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SAF E-Lessons Teaser

Two on-demand digital lessons for prospective learners. Complimentary - just sign-in to access
Format

Online

Starting date

On-Demand

Maximum Class Size 

-

Level

Basic

Duration

20- 40 minutes

Price

FREE

You'll walk away able to:

  • Where does SAF come from
  • Why does SAF costs more than conventional jet fuel
  • How UCO is collected and aggregated across Asia, including China's role as the region's largest export source
  • What pretreatment and HEFA hydroprocessing actually do to the oil, step by step
  • Why traceability, not just chemistry, decides whether a barrel counts as genuine feedstock

Who should take this course?

Built for anyone who is curious about SAF: new joiners, finance and legal advisers, journalists, junior civil servants, procurement and travel staff, investors starting first diligence.

Did you know?

Who this isn't for

Myth vs reality

Why SAF costs more and what really happens to used cooking oil
Professionals already working day to day in SAF compliance, production or finance.
Myth: used cooking oil goes straight into a refinery. Reality: it's collected, filtered, dewatered and pretreated before hydroprocessing, and it must be traceable end to end under certification schemes, since palm oil mislabelled as UCO is a documented fraud pattern in the region.

Format & logistics

Online and free to earn at your own pase

Certificate & next step

A certificate of attendance on completion, leading to Level 1 Introduction

Still have a question?

Email academy@asiasaf.org with your questions and we will get back to you. 

Course Lessons

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a technical background?

No. The session assumes nothing.

What do I get at the end?

A certificate of attendance.

What happens after? 

You can choose to pursue Level 1 Introduction.
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Meet the instructors

GABRIEL HO
Gabriel Ho brings over two decades of experience across the global energy and chemicals value chain, including engineering and leadership roles at ExxonMobil, Shell, Infineum, Ecolab, and BASF. This includes direct exposure to conventional fuels, refining, additives, logistics, and global fuel markets, alongside his current roles as Executive Director of International Future Fuels Week, Founder of Energy Constructs and Asia SAF Association and as a Board Member of the World Bioenergy Association.

His work focuses on sustainable aviation fuel and advanced low-carbon fuels for aviation and heavy transport, where new supply must integrate into existing fuel systems governed by established standards, pricing mechanisms, and risk allocation. He advises governments, developers, investors, and industry coalitions on translating policy ambition and sustainability commitments into commercially viable fuel pathways that function within real-world market and infrastructure constraints.

This includes policy and regulatory analysis, market and offtake structures, feedstock strategy, lifecycle assessment integrity, technology and refining pathway selection, and project development sequencing. 

He holds a Master of a Finance from Hong Kong University and majored in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.
FABRICE ESPINOSA
Fabrice Espinosa is CEO of Studio28, supporting organizations to grow in a sustainable way. Before founding Studio28, Fabrice was Airbus President and Head of Airbus Commercial Aircraft for Korea.
He led the strategy of Airbus in Korea, including the sustainability strategy. He was responsible for commercial aircraft sales and customer affairs, group-wide government affairs, industrial partnerships, as well as the local operations at Airbus sites across Korea.

In addition, Fabrice was the Chairman for the Aerospace and Defense Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea and board member of the Korean German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Prior to his latest role for Airbus, Fabrice was the General Manager of Airbus Hong Kong, where he oversaw Airbus Commercial Aircraft operations and led Sales campaigns with airlines in Asia.

Fabrice has a diverse background in the civil aerospace and defense markets, having worked previously with Thales Group, Safran Group & Air France, and has worked extensively internationally, with more than 20 years of involvement in the Asia region.

Fabrice graduated from ESSEC Business School (France), Thunderbird School of Global Management (USA) and owns a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering from ISAE-Supaero (France). He is also an alumni of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (UK) and the United Nations System Staff College.

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