by Jennifer Nichols (Atlantic News Telegraph) ... (Congressman Cindy) Axne, along with USDA’s Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small visited Elite Octane Tuesday morning, and said the bill includes $2 billion for the Rural Energy for
Jetfuel (Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF))
Back TO HOMEBiden Urges Net-Zero Aviation by 2050 in Huge Leap Beyond Cars
by Keith Laing (Bloomberg/Financial Post) President Joe Biden’s administration is targeting one of the tougher sources of climate-warming greenhouse gases with a plan that calls for the U.S. aviation sector to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Aviation has been more challenging to
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Ground-Breaking Partnership Between Colombia and Clean Tech Pioneer Alder Fuels Will Support Decarbonizing Air Travel
(Alder Fuels/PR Newswire) In a historic first, Colombia could become a "green" crude, carbon-negative exporter thanks to a strategic alliance between the Government of Colombia and Alder Fuels, LLC. Alder is a cleantech company that pioneered groundbreaking technologies to convert forestry and other woody residue into Sustainable
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Praj Inks MoU with IndianOil for Accelerating Transition to Cleaner Skies through Production of Alcohol to Jet Fuels
(Praj) Praj Industries Limited (Praj) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil) have inked an MoU to explore opportunities to fast-track India's transition to cleaner and greener sources of energy by exploring avenues such as the production of Alcohol to Jet
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon Zero One: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Aemetis
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Aemetis has transitioned a set of first-generation biofuels assets into an advanced, integrated energy platform for fuels, feed, power, heat and more — branching from ethanol and biodiesel into high-value protein, RNG and jet fuel
November 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Gevo Investing in Corn-Based Aviation Fuel, Including Restart of Minnesota Plant
by Jeff Beach (AgWeek)Gevo's Luverne, Minnesota, plant is again making isobutanol and next year will be converting into a hydrocarbon facility to make sustainable aviation fuel. -- After shutting down in March 2020 in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gevo's
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
EU’s Strict Green Criteria for Biofuels Will Hinder Supply, MEPs Warn
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV.com) The EU’s “restrictive” approach to biofuels sustainability criteria will harm producers’ ability to meet increased demand for green fuels coming from the transport sector, says Henna Virkkunen, a Finnish lawmaker in the European Parliament. Speaking at a
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
DOE to Issue Additional FOA to Support Scale-up of Biorefineries
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has announced its intent to issue a second funding opportunity to support the scale-up of biofuel and bioproduct biorefineries. The DOE issued an initial
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Lowering the Cost, Increasing the Value: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to ABB
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Long-time ABLC presenter John Oyen brought these slides to the main stage, as we looked in the Advanced Biofuels and a suite of “safe, smart and sustainable operations through solutions that digitalize, automate and electrify
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Electrofuels Advance: Vattenfall, SAS, Shell, LanzaTech, US Air Force, Emerging Fuels Technology and Twelve Advance on Power-to-Liquids via Waste CO2
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s a simple idea, using renewable electricity to induce carbon dioxide and hydrogen to form a hydrocarbon. Hydrocarbons, you know, the stuff we burn as liquid fuel and from which we make plastics, fabrics, flavors, fragrances,
November 09, 2021 Read Full Article
GREET the Dawn of a New Day in Sustainable Aviation Fuels
by Meltem Urgun-Demirtas (U.S. Department of Energy) ... Innovative thinkers at Argonne, led by Michael Wang, developed the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (GREET) model in the mid-1990s to evaluate and compare the energy and environmental
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
From the Lab to Jet Engines: New Software Tools Will Speed up Biojet Fuel Development
by Katy Christiansen (Department of Energy) ...The first tool, Feedstock to Function, addresses one of the biggest hurdles involved in starting biojet fuel research: knowing whether a molecule could be viable as a fuel. “During early stage development, we are often missing
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Lufthansa to Buy $250M of Sustainable Aviation Fuel over Next Three Years
(Biofuels Central) Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Wednesday it will spend $250 million to buy sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, over the next three years. “The Lufthansa Group is already the largest purchaser of sustainable aviation fuel in Europe and, with this decision,
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Availability of Advanced, Second-Generation Biofuels Increases – Policymakers Asked to Unleash Their Full Potential
(Clariant/EurActiv) Starting in the fourth quarter of this year, Clariant’s sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Podari, Romania, will ramp up production in order to produce 50,000 tons of cellulosic ethanol per year. -- Energy prices are soaring and the Commission in
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Alcohol-to-Diesel Drop-in Fuels: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech’s Winterized Diesel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Baby, it’s cold outside, and LanzaTech is working on a flexible Alcohol-to-Diesel process for producing drop-in, renewable diesel fuel blendstocks from biomass-derived ethanol, including cold weather uses. From the tech behind it to the latest
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Aircraft Can Get Higher and Greener from Doped Fuels: UBCO Researchers Cook up Jet Fuel with Graphene Nanomaterials
(University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus) The goal of creating a cleaner fuel for aircraft engines is creating a spark at UBC Okanagan. A team of researchers studying the burning rate of nanomaterials in liquid fuels believe they have created a recipe
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol and Iberia Make the First Flight with Biofuel Produced from Waste in Spain
(Repsol) • Repsol and Iberia have completed the Madrid–Bilbao route with sustainable fuel produced from waste at the Petronor Industrial Complex. The flight was operated with an Iberia Airbus A320neo, one of the airline company’s most efficient aircrafts. This low-carbon
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Evolve Transition Infrastructure and HOBO Renewable Diesel Announce Agreement to Develop Renewable Fuels Projects
(Evolve Transition Infrastructure/Yahoo!) Key Leaders from HOBO to Join Evolve’s Management Team; Evolve to Invest $600 Million in Construction of Initial Renewable Fuels Project -- Evolve Transition Infrastructure LP (“Evolve”) (NYSE American: SNMP), a publicly traded limited partnership focused on the
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Clostridia for Synthesis of Fuels and Chemicals: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biosynthetic Pathways
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) LanzaTech, Northwestern, University of South Florida and Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are working on the engineered reveral of the β-oxidation cycle in clostridia for the synthesis of fuels and chemicals. The objective? To develop clostridia
