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ANDOVER, Mass. , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedics Group, Inc. ("TransMedics") (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, today announced that on December 9, 2024 , TransMedics granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 20,612 shares of its common stock and an aggregate of 13,576 restricted stock units to 3 employees, each as a material inducement for each employee's entry into employment with TransMedics. The grants included stock options to purchase 18,922 shares of TransMedics' common stock and 12,463 restricted stock units granted to Gerardo Hernandez , the Company's Chief Financial Officer. The grants were approved by the Compensation Committee of the TransMedics Board of Directors and were granted in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and pursuant to the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan. TransMedics granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 20,612 shares of TransMedics' common stock and 13,576 restricted stock units in the aggregate. The stock options were granted with a per share exercise price of $69.84 , the closing price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on December 9, 2024 . Twenty-five percent of the shares subject to each option will vest on the first yearly anniversary of the date of the employee's start of employment, with the remainder vesting in equal monthly installments over the subsequent three year period, subject to the employee's continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The options have a 10-year term and are subject to the terms of the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan. Twenty-five percent of each restricted stock unit award will vest on the first four anniversaries of the date of the employee's start of employment, subject to the employee's continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The restricted stock units are subject to the terms of the TransMedics Group, Inc. Inducement Plan. About TransMedics Group, Inc. TransMedics is the world's leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts , the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure. Investor Contact: Brian Johnston 332-895-3222 Investors@transmedics.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/transmedics-reports-inducement-grants-under-nasdaq-listing-rule-5635c4-302330724.html SOURCE TransMedics Group, Inc.ITV I'm A Celebrity's Coleen Rooney reveals surprise childhood hobby that her kids now do(The Center Square) – National Governors Association (NGA) Chair and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, joined Governors Joe Lombardo, R-Nev., Spencer Cox, R-Utah, and Mark Gordon, R-Wyo., alongside education experts to support an NGA initiative this week, according to a press release from the organization. The initiative is called Let’s Get Ready: Educating All Americans for Success . It aims to improve public education in the following areas, according to the initiative’s website: early literacy, numeracy, and high-quality curriculum; after-school, summer, and expanded learning; work-based learning and apprenticeships; dual and concurrent enrollment; skills-based learning and non-degree credentials; technology and artificial intelligence in the classroom; educator development and support; and data systems and roles of state agencies. “Launched in July 2024, Let’s Get Ready is a yearlong initiative designed to support the nation’s Governors drive innovative education policies,” the release said. “Let’s Get Ready aims to help Governors form policies that better evaluate outcomes for state investments in education and improve outcomes for learners at all stages of their education journey. The initiative also focuses on the ways states can meet the future needs of the workforce by preparing students for success in and outside of the classroom. Last month, Governor Polis held the first Let’s Get Ready convening in Denver.” On Wednesday, Polis and Lombardo plan to tour Southeast Career Technical Academy where they will “highlight the innovative work the school is leading to empower students with the tools needed to succeed with professional career paths,” the release said. Southeast Career Technical Academy is the first career and technical education high school in Las Vegas. “I started the Let’s Get Ready initiative because I’m committed to advancing the American principle that all students should have access to education that prepares them for success in life,” Polis said in the release. “We know that education is the key to prosperity and success for individuals, our communities, and our economy. That’s why we’re encouraged that Governors from both sides of the aisles are working with our country’s top education experts to find innovative solutions to improve education policies and outcomes. We can ensure all learners have access to quality education by implementing policies that look to the current and future needs of students and our workforce.” Lombardo said the academy meshes well with his educational goals as governor. “Better preparing students for college and career paths is one of my top priorities,” Lombardo said in the release. “Nevada is taking action on a variety of fronts – expanding early childhood education, hiring more teachers, increasing per-pupil funding, supporting innovative charter schools, and increasing accountability to ensure schools deliver results for students. Establishing better education to workforce pathways takes coordination with teachers, students, and business leaders. I appreciate the opportunity to host Governors and education leaders in Nevada to spur a national conversation on education.” The Las Vegas-based event will feature panel discussions with education experts on both sides of the political aisle. Some education experts participating include : David Coleman, CEO of College Board; Dr. Shanika Hope, Education for Social Impact Director at Google; Dr. Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy; and Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, the release said. Additional information about the Let’s Get Ready initiative and upcoming bipartisan events are available on the NGA website .Trump Effect? Elon Musk Becomes First Person With $400 Billion Net Worth
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund. The donation comes just weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the offering Thursday. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Stephen Miller, who has been appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump's second term, has said that Zuckerberg, like other business leaders, wants to support Trump's economic plans. The tech CEO has been seeking to change his company's perception on the right following a rocky relationship with Trump. Trump was kicked off Facebook following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The company restored his account in early 2023. RELATED STORY | Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is the second richest person in the world. Here's who he just outranked During the 2024 campaign, Zuckerberg did not endorse a candidate for president but has voiced a more positive stance toward Trump. Earlier this year, he praised Trump's response to his first assassination attempt. Still, Trump had continued to attack Zuckerberg publicly during the campaign. In July, he posted a message on his own social network Truth Social threatening to send election fraudsters to prison in part by citing a nickname he used for the Meta CEO. "ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!" Trump wrote. Corporations have traditionally made up a large share of donors to presidential inaugurals, with an exception in 2009, when then-President-elect Barack Obama refused to accept corporate donations. He reversed course for his second inaugural in 2013. Facebook did not donate to either Biden's 2021 inaugural or Trump's 2017 inaugural. Google donated $285,000 each to Trump first inaugural and Biden's inaugural, according to Federal Election Commission records. Inaugural committees are required to disclose the source of their fundraising, but not how they spend the money. Microsoft gave $1 million to Obama's second inaugural, but only $500,000 to Trump in 2017 and Biden in 2021. RELATED STORY | Celebrity private jet-tracking accounts suspended by Meta without reason, college student claims
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India, Kuwait elevate ties to strategic partnership following PM Modi’s talks with top Kuwaiti leadershipBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Deshawn Purdie threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to O'Mega Blake for the go-ahead score and Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic 39-27 on Saturday in a game that matched two new interim coaches. Charlotte (4-7, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) fired Biff Poggi on Monday and Tim Brewster took over. FAU (2-9, 0-7) fired Tom Ferman, also on Monday, with Chad Lunsford taking charge. After Blake's third touchdown catch of the game that came with 5:25 left, the 49ers extended their lead when Tyriq Starks was strip-sacked by Ja'Qurious Conley and 335-pound Katron Kevans carried it 22 yards into the end zone. Blake made five catches for a career-high 205 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown. Purdie was 16 of 30 for a career-best 396 yards passing with the three scores plus an interception. The 49ers only rushed for 46 yards. Stephen Rusnak kicked four field goals. Starks was 12-of-23 passing for 179 yards including a 65-yard score to Omari Hayes in the final minute of the third quarter to get FAU within six of the 49ers. CJ Campbell rushed 58 yards to score early in the fourth quarter and the Owls had a 27-26 lead. Campbell finished with 150 yards on 21 carries. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.68 billion. The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of $3.79 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $4.81 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.66 per share. The software maker posted revenue of $5.61 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.54 billion. For the year, the company reported profit of $5.56 billion, or $12.36 per share. Revenue was reported as $21.51 billion. For the current quarter ending in February, Adobe expects its per-share earnings to range from $4.95 to $5. The company said it expects revenue in the range of $5.63 billion to $5.68 billion for the fiscal first quarter. Adobe expects full-year earnings in the range of $20.20 to $20.50 per share, with revenue ranging from $23.3 billion to $23.55 billion. Adobe shares have decreased 8% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $548.84, a decline of 12% in the last 12 months. This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap ) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ADBE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ADBEAdvertising Technology Solutions Market Outlook and Future Projections for 2030
