Green Plains
Green Plains is an operating sustainable aviation fuel plant in Mid-Continent, United States. Its announced capacity is 387 thousand tonnes a year (484 million litres, 128 million US gallons), by the Alcohol-to-jet pathway. It has been operating since 2026. The record comes from the SAFxCHANGE producers table of December 2023, updated from the news since.
The record
- Owner
- Green Plains
- Place
- Mid-Continent, United States (40.0, -95.0)
- Pathway
- Alcohol-to-jet (recorded as "Atj-SPK")
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- operating
- Announced capacity
- 387 thousand tonnes a year · 483.8 million litres · 127.8 million US gallons
- Operating since
- 2026
- Where the record came from
- The SAFxCHANGE producers table of December 2023, updated from the news on 2026-04-10.
- Notes
- ; start_year from article 3583 (2022-03-04); status from article 6636 (2026-04-10)
Other plants and projects recorded with Green Plains
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Plains | United States | operating | 387 | 2026 |
In the news latest items naming Green Plains
- 2026-07-01 U.S. Ethanol Market Size, Share, Trends and Analysis, 2034 Market Data Forecast
- 2025-08-06 Carbon capture, storage focus as ethanol industry touts SAF Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
- 2025-03-25 Automotive Bioethanol Market To Worth Over US$ 68.97 Billion By 2033 globenewswire.com
- 2025-03-17 Green Plains begins compression construction on ethanol CCS project Quantum Commodity Intelligence
- 2025-01-16 Green Plains Announces Progress on Carbon Capture Project in Nebraska DTN Progressive Farmer
- 2023-08-29 Corn-Based Ethanol Crucial for Meeting Biden's SAF Production Targets marketscreener.com
- 2023-08-04 Green Plains Inc. Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript finance.yahoo.com
- 2023-07-01 Introduction of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023 biomassmagazine.com
- 2023-04-29 SAF Coalition Formed to Accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Development in the U.S. biobased-diesel.com
- 2023-04-27 Green Plains Reports Q1 2024 Earnings and Strategic Updates investing.com
- 2023-02-02 United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Announce Joint Venture for SAF Technology biofuels-news.com
- 2023-02-01 United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Launch Joint Venture for Sustainable Aviation Fuel greencarcongress.com
- 2023-01-27 US DOE Awards $118 Million for Sustainable Biofuels Projects greencarcongress.com
- 2023-01-26 US Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to Biofuel Projects biomassmagazine.com
- 2023-01-01 Clean Fuels Alliance America Welcomes Eight New Members biomassmagazine.com
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Green Plains: sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/green-plains, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].