XCF touts use of domestic feedstocks for SAF production

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer and project developer XCF Global Inc. announced July 17 that its supply chain features domestically sourced feedstocks for producing its renewable fuels during the ramp-up process at its SAF production site in Reno, Nevada, reinforcing the company’s support for American farmers, strengthening rural economies and advancing U.S. energy independence.

XCF’s New Rise Reno facility is designed for flexibility, capable of processing a variety of waste- and residue-based feedstocks into renewable fuels.

These feedstocks, which XCF noted are not suitable for direct human consumption, include waste oils, agricultural residues, animal fats and coproducts from industrial agriculture.

New Rise Reno currently uses a byproduct of U.S. ethanol production certified by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification System, distillers corn oil (DCO), to produce SAF as well as crude degummed soybean oil, a coproduct of the U.S. oilseed supply chain, to produce renewable diesel.

DCO is recovered at ethanol plants after corn has been processed into fuel ethanol and animal feed.

By converting this low-value agricultural byproduct into SAF, XCF is turning a waste stream into valuable, low-carbon fuel.

Crude degummed soybean oil supports U.S. farmers and helps reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.

It is a widely available coproduct that plays an important role in building domestic renewable fuel supply chains.

Today, XCF’s feedstock supply chain is strengthened by its partnership with Phillips 66, which provides reliable access to these critical, domestically produced feedstocks.

According to XCF, this partnership ensures stable sourcing, quality control and scale, underpinning the SAF producer’s support for U.S. agricultural communities while maintaining robust production reliability.

“We’re proud to put American farmers at the center of our supply chain,” said Mihir Dange, CEO and board chair of XCF. “Our supply chain supports domestic jobs and rural economies while strengthening our nation’s energy independence. XCF’s approach ensures that the U.S. leads the clean-energy transition on our own terms—by using American resources to power American innovation.”

By sourcing feedstocks domestically and partnering with Phillips 66 for consistent supply, XCF said it:

• Provides new income streams for U.S. farmers and ethanol producers.

• Strengthens American supply chains for renewable fuels.

• Reduces dependence on imported fossil fuels.

• Supports domestic jobs in agriculture, engineering, logistics and technology.

XCF’s New Rise Reno facility, commissioned in February, is designed to flexibly process a variety of feedstocks into drop-in SAF and renewable diesel.

The company’s planned expansion sites in Nevada, North Carolina and Florida are expected to replicate New Rise Reno’s patent-pending modular design, enabling rapid scale-up of renewable fuel production.

Each additional site is expected to have a nameplate production capacity of 40 million gallons a year (mgy) of neat SAF, bringing XCF’s total expected production capacity to around 160 mgy of neat SAF by 2028.