Students at St. Ambrose University are learning and teaching through play. Over the past year, students in the early childhood education and doctoral occupational therapy programs have participated in the interdisciplinary "Nature Play Project" at the SAU Children's Campus and Hand in Hand, a Quad-Cities organization providing inclusive programs for people of all abilities, from infants to adults. The project is a framework for outdoor play, focused on early childhood intervention. The hope is to support children's physical, cognitive and social-emotional development though the benefits of being outdoors. The Nature Play Project is designed to be embedded in classroom settings or other community-based programs, like Hand in Hand. Angela Rekers-Power, assistant professor of early childhood education at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. "We are developing professional development courses for teachers and early interventionists, so they can use the outdoors to more sustainably benefit their students, and themselves," said Angela Rekers, a professor in SAU's early childhood education program. People are also reading... Funded by an SAU grant in spring 2023, the Nature Play Project is headed by Rekers and Angie McCombs, senior lecturer in the occupational therapy program. Last spring, they got to present on the project's pilot at the Forest School Research Symposium at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and the Children and Nature Network Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. "It was really well received," Rekers said. "There hasn't been a lot of research (on) this idea of early intervention, cross-disciplinary work, so we were excited." Hand in Hand received a grant in spring 2022 to renovate its playground and outdoor classroom space. The occupational therapy students visit Hand in Hand on Fridays to observe how children use these spaces and explore strategies to better support early intervention work. Children at Hand in Hand in Bettendorf enjoy the organization's outdoor playground/classroom space. "We love partnering with the students; they are so eager to share in reciprocal learning, which is really fun," said Angie Kendall, CEO of Hand in Hand. "We learn just as much from them as they do from us." She's enjoyed collaborating with SAU students and faculty on new ideas for adaptive technology and equipment, inclusive playtime, interventions and other areas. "Traditional play equipment can be very overwhelming and intimidating to a lot of children, especially if they have motor challenges," Kendall said, adding Hand in Hand has seen "extraordinary growth" in children's confidence and creativity when playing. "Even from children who (see) an external physical therapist." SAU plans to continue the Nature Play Project at Hand and the Children's Campus in the spring — but they're also eyeing other partnerships, including Nahant Marsh Education Center and Tapestry Farms. Rekers said her team has already met with Tapestry Farms about building a new outdoor learning space at its Trinity Cathedral site, calling it “another goal” for the spring. The purpose of play Since both structured and unstructured "free" play is a crucial factor in childhood development, the Nature Play Project's embedded approach can help schools avoid the burdens of additional intervention specialists or lost instruction time. Children naturally learn self-regulation skills by playing, Rekers said. "But it becomes internal," she added. "Which is why I think play — whether it's indoors or outdoors — is so important for children, because they become more internally motivated." A child at Hand in Hand in Bettendorf plays on the organization's outdoor playground/classroom space. Many people have a narrower perception of early childhood education, Rekers said, noting how it ranges from infancy to third grade. "Early childhood is very holistic," she said. "We are thinking about their physical development, their social-emotional development (and) cognitive outcomes." Still, Rekers said children are being increasingly pressured by academic expectations that don't always align with their physical, sensory and cognitive development. This leads many of them to be "already disengaged" when their school-based education starts. "And it shouldn't be like that," she said. "What they need is that realistic sensory learning experience. ... Climbing, running, picking things up — that challenges them, and that's what's so exciting." A child at Hand in Hand in Bettendorf plays a xylophone at the organization's outdoor classroom space. Wider applications Outdoor play can also help students understand how classroom concepts — like