Tallgrass Energy Partners has teamed with United Airlines Inc. and Green Plains Inc. to form Blue Blade Energy to develop a pilot project that could produce 135 million gallons/year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). 

Tallgrass, which operates more than 7,000 miles of natural gas pipelines across the Midwest, said it is expecting to manage research and development (R&D) of United’s SAF technology as part of its work in the joint venture (JV). The technology was developed by United Air Ventures (UAV) and researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).  

Leawood, KS-based Tallgrass is targeting innovations in “how we deliver the energy that powers our nation and enables our quality of life,” said Vice President of Business...