by Emma Connors (Financial Review) Qantas is in discussions to import sustainable aviation fuel into Australia as what will be the world’s largest production site for used cooking oil and animal fat-based fuel nears completion in Singapore. SAF currently accounts for only
Jetfuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF))
Back TO HOMEMore Chinese Airlines Vow to Promote Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Global Times) Airbus said on Tuesday that it has signed agreements with Xiamen Airlines, Zhejiang Loong Airlines and Colorful Guizhou Airlines to promote the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) during commercial flights in China. The partnership was announced at the
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
ITOCHU Announces Commencement of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Supply to Japan Airlines
(Itochu Corporation) ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Keita Ishii, President & COO; hereinafter "ITOCHU") announced today that it has reached an agreement with Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; Yuji Akasaka, President & CEO; hereinafter "JAL") to supply
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Amex GBT CEO Says Greener Air Travel Starts With Building More Sustainable Fuel Plants — Now
by Matthew Parsons (Skift) European politicians are planning legislation that requires airlines to use more sustainable fuel by 2030, but there's very little going around. One solution is to start building more production plants now, to create enough in time.
November 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Adding Thrust to Ethanol-Based SAF
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Policy makers are incentivizing sustainable aviation fuel across the globe. Airlines are eagerly signing offtakes and taking every drop they can get. With other feedstocks in tight supply, ethanol-based SAF production is ready to
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Industry Urges Reluctant EU to Make Advanced Biofuels Mandatory for Flying
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) Lawmakers should boost much-needed green fuel production by inserting obligatory targets for biofuels derived from agricultural and forestry waste into the EU’s upcoming green jet fuel law, the biofuels industry has told the European Commission. Doing so
November 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste and Travel Organization Sunweb Group Announce Partnership to Reduce Sunweb Customers’ Flight Emissions with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Neste) Sunweb Group, one of the leading European travel organizations, and Neste announce today that they have entered into a new partnership based on which Sunweb Group purchases 306 tons (385,000 liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ (SAF) from Neste to reduce
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste and CargoAi Launch Partnership Offering Freight Forwarders and Their Clients an Option to Reduce the Carbon Emissions of Their Air Cargo Transports
(Neste) CargoAi, air cargo’s fastest growing digital solutions provider, and Neste, the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), announce a pioneering partnership which enables freight forwarders and their clients to significantly reduce the carbon emissions of their cargo transport
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
As SAF Rules, DG Fuels Rocks with Huge Air France/KLM Fuels Deal
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News arrived on the ABLC floor that DG Fuels signed a multi-year SAF offtake agreement with Air France KLM for up to 60,408 metric tons (21 million gallons) per year from DGF’s initial plant to be
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
Corn Farmers: Feeding and Fueling a Cleaner America
by Tom Haag (Real Clear Energy) ... Farmers understand our nation faces environmental and energy challenges, and we are proud to be part of the solution. Ethanol, made from corn, is key to enhancing U.S. energy security, lowering prices at the
November 08, 2022 Read Full Article
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Makes Historic Investment in America’s National Labs, Announces Net-Zero Game Changers Initiative
(White House) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $1.5 billion under the President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to build and upgrade America’s national laboratories and advance American leadership in science, research, and innovation. Strengthening our national labs will increase economic growth, create
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Goodwings Is Accelerating the Decarbonization of Business Travel by Making Biofuel Affordable
by Christopher Marquis (Forbes) Goodwings, a Copenhagen based travel provider that helps consumers reduce emissions from their travel, has announced today that it will be launching a biofuels option to its suite of climate solutions. It works as follows - when
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Iberia Airlines Enters into New Fuel Sales Agreement with GEVO for 6 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel per Year for 5 Years
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce a new fuel sales agreement with Iberia Airlines, which is part of International Airlines Group (IAG). The Agreement provides Iberia Airlines 6 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Alder Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this connected presentation set, Alder Fuels CEO Bryan Sherbacow, and in a later and related presentation, VP Nancy Young, took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology,
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
It Rhymes with Calf: Reflections and Re-cap from ABLC Next 2022
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABLC was a happy pandemonium, with 780 high-level delegates stuffed into the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, let there be no doubt about it. The din of companies seeking partners, building visibility was louder than I
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Sends Letter to Treasury on Action to Slash Aviation Emissions
(Growth Energy) Today, Growth Energy sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury on implementation of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In her letter, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor calls on regulators to
November 04, 2022 Read Full Article
WestJet Begins Using 'Sustainable' Biofuel Blend on San Francisco Route
by Josh Aldrich (Calgary Herald) The biofuel will be blended with regular jet fuel with the goal of reducing CO2 emissions -- WestJet has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot project in Canada in an effort to lower carbon emissions on flights.
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies Move One Step Closer to Large Scale Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the UK
(British Airways) • British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies have signed an agreement that will accelerate Project Speedbird, an initiative created by the companies in 2021 to develop cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial use in the UK Project
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide ABLC Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In this presentation, Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee took the ABLC Next 2022 stage in San Francisco to outline the company’s milestones, technology, financial estimates, policy asks, its portfolio of Carbon Zero One projects, and the
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Advancing Australia’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry
(Brisbane Airport/BNE) Brisbane Airport welcomes the Federal Budget announcement of a ‘Jet Zero’-style council to guide the development of a policy framework to encourage emissions reduction in Australia’s aviation industry. “Getting the policy right from the start is essential to the development
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
New Service in the Worldwide Lufthansa Route Network: Offset CO₂ Emissions Directly on Board
(Luftansa) Offset CO₂ emissions during the flight with sustainable aviation fuel and certified climate protection projects; Lufthansa offers compensation options along the entire travel chain -- Lufthansa passengers can offset the CO₂ emissions of their flight directly on board. The offer
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Air France-KLM Welcomes Singapore's First Organisation, TOP International Holding, to Its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme
(Air France-KLM/Yahoo! Finance/PR Newswire) Today (November 1, 2022) the Air France-KLM group today announced that TOP International Holding, a Singapore-based, global minerals and resources company, has become the first in Singapore to join the Air France-KLM Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme.