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Plant-Based Waste and Residues into Biofuel – Geeking out over Lignocellulose
by Richard Pallardy (Neste) Plant biomass, or lignocellulose, is the most abundant renewable carbon source on the planet. It has been around forever, but only now are we starting to grasp its full potential in replacing fossil resources. What makes
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
SAS, Vattenfall, Shell and LanzaTech to Explore Synthetic Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
(Vattenfall/CISION) Vattenfall, SAS, Shell and LanzaTech will together investigate the production of the world's first synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using the LanzaJetTM "Alcohol to Jet" technology on a large scale in Sweden. Instead of using virgin fossil material in the production process, the synthetic SAF will be
November 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Major Global Airlines Launch New Aviation Climate Taskforce
(Aviation Climate Taskforce/Biobased Diesel Daily) Global airline leaders, including Air Canada, Air France-KLM, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Lufthansa, Southwest Airlines Co., United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, together with Boston Consulting Group, announced Oct. 28 the formation of
November 02, 2021 Read Full Article
A Digest Exclusive Q&A with Bryan Stonehouse, Head of Aviation Sustainability & Risk, Shell Aviation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From SAF size and scale, Shell’s plans for scaling up, fuel use and blends and more, check out this Digest exclusive Q&A with Bryan Stonehouse, Head of Aviation Sustainability & Risk at Shell Aviation. ... Shell recently
November 02, 2021 Read Full Article
The Advanced Bioeconomy State of the Industry 2021: As Seen at ABLC
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABLC 2021 has come and gone with its theme of ““building a bridge to Net Zero” and 560 delegates from 300 organizations grappling with the immense opportunities and supply chain challenges posed by the world’s rapid
November 02, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA Has Praise and Concern for the Latest Build Back Better Framework
by Larry Lee (Brownfield Ag News) ... (Geoff) ”Cooper says RFA is concerned about the language regarding how the carbon emissions of different sustainable aviation fuel pathways are assessed and measured. Cooper says he is excited about the carbon performance tax credit
November 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Airlines’ Net-Zero Pledges Fly on Fumes
by Ed Cropley (Reuters) ... Last month the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the airline industry body, said it wanted aviation’s net carbon footprint to fall to zero by 2050. That’s as it should be. Its own forecasts assume emissions grow 3%
November 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Heathrow CEO Urges Swifter SAF Transition as COP26 Nears
(Biofuels International) ... Heathrow Airport is now calling on the UK government to show leadership by putting the policies in place to scale up the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in the UK – a progressively increasing mandate, a
October 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Crystal Ball 2022: Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel --- January 12, 2021 --- ONLINE
EcoEngineers is bringing back its popular “Crystal Ball” webinar series to close out this interesting year of renewable energy news and developments. We will dive into biomass-based and renewable diesel in the second webinar in the series. Our experts will
October 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Eni Begins SAF Production at Taranto Site
(Biofuels International) Eni has launched the production of alternative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that will significantly contribute to the decarbonisation of aviation in the short to medium term. Eni SAF is produced exclusively from waste and residues, in line with
October 30, 2021 Read Full Article
JGC And Cosmo Oil to Build First Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project In Japan Using Honeywell Technology
(Honeywell) JGC Holdings and Cosmo Oil using Honeywell UOP Ecofining™ technology to convert locally sourced used cooking oil into renewable jet fuel; Project will be first commercial scale sustainable aviation fuel project in Japan; UOP Ecofining process has been used
October 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2021 – October 28
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABLC 2021 continues today with its theme of ““building a bridge to Net Zero” after a flurry of announcements buzzed around the floor yesterday, as the 560 delegates grappled with the immense opportunities and supply chain
October 30, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA to COP26: Ethanol a Smart Choice Right Now for Decarbonization Goals
(Renewable Fuels Association) As leaders from around the world descend on Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference, also referred to as COP26, the Renewable Fuels Association reminds them that ethanol and other renewable fuels are available—today—to jumpstart global
October 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Energy Vault Announces Energy Storage Agreement with DG Fuels to Provide 1.6 GWh of Energy Storage Capacity In Support of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects
(North American Clean Energy) Energy Vault, Inc. (“Energy Vault”), the company developing sustainable, grid-scale energy storage solutions with its proprietary technology, announced that it has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels LLC (“DG Fuels”), an emerging leader in renewable hydrogen
October 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Congress Creates the Parliamentary Biocoalition to Defend Renewable Energy Production and Sustainable Economy
(Ubrabio (Google Translation)) Deputies and senators that make up eight parliamentary fronts launched, this Wednesday (27.10), the Parliamentary Biocoalition, an articulation of supra-partisan collegiate bodies of the National Congress that deal with sustainable economic development and the production of renewable
October 29, 2021 Read Full Article
DB Schenker and Lufthansa Extend SAF Freighter Flights until March
by Damian Brett (Air Cargo News) DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo are extending their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powered freighter flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai through the winter season, while Nokia has also joined the initiative. The regular SAF-powered flights were launched
October 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Heard on the Floor at ABLC 2021 – Day 1
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ABLC 2021 opens this morning after an informal day of networking, but already the 500+ attendees are buzzing about a series of announces, and many more to come as the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference resumes live
October 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Aeromexico Recognizes International Day of Climate Action with SAF
(Aeromexico/Biobased Diesel Daily) As part of the International Day of Climate Action Oct. 24, Aeromexico operated its first flights between the U.S. and Mexico with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), reducing 27 tons of CO2 emissions, equivalent to making more than 3,800
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Virent’s BioForm® Fuel Component Used in Test Flight of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Marathon Petroleum Company/Biobased Diesel Daily) Virent’s BioForm® synthesized aromatic kerosene (SAK) was used in a United Airlines test flight Oct. 13, demonstrating that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can be 100 percent renewable, 100 percent fossil free, and 100 percent compatible with