science, physics, math or even leadership skills — apply in real life. When students learn through play, they often feel more competent and confident to tackle formal instruction, Rekers said. "Math is so fun when it's developmentally appropriate," she said, adding the "Forest School" concept hails from Scandinavian countries, where kids don't typically start traditional school until age seven. "So, the idea is (that) writing, formal reading and all of those kinds of things come much more naturally once you're seven and have had all these experiences that make you feel like a competent, learner." Rekers' own doctoral research studied children's motivation towards learning and performing task and participation across classroom and woodland Forest School settings. She found that children receiving supplemental outdoor play demonstrated diverse skills that were often overlooked in the classroom setting, and these experiences also encouraged a wider range of physical, sensory and self-regulatory opportunities. "Those challenging behaviors were just not there outside," Rekers said. "The kids who are the most 'trouble' in school, become the leaders outside, so I wanted to (find out) why that might be the case." Her research compared a range of elementary-aged students’ playtime habits and behaviors in both settings, which also uncovered another finding: students seemed to be more fixed to certain roles or activities in the classroom — largely based on gender — compared to outdoors. Children at Hand in Hand in Bettendorf enjoy a sensory table in the organization's outdoor classroom space. For example, Rekers said most girls would play as "princesses" in the classroom, while boys might engage in more hands-on activities. But this didn't translate to outside. "We'd have boys hanging in a hammock or (playing with) woodland puppets, and the girls would be climbing trees, building dens, things like that," she said. "We'd see boys and girls playing together more frequently ... there was this real shift in gender affordances." Rekers said play-based learning should still be facilitated by teachers or trained adults, nodding to the Nature Play Project's focus on professional development. "That's what we're trying to do here, train our students and graduates in play-based learning provisions and therapy, so they can really observe where they're at (developmentally)," she said. In meeting kids where they're at, adults can gain a better understanding of their perspectives, motivations and challenges. "It allows us to help guide them and (meet) some of the expectations they find so challenging," Rekers said. "It just provides a more cooperative, better way to support young people. "I think seeing children as competent — instead of having a deficit perspective — is really important, too," she added. See Hayes Elementary second-graders explore Camp Kawpini Hayes 13.JPG A second-grader from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport builds a fort at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, focused on free outdoor play via the TimberNook Greater Quad Cities program. Hayes 5.JPG A second-grader from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport conquers the rope swing — as his peers cheer — at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday focused on free outdoor play via the TimberNook Greater Quad Cities program. Hayes 12.JPG A second-grader from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport takes a spin on the tire swing at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday focused on free outdoor play through the TimberNook Greater Quad Cities program. Hayes 11.JPG Second-graders from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport explore the great outdoors at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday. Hayes 14.JPG Second-graders from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport use teamwork to build a fort at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday. Hayes 4.JPG A second-grader from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport hangs on a swing at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday focused on free outdoor play through the TimberNook Greater Quad Cities program. Hayes 12.JPG A second-grader from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport takes a spin on the tire swing at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday focused on free outdoor play through the TimberNook Greater Quad Cities program. Hayes 14.JPG Second-graders from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport use teamwork to build a fort at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday. Hayes 5.JPG A second-grader from Hayes Elementary School in Davenport conquers the rope swing — as his peers cheer — at Camp Kawpini in Blue Grass during a class field trip on Thursday focused on free outdoor play via the TimberNook Greater Quad Cities program. Angela Rekers-Power, assistant professor of early childhood education at St. Ambrose University in Davenport. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