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Earth-Friendly Jet Fuel Facility to Start Production Soon
(Free Malaysia Today) A Malaysia-US venture that will utilise vegetable oil production technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel is expected to come online at the end of November. The facility, located in Sapangar Bay, Kota Kinabalu, will produce 250,000 metric tonnes of
November 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Braya Renewable Fuels Issues a Request for Proposal for the Provision and Potential Production of Green Hydrogen DEADLINE: December 19, 2022
(Braya Renewable Fuels) Braya Renewable Fuels ("Braya") has issued an RFP for the provision of green hydrogen as a feedstock for its refinery operations in Come By Chance, NL, Canada, and as a potential export commodity in the form of green ammonia for
November 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Neste Collaborates with ITOCHU and Fuji Oil Company on a Project to Demonstrate Local Blending of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Japan
(Neste) ITOCHU Corporation has been selected for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demonstration project by the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The aim of the project is to demonstrate the blending of imported neat
November 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Chinese Contractor Fires up Shell’s Biofuels Facility Modules
by Xu Yihe (Upstream Energy Explored) Facility will capture CO2 emissions from manufacturing process and store them in depleted North Sea field -- Chinese manufacturing group Shanghai Yanda Engineering has cut the first steel for modules as part of biofuels facilities
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
$2 Million FAA Grant Supports Study of Sustainable Aviation Fuels at Missouri S&T
by Andrew Careaga (Missouri University of Science and Technology) The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded a $2.05 million grant to a Missouri S&T researcher to study how different types of sustainable aviation fuels could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
NATA Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses Gets A Refresh
(National Air Transportation Association ) Today (October 18, 2022), the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released the first update to the NATA Sustainability Standard for Aviation Businesses – a self-certification process for any aviation business interested in pursuing flexible, cost-effective options to
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Energy Launch Public-Private Table for the Development of Sustainable Fuels
(Agenda de Prensa (Google Translation)) The Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Juan Carlos Muñoz, accompanied by the Undersecretary of Energy, Julio Maturana, and the Secretary General of the Civil Aeronautics Board, Martín Mackenna, presented a public-private round table for the development
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
The Airline Industry Advocates for Incentives for SAF Production
(A21 (Google Translation)) Installing a Biofuel Plant Requires up to 1,000 Million Dollars and 5 Years -- The decarbonization of air transport is a commitment of the airlines of Latin America and the Caribbean. For this reason, during the ALTA
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Azores Airlines Takes off the SATA Group’s First Flight with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Azores Airlines) October 24 will be written in Azores Airlines’ history as the beginning of a new era, the date of its first-ever flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This milestone is even more significant considering that, a few days ago, the
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
JetBlue Looks to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) with AIR COMPANY
(JetBlue) JetBlue signs intent to purchase 25 million gallons of AIR COMPANY’s innovative AIRMADE™ SAF over five years. AIR COMPANY’s groundbreaking AIRMADE SAF opens incredible potential to grow the emerging market with carbon-negative fuel made from captured CO2. -- JetBlue (Nasdaq:
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
Boosting Sustainable Aviation Fuel Supply
(Biofuels International) ... To scale up production and increase supply, blending mandates alongside other regulatory measures, including incentives to bridge the gap with conventional jet fuel, are being introduced in countries around the world. Emissions strategy In July 2021, as part of
October 31, 2022 Read Full Article
South American Biofuel Producers Demand Measures for Investments
(Nearco) Biofuels sector organisations from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay have signed a document calling on countries to define regulatory frameworks that guarantee the progress of investments in the region. On Thursday (27/10), entities representing the biofuels sector in Argentina,
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
First Etihad Airways Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel as Part of Deal with ITOCHU and NESTE Departs Tokyo Narita
(Etihad Airways) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The first Etihad Airways flight to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied by ITOCHU Corporation and NESTE took off from Tokyo Narita airport today. The pioneering flight, EY871 departed Tokyo Narita at 1500, was the
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Reducing Emissions in the Supply Chain and Diversifying the Feedstocks of the Future
(LanzaTech/Globe Newswire) LanzaTech provides an update on new demonstration facility to accelerate decarbonization efforts -- Competing in a low carbon economy is driving the public and private sectors to invest in technologies that will support the energy transition. LanzaTech has partnered
October 28, 2022 Read Full Article
SunGas Renewables Inc. Announces Agreement with Arbor Renewable Gas™
(SunGas Renewables) Global leader in decarbonization announces order for its System 1000 syngas production package -- SunGas Renewables Inc. (“SunGas”), a global provider of gasification systems for low-carbon fuel production, today announced an agreement with Arbor Renewable Gas,™ LLC (“Arbor Gas”)
October 27, 2022 Read Full Article
NBAA-BACE Powers Industry Into the Future NBAA-BACE Powers Industry Into the Future
(National Business Aviation Association) Business aviation’s commitment to emissions reduction was evident throughout the show, from the sustainable aviation fuel available and book-and-claim options available at Orlando-area airports, to the two-day Sustainability Summit, which put the focus on industry decarbonization efforts
October 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel & SAF Roundup
(Biomass Magazine) U.S. renewable diesel capacity continues to rapidly expand and is poised to surpass operating biodiesel capacity, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 30. Biodiesel capacity fell to 2.089 billion gallons in July, down 126
October 27, 2022 Read Full Article
World Energy Launches New Partner Program to Sharpen Focus and Better Serve Emerging Markets
(World Energy/PR Newswire) QuestZero Program to Deliver on the Innovation, Infrastructure, Fuel Access, and Volumes Corporate Leaders Need to Achieve Climate Goals – World Energy, a carbon-net-zero solutions provider, today announced the launch of QuestZero, a program built on long-term partnerships
October 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Researchers Pilot New Process to Achieve 100% Bio-Based Jet Fuel
by Emma VandenEinde (KUNC) As the airline industry works to cut its carbon dioxide emissions, a team of researchers believe they've found a "runway" to 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Their findings – published this week in the journal Joule – demonstrate harnessing the power of
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
UWO, Agra Energy Break Ground on Biogas-to-Liquid Fuel Project
by Natalie Johnson (University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh/Biomass Magazine) Marked by a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 17, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh launched a new effort with biogas partner Agra Energy to build Wisconsin’s first commercial facility to turn dairy farm
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Eni: The Procurement of Palm Oil Has Come to an End
(Eni) Eni has definitively ended the procurement of palm oil for use at the Venice and Gela biorefineries for the production of hydrogenated biofuels. The last shipments arrived in the last few weeks, ahead of the declared goal of becoming 'palm
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol-Based Jet Fuels Could Drop Emissions by 80%
(Michigan Farm News) According to Honeywell, depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, jet fuel produced from their ethanol-to-jet fuel process can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% on a total lifecycle basis, compared to petroleum-based jet fuel.
