Calgary startup aims to launch sustainable aviation fuel facilities on the Prairies
Calgary-based startup Cap Clean Energy wants to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba using crop residue, such as wheat straw and other byproducts of grains and oil seeds.
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![In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, an United Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplane takes off in the rain at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. Boeing said Tuesday, Jan, 7, 2020, it is recommending that pilots receive training in a flight simulator before the grounded 737 Max returns to flying, a reversal of the company's long-held position that computer-based training alone was adequate. The 737 Max has been grounded worldwide since last March after two crashes killed 346 people. A plane flies in the sky over trees.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5418145.1711144692!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/boeing-plane-pilot-training.jpg)
Calgary-based startup Cap Clean Energy wants to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba using crop residue, such as wheat straw and other byproducts of grains and oil seeds.