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The battle for Pennsylvania is on between the Steelers and Eagles this Sunday in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh is 10-3 this season and winners of two straight and six of the past seven. With Russell Wilson, the Steelers’ offense has been revived at 28.4 points per game. George Pickens is questionable, which doesn’t help the offense, but Pittsburgh has excelled as the underdog, going 5-0 ATS this year, including 3-0 as the road underdog. Philadelphia is 11-2 on the year and holds the NFL’s longest winning streak at nine straight games. The Eagles have won four straight at home and are 4-1 at the Linc since its Week 2 loss to the Falcons (22-16). Saquon Barkley is second in MVP odds (+400) behind Josh Allen and has carried this offense over the past three games due to Jalen Hurts’ struggles to get the ball downfield (108, 118, 179 passing yards). NBC Sports has all the latest info and analysis you need, including how to tune in for kickoff, odds from DraftKings, player news and updates, and of course our predictions and best bets for the game from our staff of experts. Listen to the Bet the Edge podcast as hosts Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick provide listeners with sharp actionable insight, market analysis and statistical data to help bettors gain more information before placing their wagers. Game Details and How to watch the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cleveland Browns on Sunday · Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024 · Time: 4:25 PM EST · Site: Lincoln Financial Field · City: Philadelphia, PA · TV/Streaming: FOX Want to check out the other games on the NFL schedule this week? We’ve got you covered right here on NBC Sports with all the matchup, venue, game-time, and TV/streaming info so you won’t miss any of the action! Game odds for Steelers vs. Eagles The latest odds as of Thursday courtesy of DraftKings: Moneyline: Pittsburgh Steelers (+205), Philadelphia Eagles (-250) Spread: Eagles -5.5 (-110) Total: 43.0 The line opened at 45.5 for the total and Philadelphia -5, so money has come in on the Under in the battle of PA. The spread dipped to +4.5 in favor of Pittsburgh but has been bet back up. Expert picks & predictions for Steelers vs Eagles Please bet responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700. NBC Sports Bet Best Bet Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Pittsburgh Steelers to cover the +5.5 as road underdogs in Philadelphia: “Pittsburgh is 3-0 ATS and on the ML as road underdogs this year, 5-0 ATS as an underdog overall, and an NFL-best 10-3 ATS overall (tied with Denver). The Steelers are 6-1 with Russell Wilson under center and the offense looks dangeruss. Pittsburgh averages an NFL-best 5.6 plays of 20-plus yards with Wilson under center and George Pickens is also one of the main reasons why the Steelers lead in that category. Pickens is questionable to play and if he’s good to go, his presence would be a significant boost for the Steelers offense in what should be a gritty game. I like the Steelers to cover the +5.5 and would sprinkle the ML (+205).” Rotoworld has you covered with all the latest betting info & tools for NFL with game predictions, player props, futures, and trends! Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles team stats, betting trends Pittsburgh is tied for NFL-best 10-3 ATS and 3-0 ATS and on the ML as a road underdog. Philadelphia is 8-5 ATS but 1-4 ATS as a home favorite, ranking sixth-worst. The Eagles are 8-5 to the Under, ranking tied for 4th-best. The Steelers are 7-6 to the Over and 2-1 to the Over as a road dog. Jalen Hurts has a rushing touchdown in seven of the past eight games. Russell Wilson tossed at least two touchdowns in four of seven starts. Saquon Barkley had his three-game touchdown streak snapped last week against Carolina but he did manage 124 rushing yards surpassing the century mark for the fourth straight game. Najee Harris is 123 yards short of his fourth straight 1,000-yard season. Harris has run for at least 50 yards in six of the past seven. Quarterback matchup for Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia: Jalen Hurts – Hurts has 29 total touchdowns (16 passing, 13 rushing) to 5 interceptions on the season. Hurts is on pace to break his career-high of 15 rushing touchdowns last season and is 240 rushing yards shy of his career-high of 784. Pittsburgh: Russell Wilson - In seven starts with the Steelers, Wilson has tossed 1,784 yards, 12 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, and sports a 6-1 record. Wilson’s thrown two or more touchdowns in four of seven games and 264 or more in four as well. Steelers and Eagles injury update Philadelphia’s TE Dallas Goedert (knee), S Reed Blankenship (concussion), S Sydney Brown (knee), DT Byron Young (hamstring) and LB Ben VanSumeren (knee) are all out. For the Steelers, WR George Pickens (hamstring) and LB Tyler Matakevich (hamstring) are questionable, while WR Roman Wilson (hamstring), DT Montravius Adams (knee), CB C.J. Henderson (neck) and OT Dylan Cook (foot) are all out. Rotoworld has you covered with all the latest betting info & tools for NFL with game predictions, player props, futures, and trends! Follow our experts on socials to keep up with all the latest content from the staff: Jay Croucher (@croucherJD) Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas)How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 12/11/2024