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Qatar Airways Enters into New Fuel Sales Agreement with Gevo for 5 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Per Year Over Five Years
(Gevo/Globe Newswire) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) is pleased to announce a new fuel sales agreement with Qatar Airways (Qatar). The agreement sets forth the terms for the purchase of 5 million gallons per year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for five
October 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Customers Can Choose CO2-Reduction Levels through AFKLMP Cargo’s New GoSAF
(Air France KLM Martinair Cargo/Biobased Diesel Daily) Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has taken a new step forward in making the airfreight industry more sustainable with the introduction of goSAF. As of Oct. 18, customers can set the level
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
GE Honda Completes 100 Percent SAF Testing On HF120 Engine
by Kate O'Connor (AvWeb) GE Honda Aero Engines (GHAE) has completed ground testing of its HF120 engine using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the company announced at the 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. The test, which compared engine
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Government Looks at Developing Hydrogen and Bio-fuels in South Waikato
(Waikato Herald) The Government will undertake a $2 million feasibility study to explore the development of hydrogen and bio-fuels at Tokoroa's Kinleith Mill. Forestry Minister Stuart Nash says the partnership between the Government and Oji Fibre Solutions, which runs the mill, could
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Are Here. Who Is Using Them?
(World Bio Market Insights) United Airlines is the biggest aviation biofuel buyer while Neste dominates production -- ... Even if climate laws and consumer shifts lead to more permanent shrinkage in commercial air travel, and that’s a big if, aircraft will
October 25, 2022 Read Full Article
Repsol and PLD Space Develop Renewable Fuels for Microlaunchers
(Repsol) - The alliance of these two Spanish companies, unprecedented in the space segment, combines technology and sustainability. -The main challenge of the agreement is to formulate new renewable rocket fuels and reduce the carbon footprint by 90% or even
October 24, 2022 Read Full Article
Kuehne+Nagel and Novo Nordisk Expand Global Partnership into Low Carbon Fuels
(Kuehne+Nagel) 12 million litres of SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) to minimise environmental impact of Novo Nordisk air freight globally; Sustainable fuel offering to support customers’ pledge for carbon-neutral shipping; Advocating for more sustainable fuel production and use Novo Nordisk, one of
October 24, 2022 Read Full Article
ETIHAD Airways and World Energy Collaborate to Demonstrate the Future of Net-Zero Aviation with Zero Emissions Flight to COP27
(World Energy/CISION) Scheduled Washington Dulles to Abu Dhabi service to fly via Sharm-El-Sheik delivering COP27 delegates with zero emissions; Operated on Etihad's Boeing 787 "Greenliner" the flight will leverage SAF Book & Claim systems in partnership with World Energy to
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
France Could Lead Way and Make Private Jets Use Biofuel, Says Minister
by Thomas Brent (The Connexion) ... Private jets should be powered by biofuel rather than be subject to extra taxes or even banned altogether, France’s Minister of Public Action and Accounts Gabriel Attal has said. Mr Attal’s comments come on the back
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce, Alder Fuels, Brazil BioFuels, Topsoe Advance in the Race to Net Zero Aviation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Meanwhile, Topsoe has been picked to support first sustainable aviation fuel-production in Brazil. Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel and second generation biofuel using Topsoe’s Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies.
