Follow the 10-inch pipeline that stretches south from Minneapolis–St Paul International Airport, and after 13 miles, you’ll find yourself at a potentially major future hub for sustainable aviation fuel in the Upper Midwest.
In a deal announced in September, the Koch Industries-owned Pine Bend Refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota would receive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)—fuel made using non-petroleum feedstocks, like renewable materials or waste—blend it into its conventional jet fuel, and send the fuel mix through the pipeline to the airport, where it will be used by Delta Airlines and other carriers.
The proponents of the project, including its financial backers Deloitte and Bank of America, said last year that up to 60 million gallons of blended fuel, containing potentially up to 50 percent SAF, would be flowing by 2025, and they aim to produce 1 billion gallons of SAF per…