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Etihad to Mark Greenliner Anniversary with Sustainability Showcase Flight from London to Abu Dhabi
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will mark the second anniversary of its Greenliner programme with a dedicated sustainable flight from London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi on October 23, showcasing a
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Bio-Based Feedstocks Will Likely Only Be Able to Provide Half of SAF Demand by 2050, Finds ICF Study
by Susan van Dyk (GreenAir Online) Bio-based feedstock availability for SAF will likely only be sufficient to supply 50% of the SAF required to meet IATA’s net zero carbon by 2050 target, concludes an ICF report prepared for the second edition of
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
IATA AGM Passes Resolution Committing Global Airline Industry to Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Despite Chinese Opposition
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) At its 77th Annual General Meeting in Boston, IATA approved a resolution committing the global airline industry to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050, which it says will align with the Paris 1.5C climate goal. The industry
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell Call for Greater Ambition beyond 10% SAF Usage by 2030 Target
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) In the lead up to COP26, Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Shell are calling for further ambition and collaboration across the aviation sector, and together with governments, to enable the transition of long-haul aviation towards net zero
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
UK to Launch International Coalition of States at COP26 to Press for Greater Ambition on Aviation Climate Targets
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) The UK is to unveil the International Aviation Climate Ambition Coalition during COP26, which will call on ICAO member states to adopt a long-term goal at next year’s ICAO Assembly. Around 15 countries are believed to
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
COP26 Aviation-Relevant Diary of Events --- November 4-10, 2021 --- Glascow, Scotland and ONLINE
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) GreenAir has put together a list of aviation-relevant events taking place at COP26. The events are subject to change. The list will be updated during the course of COP26. If you are an organiser of an
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
First of a Kind Bagasse to Ethanol Project in India.
(LanzaTech) LanzaTech to work with Spray Engineering Devices Limited on Sustainable Ethanol Project -- Spray Engineering Devices Limited (SED), a multidisciplinary engineering company dedicated to sustainable development, is partnering with LanzaTech in a first of a kind bagasse to ethanol project
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
The Future of Flight Could Run on Renewables
(CNNBusiness) The aviation sector is preparing to ramp up production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) made from cooking oil, clothing, steel production emissions and other renewable sources. READ MORE; WATCH VIDEO
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Cool GTL to Produce Jet Fuel from Biogas: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Gas Technology Institute
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Terry Marker from the Gas Technology Institute shared this slide guide at the BETO 2021 Project Peer Review covering their goal to produce 100 gallons of Jet Fuel from Biogas using the Cool GTL Process,
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Leading SAF Provider SkyNRG Partners with Climate-Tech Company CHOOSE to Launch SAF Solution for Airlines and Travel Companies
(SkyNRG) - Fly On SAF is meant for airlines and travel companies servicing leisure and business travelers that want to fly more sustainably. - The solution enables airlines and travel companies to integrate SAF and Carbon Offsets into their customer
October 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Sufficient Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Available to Support an Ambitious Low-Carbon Liquid Fuels Strategy for EU Transport
(Fuels Europe) A new study by Imperial College London Consultants concludes that the potential availability of sustainable biomass, with no harm to biodiversity, could support an advanced and waste-based biofuel production of up to 175 Mtoe in 2050. This conclusion reinforces
October 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Pell-Mell at NREL : Two Bio Breakthroughs at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... So, here’s what our intrepid team led by Jeffrey Blackburn and Wei Xiong did. Knowing that plants have two systems inside them for photosynthesis, and that the second doesn’t play well with others, the genetically engineered cyanobacteria to shut
October 26, 2021 Read Full Article
The United Kingdom’s Department for Transport Awards Nova Pangaea Technologies, LanzaJet and British Airways Grant Funding to Help Develop Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Decarbonise the Aviation Industry
(Nova Pangaea Technologies) The Department for Transportation has awarded Project Speedbird, a partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, British Airways, and LanzaJet, £484,000 to fund a feasibility for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK. The funding was awarded as part of the UK Department of Transport’s Green Fuels, Green Skies (GFGS) competition to develop sustainable aviation fuel, announced earlier
October 26, 2021 Read Full Article
This Plant-Based Jet Fuel Can Reduce Emissions by 68% – Without Displacing Crops
(Good News Network) Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with a sustainable alternative derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according to new research from a University of Georgia scientist. Puneet Dwivedi led a team
October 26, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Backs Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Hydrogen, EVs and New Nuclear in Net-Zero Strategy
by James Burgess (S&P Global) Targets 10% SAF in aviation fuel by 2030, $250 mil funding; $190 mil hydrogen revenue support scheme; Support for EV supply chains, infrastructure -- The UK government has published its net-zero strategy document, outlining financing for developing sustainable
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Business Aviation Pledges Net-Zero Carbon By 2050 and Increasing Fuel Efficiency as Part of Renewed Climate Commitments
(National Business Aviation Association) Business aviation leaders today pledged to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 as they expanded on a set of bold climate commitments made a decade ago, marking the latest in a string of new sustainability announcements at
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF Producer LanzaJet Sees Jet Fuel Price Parity ‘Just around the Corner’
by Dominic Perry (Flight Global) Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer LanzaJet is “just around the corner” from bringing the cost of its fuel down to match that of regular jet fuel, according to the firm’s chief executive. Uptake of SAF has been
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
ADM, Gevo Sign MoU to Produce up to 500M Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Gevo) ADM (NYSE: ADM), a global leader in nutrition and agricultural origination and processing, and Gevo, Inc., (NASDAQ: GEVO), a pioneer in transforming renewable energy into low carbon, energy-dense liquid hydrocarbons, announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce Just Flew a Boeing 747 Jumbo Using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Rachel Cormack (Robb Report) The 747's Trent 1000 turbofan engine ran solely on unblended biofuel that reduces carbon emissions by 80%. -- The world may be one step closer to cleaner air travel thanks to Rolls-Royce. The company has just completed a