October 21, 2022 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies and SARIA Link up to Expand SAF Production
(Biofuels International) TotalEnergies and a company dealing with the collection and valorisation of organic materials into sustainable products have signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development agreement. The agreement with SARIA will be focused on production at the Grandpuits zero-crude
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Topsoe to Support First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production in Brazil
by Ulrik Frøhlke (Topsoe) - Brasil BioFuels will build a new biorefinery to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and second generation biofuel. -Topsoe has been selected to support the production delivering its Hydroflex™ and H2bridge™ technologies. -The new biorefinery will
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
UWO Partnership with Agra Energy Yields New Facility to Convert Dairy Waste into Biofuel
(The Advance-Titan) Marked by a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh launched a new effort with biogas partner Agra Energy to build Wisconsin’s first commercial facility to turn dairy farm waste into renewable biofuel. The $20 million facility, located at
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Signature Aviation Expands the Supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to All of Its Operations in California
(Neste) Signature Aviation, the world’s largest network of Fixed-Base Operations (FBO) delivering essential support services at private aviation terminals, announced today that it has expanded the availability of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ (SAF) to all of its locations in California. Business aviation users
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
FuelerLinx Adds SAF Locating and Pricing Functionality
by Curt Epstein (AIN Online) Online fuel marketplace provider FuelerLinx (Booth 4332) is debuting new capabilities to its fuel availability maps, as well as its popular FBOLinx software. The California-based company has introduced a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) search and purchasing option
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
The Corn Bioethanol Chamber Demands Incentives to Produce Aviation Fuels
(ECOS365 (Google Translation)) Faced with an agreement in the UN for air transport to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, the entity highlighted the need for a law in Argentina to take advantage of the "investment boom" that is coming. -- he
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Bombardier Covers the Totality of its Flight Operations with SAF through a Landmark Agreement with Signature Aviation
(Bombardier) • The initiative will reduce the annual greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel use in Bombardier’s flight operations by approximately 25%, a significant gain. Signature Aviation’s Book & Claim solution ensures rigorous accounting of greenhouse gas emission reductions, while
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Joint Statement: 59th U.S.-Japan Business Conference
(U.S. Chamber of Commerce) ... 2. Support governments’ efforts to build smart and modern infrastructure that can withstand the test of time, providing meaningful economic and quality of life enhancements to people in both countries and around the world. The Councils believe
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Malaysia, EU Explore Cooperation to Develop Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Says Transport Minister
(Malay Mail/Bernama)Malaysia and the European Union (EU) have agreed to explore further cooperation under the Transport Ministry to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said. He said this included making the product more accessible and
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Specials #3 of 3: The SAF Journey: From Vision to Production
(Fuel for Thought) Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (especially HEFA-SPK) is done at industrial scale but what does it take to do so? In this episode, Sylvain talks to Jonathan Wood from Neste about their strategy within SAF production
October 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Enviva Responds to Short-Seller Report
(Enviva/Biomass Magazine) Enviva Inc., the world’s leading producer of sustainably sourced wood biomass, on Oct. 12 issued the following statement in response to allegations made in a report by a self-proclaimed short seller. The report contains numerous errors, repeats previous unsupported speculation
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Bon Wier, TX Awarded First BDO Zone ‘AA’ Rating in North America
(Ecostrat) The BDO Zone Initiative has issued an ‘AA’ rated BDO Zone designation for Bon Wier, Texas for 2,000,000 green tons per year of woody biomass. -- USA BioEnergy and Ecostrat are pleased to announce the issuance of a new ‘AA’ rated Bioeconomy Development
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Is Your Oil Refinery a Candidate for Renewable Diesel or Sustainable Aviation Fuel?
by Dave Collings (1898 Co.) Refineries have many options available for full or partial conversion to renewable diesel or sustainable aviation fuel production. With momentum continuing in the renewable fuels space, the petroleum industry is actively looking to repurpose existing
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
The Feedstock Conundrum for Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Dave Collings (1898 Co.) Refiners are expanding their interests beyond renewable diesel into the sustainable aviation fuel marketplace. While feedstock availability continues to be a concern, another pathway has opened that may provide some temporary relief. ... In 2021, conversations among
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Refining Your Renewable Fuels Approach for Success
(Benchmark) Producing renewable fuels is a potentially rewarding opportunity for refiners to enhance their services for profitable and lasting portfolios. From feedstock and technology selection to project delivery methods and complementary projects, several considerations can affect the feasibility of such
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Grant from Bill Gates-led Fund Will Make Green Jet Fuel as Cheap as Fossil Fuels
byAkshat Rathi (Bloomberg) A $50 million grant will allow LanzaJet to build first-of-a-kind plant and sell sustainable aviation fuel at affordable prices. -- The burgeoning market for sustainable jet fuel will soon reach a milestone, with a plant capable of
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
Japan’s Draft Policy on Aviation Decarbonization Features SAF DEADLINE November 4, 2022
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Japanese government is seeking public comments on a draft policy to promote decarbonization in the aviation industry. The policy, in part, would require flights to be carbon neutral by 2050 and require airlines to
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
4AIR to Partner with Southwest Airlines to Document Sustainable Aviation Fuel Use
(4Air) Agreement with Major U.S.-Based Airline Aims to Provide Verified Assurance for Certain Scope 3 Emission Reductions for the Airline’s SAF Beta Program for Corporate Business Customers -- 4AIR, the first and only rating system focused on comprehensive sustainability in aviation,
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
TUI and Cepsa Join Forces to Decarbonise Flying
(TUI) Partnership on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support emission reduction in air transport; Potential to expand collaboration to include other areas of TUI’s tourism value chain such as coach and cruise travel -- TUI, one of the world’s leading tourism
October 19, 2022 Read Full Article
40-Million-Euro Sustainable Kerosene Research Project CARE-O-SENE Receives Funding
(CARE-O-SENE (Catalyst Research for Sustainable Kerosene)/Sasol/Business Wire) The international research project CARE-O-SENE (Catalyst Research for Sustainable Kerosene) was granted 30 million euros in funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Additionally, the industrial consortium partners contribute 10
