A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;from the broadcast industry where he was a national science and technology television reporter and producer. He writes on the FBO field, aviation finance, and sustainable aviation and occasionally contributes to&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;Business Jet Traveler. Curt was a member of the AINtv reporting staff that won the 2008 Aerospace Journalist of the Year award for Best Airshow Daily. That same year, he was a finalist for another AJOYA award. He earned an AJOYA for Best Business Aviation Submission in 2018 and was a finalist in that category in 2021. He received the National Air Transportation Association’s&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;Consumer Reports’ television division, CRTV, and for several local television news staffs. An honors graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University in 1995. Curt lives in New York State with his wife and two young sons.

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SkyNRG, a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer, has partnered with Skellefteå Kraft, one of Sweden’s largest renewable energy producers. Under the name Project SkyKraft, the two companies will pursue the development of a SAF plant near Skellefteå Harbor using renewable energy and CO2 (eSAF).
With access to 100% renewable electricity supplied by Skellefteå Kraft from wind and hydroelectric power, the facility will be able to provide continuous and cost-effective eSAF production, supporting the EU’s decarbonization goals and helping the aviation industry to reach its net-zero emissions aspirations.
Expected to begin operations in 2030, the plant is slated to produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF a year at full capacity.
“We are proud to be partnering with Skellefteå Kraft, as our complementary skills and shared sustainability vision make this a unique location for eSAF production,” explained SkyNRG CEO Philippe&nbsp;Lacamp. “We are pleased to see the progress on this project and are committed to helping it reach completion.”

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