October 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Study Electric Vehicle Costs, Biojet Fuel
(Office of Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-IA-04)) “These proposals aim to help consumers and taxpayers save money while also bolstering demand for corn, soybeans, and biofuels produced in the 4th District.” -- In an effort to expand uses for biofuels, Rep. Randy
October 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Introduced for the First Time at Gatwick Airport through a Collaboration between Neste, Q8Aviation, easyJet and Gatwick Airport Ltd
(Neste) With the first one departing today, a total of 42 easyJet flights operating from Gatwick Airport are to be powered by a 30 percent Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ blend. This important milestone marks the first time a departing flight at Gatwick
October 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Global Bioenergies Makes Breakthrough on the Road toward Biojet Fuel
(Global Bioenergies/Globe Newswire) Global Bioenergies has made major advances in its process for converting plant-based feedstocks into isobutene. The resulting improved performance will speed up penetration of the cosmetics market over the next few years and allows to target production costs that would make this process the world
October 21, 2021 Read Full Article
De-risking and Commercializing Sustainable Aviation Fuel: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to BETO’s SAF Strategy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) With the recent announcement of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge, the U.S. Department of Energy’s BETO shared this slide guide on their sustainable aviation fuel strategy, featuring BETO Director, Dr. Valerie Sarisky-Reed, and Zia
October 21, 2021 Read Full Article
A Biodiesel Boom (and Conundrum)
by Dan Charles and Marie Godoy (NPR) There's a biodiesel boom happening! It's fueled by incentives and policies intended to cut greenhouse emissions, and is motivating some oil companies like World Energy in Paramount, California to convert their refineries to
October 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Investment Should Occur in California Despite Some Opposition, Regulator Says
by Laura Sanicola (Reuters) California’s biofuel projects are important for the state to achieve its decarbonization goals despite “tremendous pushback” in some instances, a top state environmental regulator said on Tuesday. California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program incentivizes energy companies to seek
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Chevron Lummus Global Introduces ISOTERRA Renewable Fuel Technology
(Chevron Lummus Global) Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) today announced the expansion of its technology portfolio with the addition of its new ISOTERRA process for renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass sources. The two-step process involves hydrodeoxygenation
October 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Southwest Airlines Announces 10-Year Environmental Sustainability Plan
(Southwest Airlines) Airline plans to reduce carbon emissions intensity by at least 20 percent by 2030 and maintain carbon neutral growth every year through the end of the decade -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today (October 18, 2021) announced a
October 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Companies Start Engineering for Canadian Facility to Produce Fuel from Air
by Ariana Fine (NGT News) Huron Clean Energy, The Upper Nicola Band, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and Carbon Engineering (CE) have begun preliminary engineering and design on a large-scale commercial facility in British Columbia that will produce transportation fuel out of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The proposed facility
October 19, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA Comments Seek to Foster Export Competitiveness
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association late Friday submitted comments to the International Trade Administration responding to questions posed about the U.S. Clean Technologies Export Competitiveness Strategy. These comments were issued in addition to joint comments submitted earlier by RFA, the U.S. Grains Council
October 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Twelve Produces First Batch of E-Jet® Fuel from Carbon Dioxide Through Partnership with the U.S. Air Force
(Twelve) Demonstrated for the first time, this electrochemical process enables a path to fossil-free commercial aviation fuel from CO2 from the air or industrial sources -- — Carbon transformation company Twelve announced today it has produced the first fossil-free jet fuel
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Mackay Biorefinery Pilot Plant Ready for Take-off
(Queensland Government) World-leading technology has landed in Mackay, bringing Queensland one step closer to a $1 billion sustainable, export-oriented industrial biotechnology and bioproducts sector. Mercurius has finalised commissioning and is about to commence operations at their pilot plant that will use their
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
ANA Launches SAF Flight Initiative to Promote Sustainability and Reduced CO2 Emissions
(All Nipon Airways) • Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel is key to reducing emissions associated with air transportation • In September, ANA conducted the first SAF-powered cargo flight with leading logistics companies in Japan All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest and 5-Star
October 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Air Fares to Soar Thanks to Brussels Biofuel Rules, Warns Willie Walsh
by Oliver Gill (The Telegraph) Ex-BA boss says airlines forced by EU to increase their use of sustainable fuel will pass on cost to passengers -- Holidaymakers will face higher ticket prices as a result of EU plans to force airlines
October 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Emerging Fuels Technology Announces Regulation A+ Offering to Commercialize Breakthrough Tech that Converts Waste Sources into Fuels that Greatly Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
(Emerging Fuels Technology/Globe Newswire) With its small, BioGTL and FlareBuster™ plant technology, EFT is addressing the immediate need for more sustainable, cleaner fuel sources -- Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT), a technology company focused on transforming a number of waste sources of carbon
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Making Fuel From Straw Is About to Become a Thing in Europe
by Rachel Graham (Bloomberg) Turning bales of straw into ethanol is about to become a highly profitable venture in Europe, according to a firm that just opened a production site in the continent. Clariant, a Swiss chemicals maker, just opened a facility in
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Maersk Invests in Vertoro to Develop Green Lignin Marine Fuels
(Maersk) Maersk Growth, the corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller - Maersk, invests in Vertoro – a Dutch start-up focused on developing liquid lignin technology which can be used as a marine fuel. -- Maersk’s investment will be used to
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Grand Challenge: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Update
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Acting Director Dr. Valerie Sarisky-Reed shared this illuminating slide guide on the work supported and funded by BETO, what is next for sustainable aviation fuel under the
