<p>What if the world’s next breakthrough in sustainable aviation fuel started with 14,000 cows on a Uruguayan dairy farm?</p><p>In this episode of F+L Webcast, host Vicky Villena-Denton speaks with Trevor Best, CEO and co-founder of Syzygy Plasmonics — the company behind the world’s first light-driven chemical reactor and the first commercial production of SAF from biogas.</p><p>Built on more than two decades of nanophotonics research from Rice University, Syzygy’s technology uses renewable electricity and photocatalysis to convert cattle manure into ASTM-compliant, ISCC-certified sustainable aviation fuel — trade-named NovaSAF™ — with 90% lower lifecycle carbon emissions than conventional jet fuel.</p><p>Trevor walks us through the full story: a name inspired by a solar eclipse, four failed startups, 80 evaluated ideas before finding the one that refused to die, and a 4-step process that takes biogas all the way to synthetic paraffinic kerosene. He also breaks down why they chose Uruguay for NovaSAF-1, how a six-year binding offtake deal with Trafigura validates the technology, and the three-step roadmap to jet fuel price parity within a decade.</p><p><strong>First commercial fuel is targeted for early 2028. The clock is ticking.</strong></p><p> Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode.</p><p> Sign up at <a href="http://fuelsandlubes.com/" target="_blank">fuelsandlubes.com</a></p><p>#SustainableAviationFuel #SAF #CleanEnergy #Biogas #EnergyTransition #FuelsAndLubes #FLWebcast #SyzygyPlasmonics #NovaSAF</p>