Geneva/New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) India has the potential to be a key producer of sustainable aviation fuel by utilising its ethanol supplies and availability of lipids feedstocks like non-edible industrial oils, according to a senior official at the global airlines' grouping IATA. With decarbonisation in focus, efforts are being made to reduce emissions and over the years, Indian carriers have operated some flights with a blend of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and traditional Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF). Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Gets Kuwait's Highest Honour Civilian Award 'The Order of Mubarak Al Kabeer', 20th International Award by a Country (Watch Video). Hemant Mistry, Director of Net Zero Transition at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said the ecosystem for SAF has developed but there is more work to be done. "There are some very good opportunities for India right now. One is in terms of SAF feedstocks like agricultural waste... there is a growing understanding on what to do for SAF production. We are talking to a number of companies to understand how we can collaborate... oil companies," Mistry told PTI in a recent interview in Geneva. Also Read | Israel-Hamas War: IDF Strikes Across Gaza Kill 20 as Death Toll Reaches 45,000, Says Palestinian Health Ministry. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) represents around 340 airlines, including Indian carriers, that account for more than 80 per cent of the global air traffic. "India, the third largest ethanol producer and consumer today, has the potential to emerge as a key SAF producer utilising its existing and advanced ethanol supplies. "At IATA, we see sustainable, low-carbon-intensity ethanol as a promising feedstock to propel India's aviation sector growth," Mistry said. This year, global SAF production is estimated at 1 million tonnes (1.3 billion litres), lower than the earlier projection of 1.5 million tonnes (1.9 billion litres) but higher than the volume of 0.5 million tonnes (600 million litres) recorded in 2023, according to IATA. As the aviation sector pursues ambitious efforts for decarbonisation, IATA has said SAF production growth is disappointingly slow. While noting that India is poised to emerge as the world's third largest aviation market, Mistry said there is also the opportunity for the country to emerge as a SAF hub in the region. "The position can be further strengthened by the early adoption of innovative global accounting practices where India's SAF supplies can cater to the global aviation market, a true mark of act local, think global," he noted. India is one of the world' fastest growing civil aviation markets and airlines are expanding their fleets as well as networks to cater to the rising traffic demand. On mandating use of SAF, Mistry pointed out that the mandate is a work for scale but that can only come later. "You can't have a mandate without technology maturity. That is a big risk." In 2025, IATA expects SAF production to touch 2.1 million tonnes (2.7 billion litres). India has the availability of lipids feedstocks like non-edible industrial oils, animal fats and tallows where the supply chains are not well developed with limited supply for biodiesel production, Mistry said. The country's surplus annual biomass availability is estimated to be more than 200 Mt. With multiple options available for road fleets, lipids-based feedstock must be used for India's SAF value chains. These oily feedstocks can be utilised at existing refineries by ASTM-qualified HEFA co-processing pathways, Mistry said. Consultancy Deloitte, in a report in October this year, said India has the potential to produce 8-10 million tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2040, and investments worth USD 70-85 billion will be required to achieve the projected production. On the priorities under the SAF umbrella, Mistry said it is a question about more support to get the technologies to maturity and enable some sort of market development. "We should not have feedstock criteria that are regionally divergent. We should have sustainability criteria that are universally acknowledged," he added. There are 11 certified pathways to make SAF and HEFA method (Hydrotreated Esters Fatty Acids) is projected to account for around 80 per cent of the production in the next five years. HEFA method utilises used cooking oil and animal fats, among others. As per the airlines' grouping, SAF volumes could be boosted by increasing investments to scale up production through the other certified pathways, in particular Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) and Fischer-Tropsch (FT), which use biological and agricultural wastes and residue. "The airline industry's decarbonisation must be seen as part of the global energy transition, not compartmentalised as a transport issue... renewable fuel refineries will produce a broad range of fuels used by other industries, and only a minor share will be SAF, used by airlines," IATA Senior Vice President Sustainability and Chief Economist Marie Owens Thomsen said last week. (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)None