October 15, 2021 Read Full Article
United Airlines Flies First Commercial Jet on Sustainable Fuel from IAH
by Marcy de Luna (Houston Chronicle) Chicago-based United Airlines on Wednesday launched a test flight of a commercial aircraft on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel in Houston. A Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft circled George Bush Intercontinental Airport for an hour and
October 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Plug Power Creates Hydrogen Partnerships with Airbus, Phillips 66
(Renewables Now) Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) today (October 13, 2021) announced a couple of hydrogen-focused partnerships with European commercial aircraft maker Airbus (EPA:AIR) and Houston-based diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX). The US turnkey hydrogen solutions provider has
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The First Production of SAF Sustainable Aviation Fuel Developed in Canada
(SAF+ Consortium/CISION) The SAF+ Consortium ("SAF +") is proud to announce one of the first productions of sustainable aviation fuel PtL (Power to Liquids) in North America. This production took place in its pilot factory, located at the ParaChem industrial site, east of Montreal. SAF+ aims to bring to market, by 2025-2026, synthetic
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4AIR Launches First Interactive Sustainable Aviation Fuel Map for Business Jets
(4AIR/Business Wire) New interactive map developed and maintained by 4AIR shows where to find Sustainable Aviation Fuel regardless of who makes or markets it; Informational map intended to spur use and expand availability of the climate-friendly fuel; SAF Locations Verified
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
BioSFerA Project Presented at ECOS 2021 Conference
(BioSFerA) CERTH team has successfully participated to the ECOS 2021 Conference presenting the paper ‘Aviation & maritime biofuels production via a combined thermochemical/biochemical pathway: A conceptual design and process simulation study’. The presented paper contained a first orientation of the suggested concept
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Roll-Out of Flex-Fuel Vehicles to Increase Ethanol Demand by Five Times: Nitin Gadkari
(India Infrahub) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the E-20 fuel program will ensure using bio-ethanol in 20 per cent blend with Petrol by 2025 in India. The Minister said with the rollout of flex-fuel vehicles
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Gevo and Axens Ink Alliance for Ethanol-to-Jet Technology and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Commercial Project Development
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) and Axens North America, Inc. (Axens) have entered into an agreement that establishes a strategic alliance aimed at accelerating the commercialization of sustainable ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) projects in the United States. As part of the alliance, Axens
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines Publish Joint Report on SAF
(All Nippon Airways/Biobased Diesel Daily) All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have published a joint report on the promotion and viability of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), which are expected to become central to the airlines’ shared goal of achieving carbon neutrality
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
US Secretary of Energy Granholm and US Senator Ossoff Visit LanzaTech Innovation Hub in Georgia and Site of the World’s First LanzaJet Sustainable Fuels Plantl
(LanzaTech) Visit highlights the potential of rural America to create domestic supplies of sustainable fuels and chemicals. -- LanzaTech and LanzaJet welcomed Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Senator Jon Ossoff to the Freedom Pines Biorefinery in Soperton, Georgia. [caption id="attachment_149372"
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Covid-19 Pandemic Boosts Interest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Alkesh Sharma (The National News Business) Experts say health crisis accelerated investment in the SAF industry and in efforts to achieve global climate commitments -- Meeting the net zero carbon emissions target by 2050 is a “massive challenge” for the
October 12, 2021 Read Full Article
SAF – Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo Agree on Exclusive Partnership to Promote CO2-Neutral Power-to-liquid Fuel
(Kuehne+Nagel) SAF – Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo agree on exclusive partnership to promote CO2-neutral power-to-liquid fuel. -- Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership for the promotion and use of synthetic crude oil from NGO atmosfair based in Berlin.
October 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Skyservice™ Is First Full Service Business Aviation Provider in Canada to Offer Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Private Aircraft Clients
(Skyservice) AirSprint is the company’s first customer to operate with SAF fuel -- As part of its commitment to environmentally responsible operations in the air and at its facilities, Skyservice Business Aviation (Skyservice™), Canada’s leader in business aviation, is pleased
October 11, 2021 Read Full Article
WUR Produces Kerosene from Bio-Based Side Streams
(Wageningen University & Research) Wageningen University & Research and its partners have developed a new type of aviation fuel that is produced using bio-based waste streams from the agriculture industry. One of the targets of the Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II)
October 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Air New Zealand, Govt. Join Forces to Scope out SAF Industry
(Air New Zealand/Biobased Diesel Daily) Air New Zealand’s journey to net-zero reached another significant milestone in late September with the airline and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment joining forces to bring sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) one step closer to
October 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Phillips 66 Sets Reduction Targets for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Phillips 66/Biobased Diesel Daily) ... The company has made meaningful progress toward developing a lower-carbon business platform, which includes expanding access to renewable feedstocks, producing renewable fuels, advancing sustainable aviation fuel, and participating in the U.S. supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Phillips
October 08, 2021 Read Full Article
LanzaTech to Trial SAF Production from Waste Carbon Dioxide
(Biofuels International) LanzaTech is partnering with the Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to build and operate a pre-pilot facility to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This will be made from biogenic waste carbon dioxide (CO2) such as is emitted from corn refining,
October 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Pertamina Sucessfully Tests Aviation Biofuel in Short Flight
(Jakarta Globe) State-owned oil company Pertamina successfully tested a new jet fuel product with a tiny blend of biofuel in a short-distance flight from Jakarta to Bandung on Wednesday. A CN-235 propeller aircraft manufactured by Dirgantara Indonesia functioned as a testbed aircraft
October 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Hong Kong and China Gas to Produce Biofuel for Jet Planes as Cathay, Global Airlines Aim to Reduce Carbon Footprint
by Danny Lee (South China Morning Post) Cathay Pacific secures some jet biofuel supply from US, but needs more to meet 2030 pledge; Airlines heed climate warnings, but sustainable aviation fuel remains costly, in short supply -- Hong Kong and
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Exxon Sees Green Gold in Algae-Based Fuels. Skeptics See Greenwashing.
