by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Topsoe outlined its commitment to leading the transition to a net-zero future, backing this ambition by investing 8.6% of its $1 billion revenue into R&D. The most newsworthy development is Topsoe’s fast-track commercialization program for Sustainable
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Back TO HOMEClean Planet Technologies to Open World-First Waste Plastics-to-SAF Pilot Facility in April 2026
(Clean Planet Group) In April 2026, Clean Planet Technologies will commission the world’s first pilot facility dedicated to converting hard-to-recycle waste plastics into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The facility will demonstrate Clean Planet Technologies’ proprietary, patented Plastics-to-SAF (P2SAF) process at pilot scale. It
February 18, 2026 Read Full Article
Four SAF Firms Bag £181,000 Funding from DfT
by Fayaz Hussain (SAF Investor) The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) announced £181,000 in funding for four UK companies including Avioxx, Clean Planet Technologies, Green Lizard Technologies and Zero Petroleum through the Clearing House. This investment is meant to accelerate testing, certification
February 12, 2026 Read Full Article
House Passes Appropriations Package with Bioenergy Provisions
by Erin Krueger (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 8 voted 397 to 28 in favor of an appropriations package that includes language on biomass energy and sustainability. Reports accompanying the legislation include guidance on small refinery
January 09, 2026 Read Full Article
Open Call for Evidence -- SAF Mandate: Crop-Derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel Public Comment DEADLINE March 16, 2026
(U.K. Department for Transport) In 2023, transport accounted for 35% of economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when including international aviation and maritime. The government is committed to delivering greener transport, which will support the missions to kickstart economic growth and make
December 23, 2025 Read Full Article
CPTech Secures US and Saudi Patents for Pyrolysis-Oil Upgrading Process
(Bioenergy International) UK waste plastic recovery technology developer Pyroplast Energy Ltd, currently trading as Clean Planet Technologies (CPTech), part of the Clean Planet Group, has announced that its core pyrolysis-oil upgrading process has now been formally patented in both the United
December 18, 2025 Read Full Article
Clean Planet Technologies Unveils UK’s First Plastics-to-SAF Technology at SAF Global Summit 2025
(Clean Planet Group) Dr Andrew Odjo, CEO of Clean Planet Technologies (CPTech), and CTO of Clean Planet Energy, part of the Clean Planet Group, today unveiled the UK’s first Plastics-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (P2SAF) technology during a keynote speech at the prestigious
September 09, 2025 Read Full Article
Guidance -- The SAF Mandate: An Essential Guide
(U.K. Department for Transport) What is sustainable aviation fuel? Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are fuels that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aviation over their lifecycle when compared to standard jet fuel. SAF can be made from a variety of feedstocks and can be
December 19, 2024 Read Full Article
S-OIL to Produce Bio-Based, Low-Carbon, Eco-friendly Products
(S-Oil) ● S-OIL has begun to introduce bio-based feedstocks, including used cooking oil and the byproducts of the palm oil, to produce low-carbon fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a first for a refiner in Korea. ● It will produce eco-friendly
January 31, 2024 Read Full Article
Fulcrum Bioenergy, Aiming to Produce ‘Net-Zero’ Jet Fuel From Plastic Waste, Hits Heavy Turbulence
by James Bruggers (Inside Climate News) The California company has defaulted on $289 million in Nevada bonds and put $500 million in financing for a facility in Indiana on hold. Meanwhile, U.S. senators don’t want tax credits financing plastics-to-jet-fuel schemes. -- Six
November 25, 2023 Read Full Article
Low Carbon Fuels 2040: The Emerging Markets
(Biofuels Digest/Nuu Media) Low Carbon Fuels 2040: The Emerging Markets provides detailed case studies, updates and analysis of the key producers and developers participating in Renewable Diesel projects and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) projects in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia, and in South
November 07, 2023 Read Full Article
SATORP Completes MENA Region’s First Conversion of UCO into SAF
(Biofuels International) SATORP completes MENA region’s first conversion of UCO into SAF -- SATORP, a platform jointly owned by Aramco (62.5 %) and TotalEnergies (37.5 %), has for the first time in the region successfully converted used cooking oil through coprocessing into
November 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Merkley, Colleagues Urge IRS to Properly Implement IRA Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credits, with No Giveaways to the Petroleum Industry
(Office of Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Senators: "Companies are proposing to manufacture aviatin fuel from sources that include significant amounts of plastic waste, and are claiming that it is sustainable. That is incorrect.” Today (October 27, 2023), Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley,
October 30, 2023 Read Full Article
Council of The European Union Adopts ReFuelEU Regulations
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Council of the European Union on Oct. 9 adopted regulations for the ReFuelEU initiative. The new law aims to boost both the demand for and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the European
October 11, 2023 Read Full Article
The EPA Faces Questions About Its Approval of a Plastic-Based Fuel With an Astronomical Cancer Risk
by Sharon Lerner (ProPublica) The Environmental Protection Agency is facing a lawsuit filed by a community group and questions from a U.S. senator over the agency’s approval of fuels made from discarded plastic under a program it touted as “climate-friendly.” The new
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Burning Trash for the Planet? Climate Cash Sets off Branding Frenzy.