October 18, 2022 Read Full Article
South Korea to Boost Domestic Biofuels Use
by Lauren Moffitt (Argus Media) South Korea plans to expand domestic biofuels use through adopting marine biofuel by 2025, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2026 and raising its 2030 biofuels blending mandate in the diesel pool. The country's trade, industry and energy
October 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Aberdeen International Airport Welcomes First Supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aberdeen International Airport) Aberdeen International Airport has welcomed its first commercial delivery of sustainable aviation fuel. The SAF was delivered by Air bp and will be blended with traditional jet fuel for Bristow flights to bp’s North Sea offshore operations in
October 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Airbus, China Eastern Hold First Delivery Flight with Sustainable Aviation Fuel for A320neo
(Global Times) Airbus said on Wednesday that its Tianjin plant delivered an A320neo to China Eastern Airlines that used 5 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) as the fuel for the delivery flight. Flying from Tianjin to Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi
October 17, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Advanced Biorefineries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week on ABLC CONNECT, we looked at the State of Advanced Biorefineries, including examples of projects from Gevo, Aemetis, LanzaTech, Grön and Green Plains. The technologies, markets, partners, the rational, the progress to date
October 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Implementing Successful Public Policies to Shape the Sustainable Future of the Aviation Industry
by Carolina Grassi, with Arianna Baldo, Cris Robertson, Elena Schmidt & Hannah Walker (Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) This White Paper is an outcome of the RSB SAF Policy Platform. The platform is a place for RSB’s members – from industry
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
Reflecting on the RSB Innovations Meeting 2022
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) Last week, RSB hosted a brand-new in-person event for RSB members and invited stakeholders, in partnership with The Boeing Company. And what a pleasure it was to meet, connect with and learn from all of 65 participants in
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
SK Innovations Backs Infinium, the Pace Amps up in the Race for Electrofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Now, investment isn’t scale, finance isn’t offtake, but Infinium’s stepped it up a notch, no doubt about it. Let’s look at the details. ... SK Innovation has closed a round of institutional funding into Infinium, a
October 14, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Demand Leads to Shortages, Prompting New Products, Partnerships
(Environment + Energy Leader) ... To meet demand in the face of limited supplies of these traditional SAF feedstocks, technology companies are competing to create new forms of SAF. Honeywell is the latest to announce a new technology for creation of
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Frequent Fliers Are a Problem for the Planet. Should They Pay More?
by Shannon Osaka (Washington Post) A global tax on frequent fliers could go a long way toward fixing aviation’s climate problem -- ... A new report by the nonprofit International Council on Clean Transportation suggests another way forward: A global tax on those
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Three Key Initiatives Boost Sustainable Fuels in Orlando for NBAA-BACE
(National Business Aviation Association) The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes three key initiatives at the Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) that will promote the production, availability and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Orlando. NBAA-BACE will take place Oct.
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Forest Service Awards Cooperative Agreement to Strategic Biofuels to Develop a Renewable Fuel Standard Compliance Tracking System
(Strategic Biofuels/Business Wire) Standardized requirements will be instrumental for environmental credits enabling commercialization of forestry waste-derived renewable fuels -- Today (October 12, 2022), the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, awarded Strategic Biofuels a cooperative agreement under
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Atlantic Aviation Teams with 4AIR for 100% SAF Book & Claim at NBAA-BACE
(Atlantic Aviation) Atlantic Aviation and 4AIR will be advancing their commitment to sustainability at this year’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (BACE) by offering a Book & Claim program for customers arriving at Atlantic’s FBOs at Orlando Executive Airport
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
UK Government Urged to Offer SAF Production Incentives
by Rob Gill (Business Travel News Europe) The UK’s new transport secretary has been urged to offer incentives for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), as well as creating a “price stability mechanism” for this type of jet fuel. Tim
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
FAA, Universities Pursue Critical Research to Achieve U.S. Aviation Climate Goals
(Federal Aviation Administration) The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued more than $16 million in grants to 14 universities across the country for research to reduce aviation emissions and noise. The university teams are members of the Aviation
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Virgin Atlantic Launches Corporate SAF Programme
(Biofuels International) Virgin Atlantic is joining its expanded joint venture partners, Delta, Air France and KLM by offering a sustainable aviation fuel programme (SAF) for its corporate customers. The move represents a first for any airline joint venture and underpins
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Keeps Getting' Better, Part 2 - Project Eyes Using Ethanol to Make Bioethylene, Renewable Alkylate, SAF
by Housley Carr (RBN Energy) In these uncertain times, with the energy transition in flux and a recession looming, it takes moxie for a company to make a major capital investment in an energy-related project, especially one that could arguably be
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Low- and Zero-Carbon Fuels Critical to Meeting Aviation Decarbonization Needs
by Emily Kent & Jonathan Lewis (Zero Carbon Fuels/Clean Air Task Force) ... A new CATF analysis, conducted and co-authored by Na’im Merchant, that examines the potential roles for biofuels and scalable zero-emissions fuels such as hydrogen to reduce aviation emissions found
October 13, 2022 Read Full Article
Jefferson City Native Helps Fuel Biodiesel Industry
by Cameron Gerber (News Tribune) Clean energy and fuels are becoming more and more prominent all across the country, and a Jefferson City native is helping to lead the charge at the helm of a nationwide group from his hometown. A Helias
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
SGP BioEnergy Adds Green Hydrogen to Planned World's Largest Advanced Biofuel Production Facility
(SGP BioEnergy/CISION) • Partnership with SGP BioEnergy, Panama, and Topsoe Sustainable Aviation Fuel will refine 180,000 barrels of advanced biofuels a day and generate 405,000 metric tons of green hydrogen annually while having the lowest carbon footprint of any biofuel
October 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Digest Webinar: Fasten Your Seatbelts For SAF
(Biofuels Digest) Today’s Digest Webinar is Fasten Your Seatbelts. The takeoff for cleaner skies starts now. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are big on the global agenda due to various regulations and blending mandates such as the Inflation Reduction Act in
October 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Wastewater Facilities Turn to Greasezilla® for Upstream Fats, Oils & Grease Solution and Revenue Generation