by Christopher M. Matthews (Wall Street Journal) The oil giant, under pressure to address climate change, says it is getting closer to making the biofuel viable -- Some scientists regard Exxon Mobil Corp.’s long-running quest to turn algae into a transportation
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Repsol Produces Renewable Hydrogen with Biomethane for the First Time
(Repsol) • Renewable hydrogen has been used to manufacture fuels with a low carbon footprint, such as gasoline, diesel, and kerosene for aviation, thus avoiding the emission of about 90 t of CO2. The biomethane used as raw material was
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol, Biogas, Renewable Chemicals: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Dr. Pramod Kumbhar, President and CTO of Praj shared this illuminating slide guide on their Bio-Prism renewable chemicals and materials, Bio-Mobility products, Praj’s 2G tech for agri residue to ethanol, Praj-Sekab tech for forest residue
October 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Energy Group Collaborates with Iowa State University on Hydrotreater Pilot Plant
(ACROFAN) The two organizations celebrated a ribbon cutting at the facility on October 4, 2021 -- Ames-based biofuels producer, Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) (NASDAQ: REGI), joined Iowa State University (ISU) at the BioCentury Research Farm (BCRF) for a ribbon cutting
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Airline Industry Targets Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
by Siddharth Vikram Philip, Mary Schlangenstein and Christopher Jasper (Bloomberg Quint) The airline industry’s main lobby group adopted a target of eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis by 2050, a goal that will require balancing the fight against climate
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonization of Air Transportation: Air France, TotalEnergies, the Métropole of Nice Côte d’Azur and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport Carry Out a Nice-Paris Flight Fueled With 30% Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Air France) Air France, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE), the Metropole and the Airport of Nice Côte d’Azur have joined forces to operate a flight fueled with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Air France Flight 6235 has taken off for Orly Airport in
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Can Auto Industry Help Delta Air Lines Clean Up Its Act?
by Sebastian Blanco (Wards Auto) The federal government heavily promoted plant-based liquid fuels in the first decade of this century under President Bush. The way these fuels found their way into service stations and the vehicles themselves could serve as
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Velocys Launches Bayou Fuels
(Bayou Fuels) New branding and website is announced for the Bayou Fuels reference project in the USA -- Velocys has today launched a website for the Bayou Fuels reference project that will use Velocys FT technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Is SAF Finally Taking Flight?: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF’s Acceleration
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mike McCurdy, Managing Director of Fuels & Power at ICF shared this illuminating slide guide highlighting the latest sustainable aviation fuel production sites around the world, how the RIN program and LCFS impacts SAF, the
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Boston Consulting Group and SkyNRG Enter Long-Term SAF Purchase Agreement for Corporate Travel
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has announced an eight-year partnership with SkyNRG to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for its business travel flights starting in 2022, so becoming the newest member of SkyNRG’s Board Now corporate programme. The move
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Major Government-Backed Ventures Launched to Progress Commercial-Scale SAF Production in Japan
by Tony Harrington (GreenAir Online) Two major industrial collaborations have been established in Japan to progress ambitions for large-scale production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in the country, writes Tony Harrington. In the first project, sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of the
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Airbus Sets out Sustainability Vision and the Need for Collaboration across the Entire Aviation Eco-System
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) European aerospace giant Airbus brought together its executive team and sector leads, airline chiefs, policymakers and the media to its Toulouse headquarters in France for the Airbus Sustainability Summit, a two-day extravaganza aimed at not
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste Announces Groundbreaking Global Partnership with TripActions and Reed & Mackay to Provide SAF to TripActions Group Customers
(Neste) TripActions and Reed & Mackay, the fastest-growing travel and spend management group and Neste, the world’s leading sustainable aviation fuel producer, today announced a groundbreaking global partnership to offer Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to all TripActions Group customers. The agreement marks
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Marquis Industrial Park to Be the World’s First Carbon-Neutral Industrial Park with On-Site Carbon Injection
(Marquis) Marquis Incorporated’s CEO, Mark Marquis, announced a plan for the Marquis Industrial Park to be the world’s first carbon-neutral industrial park with on-site carbon injection. Last week Marquis began drilling its first 5,000-foot test well to determine the total
October 04, 2021 Read Full Article
The EU Wants a SAF Transition, but at What Cost?
(Biofuels International) On 14 July, as part of the European Green Deal, the EU announced a broad new package of policy proposals which aim to accelerate decarbonisation of the aviation sector. If fully implemented, the measures will have a significant
October 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Voluntary Offsetting in Air Travel: A Carbon Footprint Fix?
