Germany's government says the EU's ReFuelEU Aviation regulation does not require specified volumes of sustainable aviation fuel to be produced at prescribed locations. There are no separate requirements for Germany or other member states, according to a Bundestag report published on 4 November on its answer to a parliamentary question from the Greens.
The regulation imposes rising sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, quotas on fuel suppliers serving European airports. In the government's account summarised by parliament, companies meet the quota as an average across the EU airports at which they supply fuel. The obligated companies decide how to organise compliance.
To support expansion of electricity-based fuels, the government points to a double-auction mechanism for e-SAF. State guarantees are intended to give suppliers and buyers predictability and investment certainty. The report identifies no new funding award, production volume or start date for an individual plant.
The Greens' question highlighted high production costs and asked how emerging demand would be met. The answer therefore explains the government's position on quotas and support. It does not establish a new production decision or an amendment to the EU regulation.