(PRZen) Woodard & Curran is the latest company to incorporate Greasezilla’s ecological and highly automated fats, oils and grease (FOG) separation system into wastewater treatment projects -- Downey Ridge Environmental Company, developer of Greasezilla® FOG (fats, oils & grease) separation
October 11, 2022 Read Full Article
New BASF CircleStar™ Catalyst Decreases CO2 Footprint in the Bio-Ethylene Value Chain for Products Ranging from Jet Fuel to Plastics
(BASF) CircleStar™ improves selectivity and reduces carbon emissions by more than 10 percent; Novel geometry leads to better mass transfer and longer catalyst lifetime; CircleStar™ contributes to transformation of chemical industry to climate neutrality BASF introduces CircleStar™, an innovative dehydration catalyst
October 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Honeywell to Make Lower-Carbon Aviation Fuel from Ethanol
by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) Tech firm Honeywell International Inc (HON.O) will roll out technology that could increase supplies of lower-carbon aviation fuel produced from ethanol, the company said Monday, as the Biden administration calls for the aviation industry to reduce emissions. Honeywell's technology can increase production
October 10, 2022 Read Full Article
NEXT Renewable Fuels and Its Big, Big, Big, Long, Long, Long Project in Oregon
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We’ve long admired NEXT Renewable Fuels, developing one of the largest renewable diesel and plants in the nation, at Port Westward, near Clastskanie, on the Columbia River west of Portland. The Energizer Bunny could take lessons
October 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Governments Adopt 2050 Net-Zero Carbon Goal for Air Transport
(Air Transport Action Group) Governments meeting at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly in Montreal have adopted a goal of net-zero carbon emissions for international flights by 2050, one of the only global sector-specific climate goals. The goal aligns international
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
EPA Proposes Endangerment Finding for Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines that Operate on Leaded Fuel
(Environmental Protection Agency) Proposed Endangerment Finding, if finalized, is an important step forward to address the largest remaining source of lead pollution to air -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed determination that emissions of lead from
October 07, 2022 Read Full Article
WestJet Flies Its Second Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flight from New York City to Calgary in Collaboration with Neste and Avfuel
(Aviation Pros) The departure of WS1681 coincided with the end of New York’s UN General Assembly and Climate Week NYC where world leaders gathered to discuss critical issues facing the environment, including the need to decarbonize and reduce global emissions. WestJet
October 06, 2022 Read Full Article
Carbon-Free Air Travel Could Take Flight by 2050
by Soleil Foy (World War Zero) ... In an effort to decarbonize the aviation industry, countries like the US and Canada are investing in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) that could potentially reduce the GHG emissions by a minimum of 50% compared to conventional fuel. Similarly, airline
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Enviva Releases White Paper on the Evolution of Modern Bioenergy in Heavy Industry Verticals
(Enviva) On a mission to displace fossil fuels and accelerate a scalable, affordable, secure clean energy transition, Enviva’s sustainably sourced wood biomass is set to decarbonize additional sectors like lime, steel, cement and sustainable aviation fuel -- October 3, 2022 –
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Haarslev and Grön Fuels Form Strategic Feedstock, Marketing, and Investment Alliance
(Fidelis New Energy/Haarslev/CISION) Haarslev Inc. ("Haarslev") announced today that has entered a strategic marketing and investment alliance (the "Alliance") with Gron Fuels, LLC ("Grön Fuels"), a subsidiary of Fidelis New Energy, LLC ("Fidelis New Energy"). The Alliance pairs the leading meat,
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Heads into the Big East: India and Turkey to Scale up Domestic SAF Production Amid Proliferating Deployment of Bio-Based Fuels Worldwide
by Vinayak Shinde (Global Market Insights/Biofuels Digest) ... According to a study by Transport and Environment, a European network of NGOs, about 193 out of 230 of some largest global businesses failed to act on corporate travel emission reduction with
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Biofuel Conference Allows USGC to Highlight Ethanol’s Role
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In September, Isabelle Ausdal, U.S. Grains Council manager of global ethanol policy and economics, traveled to Sweden to attend the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Task 39 “Biofuels to Decarbonize Transport” fourth business meeting and Advanced Biofuels
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Growing Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuels Good News for Corn Farmers
by Rhiannon Branch (Brownfield Ag News) ... Paul Bertels with Farmgate Insights tell Brownfield last fall the Biden Administration introduced a challenge for airlines to shift to complete use of sustainable aviation fuel by 2050. “When you look at market growth
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce Boss Calls on Aviation to Ramp up Use of Biofuels
by Ilaria Grasso Macola (City A.M.) Rolls-Royce’s chief executive Warren East has called on aviation to ramp up the use of biofuels to deliver its 2050 net-zero pledges. East – who will step down from the engine manufacturer at the end of
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
$2.25M Awarded to Develop Sustainable Energy Products from Waste Streams
by Sam Jones (North Carolina State University CALS News) Researchers will create sustainable aviation fuel and graphite from a blend of wood waste and seaweed. -- A team of researchers in NC State’s College of Natural Resources and College of Agriculture and
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Kintetsu World Express Works with Lufthansa Cargo to Use SAF in Freight Transport for 1 Year
(Lufthansa/Biobased Diesel Daily) Kintetsu World Express has committed to using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from this October to September 2023. As a result, Kintetsu World Express will reduce around 5 percent of its total CO2 footprint of transported airfreight with Lufthansa
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Singapore, US Collaborate to Advance Sustainable Aviation Efforts
(Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore/Biobased Diesel Daily) Singapore’s Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) on sustainable aviation with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to advance sustainable
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Korean Air to Use Shell’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Starting in 2026
(Korean Air/Biobased Diesel Daily) Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with global energy company Shell to purchase its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The MOU explores the supply and purchase of SAF from Shell at major airports in Asia Pacific
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
FlyORO Meets with Duncan Aviation to Explore Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) at Lincoln Airport
(FlyORO) Duncan Aviation, the world’s largest privately owned business jet service provider, takes sustainability seriously. The company recently earned NATA’s sustainability standard for aviation businesses. Now, Duncan Aviation is exploring ways to efficiently bring SAF to their customers. The increasing trend towards
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Business Aviation Issues Guiding Principles on Sustainability Ahead of U.N. Aviation Forum
Business aviation groups today put forward a set of policy principles to guide long-term carbon emissions reductions in the lead-up to the 41st International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Triennial Assembly convening this week. ICAO, a United Nations agency, convenes its 193 member
