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Aviation experts say apartheid-era Sasol had the answer for the current jet fuel crisis

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 1024 words · By Lindsey Schutters
Brazilian Biofuel Economy South African Energy Transition Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
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MINIBAR: Water bottles are not complimentary.

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MINIBAR: Water bottles are not complimentary.

Why it matters

My bulletproof jetlag fighting strategy has three main pillars: get on sleep stream as quickly as you can, hydrate, and move your body.

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The first one was easy because the Latam Airlines flight routing (Jozi>Sao Paulo>Rio) got me to the hotel at just after 1am – and I forced myself to stay awake until my head hit the hotel pillow.

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Claim 1: “Upon its enactment the biofuels development programmes had already secured R$20-billion in private investment across the ethanol, biodiesel, SAF, green diesel and biomethane ecosystems.”
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One search result mentions the Brazil biofuel market size (USD 13.9 billion in 2025), but there is no mention of R$20-billion in private investment specifically secured upon the enactment of the Fuel of the Future Law.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Brazil biofuel market reached USD 13.9 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 28.8 billion by 2034, growing at a CAGR of 8.44%.
https://www.imarcgroup.com/brazil-biofuel-market
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web search NEUTRAL — The funding, through the Crisafulli Government’s landmark $180.6 million Sovereign Industry Development Fund, will enable Wildfire Energy to support the development of the Bulwer Island Biofuels Hub i…
https://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/crisafulli-government-backs…
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web search NEUTRAL — The flying pig and the Mexican boy! Voices of the Void 36Monver122K views • 1 year agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (50+). 20:37. malware ain't what it used to benimk1.1M views • 2 years agoLivePlaylist ()Mix (5…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32zHacwlHaY
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Claim 2: “Brazil’s Fuel of the Future Law (enacted on 9 October 2024) is targeting a 35% bioethanol blend for gasoline by 2037.”
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While the evidence confirms Brazil is a major ethanol producer and mentions bioethanol blending generally, there is no mention of a 'Fuel of the Future Law' enacted on October 9, 2024, or a specific target of 35% by 2037 in the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The world's top ethanol fuel producers in 2011 were the United States with 13.9 billion U.S. liquid gallons (bg) (52.6 billion liters) and Brazil with 5.6 bg (21.1 billion liters), accounting together…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_by_country
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brazil is the world's second largest producer of ethanol fuel. Brazil and the United States have led the industrial production of ethanol fuel for several years, together accounting for 85 percent of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volkswagen AG (German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlksˌvaːɡŋ̍] ), commonly abbreviated to VW, is a German automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by the German Lab…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen
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Claim 3: “That 2% increase in bioblend is estimated to absorb the expected four billion-litre ethanol surpluses from this year’s sugarcane and corn harvests and strip 1.2 billion litres of gasoline from the fuel demand over 12 months.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of basic mathematical definitions of the numbers 1, 2, and 12, and does not contain any data regarding ethanol surpluses or gasoline demand in Brazil.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and grapheme. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Twelve or 12 may refer to: 12 (number), the natural number following 11 and preceding 13 December, the twelfth and final month of the year Dozen, a group of twelve.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 12 12 12 is an upcoming American heist television series created by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble. The series stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_12_12
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Claim 4: “Preeti Jain, IATA head of net zero research, said during the media briefing on sustainability... [that] every country needs to see solutions which are more suited to their resources, their energy infrastructure… and their abilities… There shouldn’t be just copy paste what Europe is doing which is e-SAF.”
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The evidence confirms Preeti Jain's role as IATA head of net zero research and her efforts toward Net Zero 2050, but the specific quote regarding 'copy paste' of the European e-SAF model is not explicitly present in the provided snippets, though her identity and role are verified.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Preeti Jain is Head of Net Zero Research and Programs at IATA, leading research initiatives and providing technical expertise to achieve aviation’s Net Zero 2050 goals.
https://sustainableskies.co.uk/preeti-jain/
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web search NEUTRAL — Neste and Victor have forced to advocate for the widespread implementation of SAF by commercial airlines.Having been partners for one year, Neste and Victor call for commercial airlines to adopt SAF t…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/neste-commercial-airl…
