[Vancouver, Canada, 2026 April 15]

SUSTAERO has received the finalized results of an independent Fuel Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for its first planned commercial production facility. Commissioned in partnership with the Earth Tech: 2050 program, Foresight Canada, and Social Innovation Canada, and executed by environmental consultancy Brightspot Climate, the comprehensive study confirms that SUSTAERO’s proprietary wood-to-SAF process delivers one of the lowest Carbon Intensity (CI) scores in the global aviation industry, better than 95% of all Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects worldwide.

Using the Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) FuelLCA Model, the assessment determined that SUSTAERO’s SAF achieves a certified lifecycle carbon intensity of just 8.79 gCO2e/MJ.

When measured against the standard Canadian Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR) baseline of 85.3 gCO2e/MJ, SUSTAERO's fuel represents a massive reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil-derived jet fuel.

The ultra-low CI score positions SUSTAERO to become a highly lucrative participant in the Canadian compliance credit market under Compliance Category 2, which governs the supply of low-CI fuels. Because compliance credits under the CFR are traded openly from clean fuel producers to fossil fuel suppliers, the facility represents a major economic engine. Based on the facility's engineered output of 184 million litres of SAF per year, the report calculates that the plant will generate over 500,000 CFR credits annually under current regulatory baselines.

"This independent validation changes the conversation for our project developers and institutional investors," stated Keith Gillard, Co-Founder and CEO of SUSTAERO. "We have proven that our chemical pathway is not just a major victory for aerospace decarbonization, but a completely bankable, highly competitive asset class under Canadian environmental regulations. We’re grateful to BrightSpot for their excellent work on this, and to the Earth Tech: 2050 program for having made it possible."

The Brightspot Climate study evaluated the facility using a rigorous cradle-to-grave boundary framework, accounting for all phases of production. The exceptional performance of the plant is driven by two main technical factors: The facility draws its electricity entirely from the low-carbon Canadian grid, cleanly powering the proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis units that generate hydrogen for the synthesis loop. By combining biogenic gasification with advanced synthesis, the system achieves an elite 97% carbon conversion rate, yielding a commercial mix of 75% eSAF and 25% bioSAF.

Crucially, the report notes that the 8.79 gCO2e/MJ score is a conservative baseline. The current calculation assumes that biogenic carbon dioxide emissions from tail-gas and hog fuel combustion are vented normally.

Furthermore, the model does not yet include additional potential credits for avoided methane emissions resulting from diverting waste wood from slash piles, leaving the door open for SUSTAERO to realize even lower carbon intensity scores through future pathway applications with ECCC.

With the technology stack fully vetted under international ISO 14040 and 14044 standards, the finalized report serves as a core foundational pillar as SUSTAERO advances through its engineering milestones toward its target 2029 Commercial Operations Date.

About SUSTAERO®:

SUSTAERO is building Canada’s first billion-litre wood waste to Sustainable Aviation Fuel capacity, driven by Fortune 100 leadership and its proprietary SOAR™ process, integrating the world’s only TRL-9 wood gasification technology. SUSTAERO’s SAF has the highest security of supply due to simple, sustainable, uninterruptible supply chains. Contact PR@SUSTAERO.ca.

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