The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) has launched the country’s first technical center for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that focuses on standard setting and product research.

The new center, based in the southwestern city of Chengdu, plans to map out industry policy and set up standards for products and quality control.

China, the world’s second-largest aviation market which consumes about 11% of the jet fuel used globally, is expected to unveil this year its policy on the use of SAF for 2030 that could spur billions of dollars of investment, according to Reuters.

CAAC also aims to establish a Chinese certification system for sustainable fuel.

The center is setting up test facilities for new products.

China’s total aviation fuel consumption is likely to exceed 50 million metric tons per year (mtpa) by 2030 and the use of SAF could reach 2.5 mtpa.

Notably, SAF can be made from sustainably sourced renewable waste and residues such as used cooking oil and animal fat waste, or processed from renewable power-based hydrogen.