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
SAF Specials #2 of 3: True or False? Mythbusting Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been one of the top priorities of the aviation industry for a couple of years now - from airlines to fuel producers. But many myths are out there and may confuse some. In this
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Raquel Sánchez Is Committed to Helping Other Countries in the Development and Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
(La Moncloa (Google Translation)) The minister signs a memorandum of understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organization to participate in the program for the development and deployment of sustainable fuels throughout the world. The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda,
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
CEB, Shell Sign Fuel Contract
by Ed Paolo Salting (Manila Times) CEBU Pacific (CEB) and Shell signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the delivery of the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) which will be used by the carrier. Shell Aviation President Jan Toschka said that through the MoU, they will be supplying
October 03, 2022 Read Full Article
Summary: Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation 2022 Congressional Tours
(Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation) In 2022 Clean Fuels Foundation hosted or supported three Congressional Tours. The first was in New York City, second in Iowa, and the third in California. Between the three tours the Foundation was able to show almost
October 01, 2022 Read Full Article
PNNL Team Recognized with ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry
by Mary Ann Showalter (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that development of a catalytic process and catalyst to create sustainable aviation fuel is receiving the 2023 ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemistry. The team named in the
September 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Exclusive: Shell plans $1.48B Bio-refinery in Louisiana as Part of Transition away from Fossil Fuels
by Amanda Drane (Houston Chronicle) Preparations are underway at the site of Shell’s former Convent refinery in Louisiana, where the oil major plans to build a $1.48 billion low-carbon fuels facility. The project’s first phase would include a renewable fuels unit that would produce
September 30, 2022 Read Full Article
California Gov. Newsom Sends SAF Bill, AB 1322, Back to Legislature Unsigned
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sept. 28 he will not sign a bill the California Legislature passed in late August to incentivize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which, among other directives, targets 20 percent SAF consumed
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Projected to Turbo Charge Biofuel Growth
by Kenneth Scott Zuckerberg (CoBank) • By producing fuel using sources with lower carbon intensity compared to traditional petroleum based products, the U.S. biofuels sector is well-positioned to play a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The recently enacted
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
EasyJet to Scrap Carbon Offsetting to Focus on Cutting Emissions
by Paul Sandle (Reuters) EasyJet (EZJ.L) said on Monday it would scrap its carbon offsetting scheme at the end of the year and instead target a 78% drop in emissions by 2050 via investments in efficient aircraft, sustainable aviation fuel and operating improvements. The
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Raven SR and Emerging Fuels Technology to Collaborate on Syngas Upgrading for SAF and Renewable Diesel
(Raven SR/PR Newswire) • Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) to provide technology and engineering support for at least 10 Raven SR liquid fuels production projects Collaboration to pursue higher quality, higher volume output of Fischer-Tropsch fuels, including sustainable aviation fuels (SAF),
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
Atlantic Aviation, Avfuel Provide SAF for UN Delegates Meeting
(AvFuel/Biomass Magazine) As the United Nations holds its Mountain Partnership Global Meeting in Aspen next week, Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel Corporation partnered to ensure plentiful supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for air operations surrounding the event. Avfuel and Atlantic Aviation
September 29, 2022 Read Full Article
GE Partners on Hydrogen Flight Demonstrator
(GE Aerospace/Flight Global) Earlier this year, CFM International, a 50-50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, joined Airbus to announce plans to flight test a hydrogen combustion engine. Learn more in this video with Mohamed Ali, GE Aerospace’s
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Southeast Asia’s First Helicopter Flight Using Sustainable Aviation Fuel Takes off from Seletar Airport in Singapore
(Neste) Today (September 26, 2022), Bell’s next generation five seater helicopter, the Bell 505, fueled with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ (SAF) took off at Seletar Airport in Singapore for a demonstration flight. This is the first ever helicopter flight fueled
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Tata Group Airlines Sign Agreement with CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum to Explore SAF Technology
(Air India/Biobased Diesel Daily) The airline companies of the Tata group—Air India, AirAsia India and Vistara (Tata SIA Airlines)—have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum Sept. 22 to collaborate and
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Comstock Files Grant Application for Cellulosic Fuels
(Comstock/Globe Newswire) Comstock Inc. (NYSE: LODE) (“Comstock” and the “Company”) today announced its filing of a grant application with the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to build a pre-pilot scale system to demonstrate one of Comstock’s unique new pathways to produce
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
Catalytic Process with Lignin Could Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory/Biobased Diesel Daily) An underutilized natural resource could be just what the airline industry needs to curb carbon emissions. Researchers at three institutions—the U.S. DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Washington State University—report success
September 28, 2022 Read Full Article
DOE National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap -- Comments Invited on Draft DEADLINE December 1, 2022
(American Economic Association) Executive Summary: This is an unprecedented time in history for hydrogen with interest being amplified worldwide due to its potential to address the climate crisis as well as energy security and resiliency. Though there are significant challenges,
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
Electrify Every Vehicle? Hold on, Say Clean Fuel Backers
by Andres Picon (E&E News/Politico Pro) Advocates of a national clean fuel standard say it would help cut transportation-sector emissions as electrification ramps up. -- Electrification is widely regarded as the primary way to tackle vehicle emissions, but there’s a growing
September 27, 2022 Read Full Article
ICAO Assembly Urged to Adopt Net-Zero Climate Goal for Aviation
(Air Transport Action Group) Representatives of the world’s governments meeting in Montreal are being urged to adopt a long-term climate goal of net-zero carbon by 2050 for the aviation sector. Over 150 countries are expected at the 41st International Civil Aviation
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Breitling and Swiss Join Forces to Promote Sustainable Flying
(Breitling) In a landmark new partnership, Breitling will purchase sustainable aviation fuel for all its SWISS flights, with the goal of achieving CO2 neutrality on air travel. SWISS International Air Lines and watchmaker Breitling have entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership in Switzerland.