by Julia MacCary (Planet Forward/Medill News Service) United Airlines offers a quick fix to neutralize your carbon emissions for a trip from Chicago to Los Angeles and back: $4.60 in carbon offsets. ... Yet what’s more concerning is United’s offsets are “not
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Blender's Tax Credit Gains Steam on Capitol Hill
by Kerry Lynch (AIN Online) The concept of a blender's tax credit to boost the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is gaining momentum with the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee agreeing last week to include such a measure in
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Government Funding for Zero Emission Aviation Projects Announced as UK Plans for COP26 SAF Flights
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) As the UK prepares to host COP26, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the winners of a £3 million ($4m) fund to support zero emission flight aviation. The research and technology projects will help
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Aviation Industry Looks to ICAO for Leadership on Delivering a Global Long-Term Goal to Reduce Emissions
by Christopher Surgenor (GreenAir Online) Counterintuitively, the global pandemic has catalysed the aviation sector’s approach in a very positive way to climate action despite going through the worst period in aviation history, said Haldane Dodd, the incoming Executive Director of
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
JetBlue Accelerates Transition to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) With Plans for the Largest-Ever Supply of SAF in New York Airports for a Commercial Airline
(JetBlue) -- JetBlue to Outpace Industry in SAF Usage Based on Percentage of Total Fuel (a), Doubling Its Prior Commitment with SG Preston and On Pace to Achieve 10 Percent SAF Usage Years Ahead of Its Original Target -- Sustainability Commitment Goes
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Aemetis, Delta in Billion Dollar Breakthrough: 250 Million Gallon, 10 Year SAF Deal Signed
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Breaking news from California. Aemetis and Delta announced an offtake agreement for 250 million gallons of blended fuel containing sustainable aviation fuel to be delivered over the 10 year term of the agreement. The aggregate value
September 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Total, Safran Partner to Accelerate Decarbonization of Aviation Industry
(TotalEnergies/Biobased Diesel Daily) Total Energies and Safran have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly develop technical and commercial solutions for the decarbonization of the aviation industry. In line with the ambition of both companies to reach net zero CO2 emissions by
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Cathay Pacific Commits to 10% SAF of Total Fuel Consumption by 2030
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Cathay Pacific reaffirmed its commitment to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 by pledging to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10 percent of its total fuel consumption by 2030. “The use of SAF is key
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Gazprom Neft, Aeroflot Join Forces to Develop SAF in Russia
(Gazprom Neft/Biobased Diesel Daily) Gazprom Neft has entered into an agreement with Aeroflot on cooperating in producing Russia’s first ever minimum-carbon-footprint sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), under a document signed by Gazprom Neft CEO Alexander Dyukov and Aeroflot CEO Mikhail Poluboyarinov at
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Airbus to Factory-Fill Aircraft with SAF at Its Alabama Plant
(Airbus/Biobased Diesel Daily) Airbus will start delivering all aircraft from its U.S. manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on board later this year. Airbus has reached an agreement with Signature Flight Support to supply SAF to its
September 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Neste’s Transformation Journey Into Renewables: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Neste
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) SAF agreements with airlines and airports, renewable polymers and chemicals sales and partnerships going up globally, production in Singapore and Rotterdam taking off, M&A action, and more is helping Neste achieve 2030 goals. Get all
September 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Gevo Awarded Patent for Process to Upgrade or Convert Ethanol and Bio-based Alcohols to Drop-In Hydrocarbon Fuels
(Gevo) Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), announced that it has received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for a process that encompasses upgrading ethanol and bio-based alcohols into drop-in, bio-based diesel and jet-fuel products. The USPTO has awarded
September 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Georgia Is Becoming a Biofuel Leader
by Mary Ann DeMuth (Georgia Trend) ... In less than a year, the new LanzaTech Freedom Pines Biorefinery in Soperton will begin to produce billions of gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually. Illinois-based LanzaTech has developed a process that creates energy sources by
September 27, 2021 Read Full Article
SynBio: The Science behind LanzaTech’s Success
by Erik Kobayashi-Solomon (Forbes) As I explained in my first overview article in this series, LanzaTech is an industrial chemicals business. But to describe it as merely another commodity chemicals producer misses the point entirely. At its heart, LanzaTech is a cutting-edge synthetic biology or
September 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Honeywell and Wood Introduce Groundbreaking Technologies to Support Efforts toward Carbon-Neutral Sustainable Aviation Fuel
(Honeywell/PR Newswire) - Wood's hydrogen plant technology coupled with Honeywell UOP EcofiningTM process technology and carbon capture and storage can reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions 100% when compared to petroleum-based aviation fuels - Widespread use of Honeywell and Wood technologies have potential
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Cutting Edge Funding & Contractual Structures: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to SAF Project Financing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Accelerating deployment of sustainable aviation fuel – it’s the talk of the town this past week and here to share the latest on project financing for SAF is project finance expert Mark Riedy. From what
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
The Fuel for Thought Podcasts --- Ongoing --- ONLINE
The Fuel for Thought Podcast is the world’s first podcast about renewable fuels. Sylvain Verdier and Mikala Grubb from Topsoe, look into some of the most pressing topics about renewable fuels, covering the whole value chain of renewable fuel production,
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
The Climate Can't Wait for Electric Planes. Sustainable Fuel May Be the Answer
by Hanna Ziady (CNN Business) More than 50 airlines, oil companies and other companies, including Delta (DAL), BP (BP) and Boeing (BA), pledged on Wednesday to replace 10% of global jet fuel supply with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. It is one of the boldest commitments yet to tackle
September 24, 2021 Read Full Article
The Biden Administration to Ensure a Sustainable Future for Aviation: SkyNRG Americas and LanzaTech Secure DOE Funding to Produce SAF in the US
(LanzaTech) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office announced more than $64 million in funding for 22 projects focused on developing technologies and processes that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. SkyNRG Americas in partnership with LanzaTech was awarded $1 million in funding for Project
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Potential to Produce 5B Gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel from CO2
(LanzaTech) LanzaTech and Argonne National Lab Awarded funding for Aviation Project in Georgia. -- The White House set a goal of replacing all jet fuel with sustainable alternatives by 2050, saying it could cut emissions from flying by 20 percent by
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Is Hydrogen the New Oil?