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web search NEUTRAL — IATA Net Zero Araştırmaları Başkanı Preeti Jain, HavaSosyalMedya’ya verdiği özel demeçte, havayollarının Net Zero 2050 hedefine ulaşmak için küresel çapta yoğun çaba gösterdiklerini ifade etti.
https://havasosyalmedya.com/preeti-jain-net-zero-2050-hedefi…
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Claim 5: “South Africa’s unique historical expertise with the Fischer-Tropsch process (Sasol’s isolation era coal-to-oil tech)”
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No evidence was found after searching for South Africa's Fischer-Tropsch process expertise in the provided results.
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Claim 6: “At the time of writing current pump prices a running at an average of R$6.62/l.”
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The evidence provided consists of general definitions of 'average' and 'arithmetic mean' and does not provide any actual fuel price data for Brazil.
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web search NEUTRAL — In mathematics, it most commonly refers to the arithmetic mean, but may also refer to other measures such as other types of mean, the median, or the mode. Representation of the arithmetic mean, median…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average
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web search NEUTRAL — In mathematics and statistics, the arithmetic mean ( / ˌærɪθˈmɛtɪk / ⓘ arr-ith-MET-ik), arithmetic average, or just the mean or average is the sum of a collection of numbers divided by the count of nu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean
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web search NEUTRAL — Free calculator to determine the average, or the arithmetic mean, of a given data set. It also returns the calculation steps, sum, count, and more.
https://www.calculator.net/average-calculator.html
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Claim 7: “Sasol already is looking into co-processing in refineries”
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No evidence was found after searching for Sasol's co-processing in refineries.
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Claim 8: “There is no kettle in the room at the Windsor Tower Hotel.”
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The evidence provided includes various hotels with 'Windsor' in the name (Caesars Windsor, Hotel Windsor Melbourne, Windsor Park Hotel) and general information about Windsor Castle, but no specific information regarding the room amenities (kettles) of a 'Windsor Tower Hotel'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Caesars Windsor (formerly known as Casino Windsor) is a casino hotel located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four casino resort hotels in the Detroit–Windsor area and was opened in May 1994 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesars_Windsor
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hotel Windsor is a luxury hotel in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1884, the Windsor is notable for being Melbourne's only surviving purpose-built "grand" Victorian era hotel. The Windso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Windsor,_Melbourne
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Windsor Park Hotel is a former hotel, Algoma University residence and seniors residence in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. First built in 1895 as Windsor Hotel, addition added in 1919 by l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Park_Hotel
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Claim 9: “At the full extent of the law the country will be (by its own calculation) preventing 705Mt of CO2 and have netted the Brazilian economy R$260-billion.”
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No evidence in the provided search results mentions the specific CO2 prevention figure (705Mt) or the economic gain (R$260-billion) associated with the Fuel of the Future Law.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Several common ethanol fuel mixtures are in use around the world. The use of pure hydrous or anhydrous ethanol in internal combustion engines (ICEs) is only possible if the engines are designed or mod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_ethanol_fuel_mixtures
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brazil is the world's second largest producer of ethanol fuel. Brazil and the United States have led the industrial production of ethanol fuel for several years, together accounting for 85 percent of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (colloquially called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, us…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible-fuel_vehicle
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Claim 10: “Last year, the country’s mines and energy minister, Alexandre Silveira, raised the level to 30% (up from 27%), and the 2026 increase is slated to take the commuter transport juice mix up to 32%.”
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The evidence identifies Alexandre Silveira as the Minister of Mines and Energy, but does not contain any information regarding specific blend increases from 27% to 30% or a plan for 32% by 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Brazil blackout was a power outage that occurred across Brazil on 15 August 2023 at 8:30 Brasília Time (UTC−03:00). It interrupted approximately 19 gigawatts of electric load, which was appro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Brazil_blackout
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexandre de Moraes (Brazilian Portuguese: [aleˈʃɐ̃dɾi dʒi moˈɾajs]; born 13 December 1968) is a Brazilian jurist, former politician, former president of the Superior Electoral Court, and current just…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_de_Moraes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Mines and Energy (Portuguese: Ministério de Minas e Energia, MME) is a Brazilian government ministry established in 1960. It fosters investments in mining and energy-related activities…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Mines_and_Energy_(…
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