During our recent IMPACT on sustainable aviation members call, Arnaud Namer, CEO and co-founder of ATOBA energy, shared his vision for solving the financial roadblocks in sustainable aviation fuel production.

With 25 years in aerospace and decarbonization, Arnaud brings deep experience to a complex challenge: Producers need financial certainty and airlines need affordable, competitive SAF. But with over 250 SAF projects proposed, a patchy and/or unstable policy landscape, few players can afford the due diligence or risk exposure required.

Enter Atoba Energy’s aggregation model:

• Pools long-term offtake from multiple producers & airlines
• Spreads risk across feedstocks, technologies, and timeframes
• Offers indexed pricing (via General Index) for transparency and thus addresses airlines‘ concerns about competitive disadvantage
• Helps secure ROI for producers, and competitive SAF for airlines

Aggregation isn’t just a financial tool — it’s a strategic lever for scaling SAF and managing transition risks across the value chain.

Thanks to Arnaud for unpacking ATOBA‘s approach — and showing how financial structuring can accelerate aviation’s path to Net Zero.