JetBlue announced a ten-year renewable jet fuel purchase agreement with SG Preston, a bioenergy company, with expected first delivery in 2019.

The renewable jet fuel is made from rapidly renewable, bio-based feedstocks that do not compete with food production. The airline plans to purchase more than 33 million gallons (125 million liters) of blended jet fuel per year for at least a decade.

The fuel will consist of 30% renewable jet fuel blended with 70% traditional Jet-A fuel. The renewable jet fuel portion produced from select plant oils is targeted to achieve a 50% or higher reduction in greenhouse gasses emissions per gallon based on a life-cycle analysis. The fuel is expected to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) qualification for renewable fuel standards, as well as the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials certification standard for sustainable production of biofuels.

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Compared to traditional petroleum-based Jet-A fuel, renewable options can significantly reduce emissions, including pollutants related to air quality as well as net greenhouse gases. Renewable jet fuel is chemically equivalent to conventional Jet-A fuel and poses no discernable difference in performance or safety.

JetBlue is currently working through the process with the intent of supplying New York-metropolitan area airports with renewable jet fuel. In its blended form, the total amount of renewable jet fuel JetBlue will purchase equals approximately 20 percent of its annual fuel consumption at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).