backdrop, the EcoCeres-British Airways extension looks like part of a wider push to secure longer-dated SAF offtake, even if the agreement still reads more like strategic positioning than full volume certainty for suppliers and carriers.
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