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
LanzaJet Affirms Its Commitment to Scale Production of SAF
(LanzaJet/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... LanzaJet, Inc. is a global leader in clean energy technology and production. The LanzaJet Process is a proprietary alcohol-to-jet technology which converts low-carbon ethanol into sustainable transportation fuels, including SAF and renewable diesel. LanzaJet is deploying its technology
September 26, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap: Flight Plan for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Report
(U.S. Department of Energy) The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge is the result of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other federal government agencies working together to develop a
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies: Successful Completion of REWOFUEL Project
(Global Bioenergies) Global Bioenergies announces the end of the REWOFUEL project, which ran from 1 June 2018 to 30 June 2022. This project brought together several European industries such as Repsol, Sekab and Fibenol, with the objective of demonstrating the conversion
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Green Fuel from ORLEN to Power LOT Aircraft
(Orlen) The hydrotreated vegetable oil plant currently under construction in Płock will enable PKN ORLEN to offer a low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to airlines starting from 2025. This innovative product will be made from used cooking oils. SAF offers
September 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Air Company Fuels First Ever Test Flight with Jet Fuel Made from CO2, Beginning the Next-Generation of the World’s Fuel Industry
(Air Company/North American Clean Energy) Air Company, the world's leading carbon technology company that creates carbon-negative alcohols and fuels from Carbon Dioxide (CO2), announced the launch of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) made from captured CO2. The importance of this novel
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Barbarians at the Gate: WasteFuel Offers New Methanol Tech to Ward off the New Barbarians of Industrial Emission
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From New York and the stages of ClimateWeek therein arrives news that WasteFuel, which would not surprise you to learn makes fuel from waste, has developed and is offering a new technology, their Methanol Module. We’ve
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Global Aviation’s Best Shot at Going Green Relies on Scarce Fuel
by Elizabeth Low (Bloomberg News/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) High costs and limited production are dulling sustainable aviation fuel’s prospects -- In Tuas, Singapore’s industrial-heavy district, Finnish company Neste Oyj is building what will one day be the world’s largest facility for sustainable aviation fuel. Once
September 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Within Clear Sight: The California Air Resources Board Is Working on Its Latest Scoping Plan
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The California Air Resources Board is working on its latest scoping plan, which could potentially intensify Low Carbon Fuel Standard targets and boost ethanol use in state—especially if E15 gets approved. -- California’s Low
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Considerations for the ReFuelEU Aviation Trilogue
by Chelsea Baldino and Jayant Mukhopadhaya (International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)) This briefing paper assesses the differences between the European Commission proposal for a ReFuelEU aviation regulation and the European Parliament and the Council of European Union’s amendments. It
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the Catalytic Upgrading of Biochemical Intermediates
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Whether it is Mixed C6-C5 Corn Stover Hydrolysate Sugars to Produce Butyric Acid with In-situ Product Removal, or Non-Biological Conversion of Mixed C6-C5 Corn Stover Hydrolysate Sugars to Furans (Furfural, HMF), opportunities abound in biobased
September 21, 2022 Read Full Article
Directional Aviation Invests in Alder Fuels
(Directional Aviation/Biobased Diesel Daily) Private aviation investment firm Directional Aviation announced Sept. 15 that it is making a financial investment in Alder Fuels, a clean-tech developer and green-crude producer. As part of the agreement, the two companies also will pilot a
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Signs Agreement with Cathay Pacific to Supply 38 Million Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Aemetis) Fuel to be delivered to San Francisco International Airport -- Aemetis, Inc.(NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced today the volume of an offtake agreement that has been signed with Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to the Upgrading of C2 Intermediates
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Ethanol is an attractive feedstock for middle distillate fuels and chemical products. How do we unlock the potential not only for ethanol-to-jet, but for C3+olefin (ETO) opportunities, and more. Dehydrate, oligomerize, hydrogenate – the path
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
USDA Picks 70 Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities in Historic $2.8B Investment
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) News has arrived from Washington that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 projects under the first pool of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funding opportunity. It’s become the US Department of Action,
September 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Air New Zealand to Fly on Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Next Week
by Roeland van den Bergh (Stuff) Air New Zealand plans to start flying its aircraft partly on sustainable aviation fuel made from recycled cooking oil and animal waste from next week. Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran said the first 1.2
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
OMV and RYANAIR Sign MoU to Supply 160,000 Tons Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(OMV Group) The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for the next 8 years; The MoU enables Ryanair to purchase up to 160,000 tons of SAF from OMV; OMV and
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
.jpg)
Our Sponsors
FREE Subscription! Advanced Biofuels USA events calendar; policy and actions; education newsletters
