Monarch Energy aims to invest $1 billion to install SAF facility in Rockford

In Illinois, Rockford Register Star reported that Monarch Energy plans to build a plant near the Chicago Rockford International Airport and take emissions from nearby landfills and convert them into sustainable aviation fuels. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said that this project would potentially generate 400 to 500 jobs and a billion dollars in investments. Duckworth said while the SAF Monarch would manufacture would be used at the Rockford airport, the company’s local operation would also attract some of the world’s largest companies. “It’s going to bring in more aviation interests that want to access that fuel,” the senator said. “It’s going to mean other industries will want to be located in this area because they can get that clean energy.”

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