Workshop: The Economics of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)

Participation and Registration

• The workshop „The Economics of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs)” will take place on 25 and 26 March 2026 in Cottbus.
• The event language is English.
• Participation is free of charge. The number of places is limited. Registration is now open via the registration form.
• After successful registration, you will receive a confirmation email.
• During the workshops, photos and videos will be taken for documentation and communication purposes.

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Agenda | 25 March 2026

09:30 | ARRIVAL AT REGISTRATION at CMT Messe Cottbus

• 10:00 | Opening & Input: Costs & Systems – A few thoughts in the Limits of Economics Evaluation and Internalization
  Dr Harry Lehmann, Head of PtX Lab Lausitz
• 10:10 | Opening and Welcome
  Dr Tolga Ülkü, Lecturer and Research Assistant, IU Internationale Hochschule/GARS
• 10:15 | Keynote ‛Setting the Stage Policy’
  Felix Schmermer, Head of Section PtX Policy and Market Ramp-Up, PtX Lab Lausitz
• 10:30 | Assessing the Economic Viability of Emerging SAF Technologies
  Niels Dögnitz, Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ) gGmbH
• 11:00 | Economic Characteristics of Power-Based SAF Production – A Comparison of the Fischer-Tropsch and the Methanol Pathway
  Stefan Bube, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
• 11:30 | Abatement Cost of Power-to-Liquid Sustainable Aviation Fuels under CO₂ and non-CO₂ Climate Constraints
  Yash Dubey, ETH Zurich

12:00 | NETWORKING LUNCH

• 13:00 | The Costs and Benefits of Targeted Use of SAF – A Case Study of Copenhagen Airport
  Wolfgang Grimme, DLR
• 13:30 | Green Methanol as Bridge to SAF: A Solar-Driven Process using Unable Industrial Emission
  Frederico G. Fonseca, DLR
• 14:00 | SAF from Macroalgae
  Tilmann Gabriel, African Aviation & Aerospace University

14:30 | COFFEE BREAK

• 15:00 | Panel Discussion
• 15:45 | Conclusion Day 1
  Group Foto Speaker/Panelist
• 16:10 | Departure Excursion
  A bus will take the participants to chesco
• 16:30–17:45 | Excursion chesco Forschungsfabrik Excursion followed by hotel check-in
• 18:30 | CONFERENCE DINNER
  Venue tba (located in City Centre: Altmarkt or Spremberger Straße)

Agenda | 26 March 2026

• 09:00 | OPENING AND WELCOME
  Felix Schmermer, Head of Section PtX Policy and Market Ramp-Up, PtX Lab Lausitz
• 09:10 | Keynote ‛Book & Claim for Green Jet Fuel – Trading in Certificates for Climate-Neutral Aviation’
  Anita Demuth, Head of Section Mobility, PtX Lab Lausitz
• 09:30 | Environmental Externalities and Social Acceptance in Green Hydrogen Fuel Production Projects
  Adolfo A. Uribe Poblete, Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and University Stuttgart
• 10:00 | Scenarios Focusing on Social and Economic Shifts Posing a Challenge to the Future of the Aviation System
  Stefanie Ollenburg, TU Berlin and FU Berlin

10:30 | COFFEE BREAK

• 11:00 | Keynote: ‘Maritime Leapfrogging Aviation Fuels Productions Capacity to Meet Global and EU Policy Targets’
   Achim Czerny, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• 11:30 | The Potential Scale-Up of Sustainable Aviation Fuels Production Capacity to Meet Global and EU Policy Targets
   Alessandro Martulli, Hasselt University
• 12:00 | The Commercialization of the Supply and Demand Dynamics of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Europe to 2050
   Mark Breen, Dublin City University (DCU) Business School

12:30 | NETWORKING LUNCH

• 13:15 | Techno-Economic Comparison of the Production and Transport of LH₂, SAF and Fossil Kerosene
   Juan Trillos, DLR
• 13:45 | CO₂ Transportation Network Design: An Application in Hessen
  Anne Lange und Paul Philipp, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
• 14:15 | Infrastructure and Cost Implications of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Blending: From Certification to Distribution
  Elisabeth Woeldgen, Hasselt University
• 14:45 | From EU Quotas to Syn-SAF Supply: Feedstock Procurement and Logistics Challenges
   Elke Reuschenbach, DLR
• 15:15 | Conclusion and Closing Remarks

15:45 | CLOSING COFFEE BREAK

16:00 | Individual Departure

Notes

During the event, photos and videos will be taken for documentation and communication purposes. Further organisational information (travel, catering, schedule) will be provided in good time before the event.