by Fred Pearce (China Dialogue) Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry -- ... Japan, once a passionate advocate of
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
100 Groups Demand Biden Cut Airplane Climate Pollution
(Common Dreams/Center for Biological Diversity) Coalition blasts EPA delays on replacing do-nothing Trump rule. ---One hundred environmental, community and public-health groups called on the Biden administration today to set strong standards to cut airplane pollution and avoid industry-promoted biofuel greenwashing. As today’s letter notes, the
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
S-92® Helicopter Completes First Flight Using Biofuel
(Lockheed Martin) Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company leading the way towards a more sustainable aviation future -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company [NYSE: LMT] has approved the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), often referred to as biofuel, for the S-92
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Clean Skies for Tomorrow Leaders: 10% Sustainable Aviation Fuel by 2030
(World Economic Forum) 60 companies are accelerating the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuel to reach 10% of global jet aviation fuel supply by 2030; Carbon-free energy is in sight in some sectors but progress on abating carbon emissions
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Climate Week Press Release: Advanced Biofuels USA Encourages Participation in Community Climate Change Mitigation Efforts—One Community at a Time
For Immediate Release -- September 23, 2021—Frederick, MD -- -- Building on her recent experience volunteering on Frederick, Maryland’s City and County Climate Emergency Mobilization Work Group’s subgroup on Energy, Buildings and Transportation, Advanced Biofuels USA’s executive director, Joanne Ivancic, wants to
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
One Community at a Time: How to Gain Real GHG Benefits Quickly for Least Cost -- Experiences with the Frederick County and City Climate Emergency Mobilization Work Group
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Over the past year I have had the opportunity and privilege to participate in the Frederick, Maryland, County and City Climate Emergency Mobilization Work Group subgroup on Energy, Buildings and Transportation. Our beautiful final report
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
EIA Releases Renewable Diesel, SAF Capacity Data
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 3 for the first time released U.S. capacity data for biorefineries that produce renewable diesel, renewable heating oil, renewable jet fuel, renewable naphtha and gasoline, and “other" renewable fuels
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
American Airlines Fuels Low-Carbon Future as Anchor Partner to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst
(American Airlines) $100 million investment will support sustainable aviation fuel advancement, other pivotal solutions -- American Airlines announced today that it has become an anchor partner to Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, investing $100 million in a groundbreaking collaborative effort to accelerate the
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing Aviation: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaJet
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Lanzajet says we are at an inflection point for the sustainable aviation industry. Why? How? What’s LanzJet’s role in it all? How are they driving innovation and accelerating deployment of SAF? What’s the status of
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
DG Fuels: The Unusual Suspects Are Building Big in Louisiana, as SAFtember Continues
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... But, an unusual suspect became more visible earlier this month when word arrived that DG Fuels was invited to submit a Part II Application for a loan guarantee under the U.S. Department of Energy
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Sweden’s BRA to Test ATR with 100% Blend of Sustainable Fuel
by David Kaminski-Morrow (Flight Global) Braathens Regional Airlines is to conduct a pioneering flight test at the beginning of next year, aiming to fly an ATR turboprop with a 100% blend of sustainable aviation fuel. READ MORE Swedish BRA Testing ATR
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
US Refiners Delve Deeper into SAF Production on Policy Support Hopes
(Hellenic Shipping News) Some US refiners are considering adding sustainable aviation fuel to their renewable diesel production plans, spurred by higher demand from airlines seeking lower carbon footprints and the likelihood of increased policy support, some analysts said. “Jet and diesel are
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Argonne Teams up with GEVO to Apply Lab’s GREET Model to Company’s Net-Zero Project
(Department of Energy/Argonne National Laboratory/EurekAlert!) Argonne’s Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies Model (GREET), using data provided by Gevo, is expected to yield results about its carbon footprint within a few months. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels, Solid to Liquid Tech, Biocrudes: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Haldor Topsoe
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you missed this slide guide from ABLC Digital on what it will take for advanced biofuels to take off further, here’s your chance! Haldor Topsoe leaders cover thoughts on legislation, feedstocks, biofuel production, solid
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Vilsack Discusses Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) During an appearance before the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City and Agri-Pulse Ag Outlook Forum Monday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addressed concerns about the proposed tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel that it might leave out corn and soybean
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell’s Biojet Bombshell: 600MGY by 2025, Much More by 2030, as SAFtember Keeps on Rollin’
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In the Netherlands, Royal Dutch Shell said it will produce around 2 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel a year by 2025. That’s around 600 million gallons per year — dwarfing any other SAF production
September 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Voos Altos e Sustentáveis no Futuro
by Laís Forti Thomaz and Cacia Pimentel (Estadão) O que a nova iniciativa dos Estados Unidos e a Organização Internacional da Aviação Civil (ICAO) podem representar para o Brasil? O governo dos Estados Unidos realizou uma reunião com integrantes de toda
September 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Air bp Offers RSB Certified Book and Claim Solution for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) It’s another exciting day for sustainable aviation fuel with Air bp offering a book and claim solution, certified by RSB, to allow customers to access SAF carbon reductions without being physically connected to the supply
September 20, 2021 Read Full Article
SCA and St1 Form Advanced Biofuels JV, to Build 60MGY Project in Finland by 2023
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Finland, SCA and St1 formed a joint venture to produce and sell advanced biofuels. The new biorefinery is under construction on the St1 refinery site in Gothenburg and will have a total capacity of 200,000
September 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Shell to Build Dutch Biofuels Plant in Net-Zero Push
by Siddarth S (Reuters) Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) plans to build a biofuels facility in the Netherlands to help achieve its target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, it said on Thursday. The facility in Rotterdam will be able to produce 820,000 tonnes of
September 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Eni and Aeroporti di Roma Sign Agreement for the Development of Biofuels for Aviation
(Eni) Eni and Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) have signed a strategic agreement to promote decarbonization initiatives in the aviation sector and accelerate the ecological transition of airports. Eni has been producing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) biofuel in its Venice and Gela bio-refineries
September 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Chevron to Triple Low-Carbon Investment
by Christopher M. Matthews (Wall Street Journal) Oil giant plans to spend $10 billion through 2028 on technologies such as biofuels and hydrogen -- Chevron Corp. is tripling spending in its new low-carbon unit, which Chief Executive Mike Wirth said he
September 15, 2021 Read Full Article
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