Nova Pangaea Technologies: Stewart Stewart appointed CEO of the SAF producer

Stewart Stewart has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Nova Pangea, a UK company which has developed a patented novel technology to produce carbon negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from waste biomass, Refnova. Founded in 2008, Nova Pangaea is currently working with British Airways and LanzaJet on Project Speedbird, a government-supported collaboration to produce SAF in the UK.

Stewart joins from the New York-based investment bank Javelin Capital, where he advised on ‘green fuel’ opportunities. Originally from Texas, he previously held executive leadership roles with cleantech companies BayoTech and Concord Blue Energy in Los Angeles, and guided UK infrastructure owners on decarbonisation as a Senior Advisor to London-based Ikigai Energy.

Stewart owns an MBA and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University, and a BA from Princeton University.