by Evan Halper (Washington Post) Incinerators, plastics companies and big agriculture among polluters racing to position as green as billions in federal subsidies flow -- ... (The waste-to energy) Industry officials claim the technology is more sustainable than landfills, which create a
May 29, 2023 Read Full Article
EU Parliament and Council Reach Informal Deal on SAF
by Alan Sherrard (Bioenergy International) A provisional deal, reached in the late hours of April 25, 2023, between the European Parliament and Council negotiators on RefuelEU Aviation rules, sets the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be made
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Strategizing for a Smooth Landing: The Industry Must Explore New Avenues to Meet the Growing Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuels.
by Kevin O'Neil (SAF Magazine/ Honeywell) The demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) continues to grow as governments around the world set targets to reduce carbon emissions associated with air travel. As a result, the aviation sector and fuel producers
April 21, 2023 Read Full Article
This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes with an Astronomical Cancer Risk
by Sharon Lerner (Pro Publica) The Environmental Protection Agency recently gave a Chevron refinery the green light to create fuel from discarded plastics as part of a “climate-friendly” initiative to boost alternatives to petroleum. But, according to agency records obtained
March 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Energy Students Take on a New Challenge – Recycling
(Freeman Business) ... Fluence Analytics is a Tulane University spin-out that specializes in continuous analytics and process control solutions for the polymer and biopharmaceutical industries. Ranked by CB Insights as one of the world’s most promising advanced manufacturing startups, the company
January 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Plastic Waste in America Could Help Power Transportation and Industry
(U.S. Department of Energy) With funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) were able to calculate that America’s landfills hold nearly 44 million metric tons—or 97 billion pounds—of discarded plastic, a
June 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Renewable Diesel: The Digest’s 2022 Multi-Slide Guide to NextChem
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) NextChem and Saola Energy have partnered to provide renewable diesel sized to your feedstock supply. Find out how as well as how their tech obtains high yields in SAF production, how hydrogen solutions can further
March 12, 2022 Read Full Article
Auburn Projects Receive $1.6 Million in Latest Round of State Research Development Funding
by Mitch Emmons (Auburn University) Auburn University has been awarded $1.6 million in research grants from the state of Alabama through the Alabama Research Development and Enhancement Fund. The grants, administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, are earmarked
December 02, 2021 Read Full Article
The Problem with Plastics and Fuel Decarbonization Policies: Could Nonbiodegradable Plastics Be Better for the Environment in the Short Term than Biodegradable Plastics?
by Shashi Menon (EcoEngineers) ... The latter material eventually emits carbon — contributing to higher levels of greenhouse gases (or GHGs) in the atmosphere — whereas nonbiodegradable plastics can sequester carbon for longer periods of time. Is this actually true? And
December 01, 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 Recycling Myth: Big Oil's Solution for Plastic Waste Littered with Failure
by Joe Brock, Valerie Volcovici and John Geddie (Reuters) ... The destination was a company called Renewlogy. The startup marketed itself as an “advanced recycling” company capable of handling hard-to-recycle plastics such as plastic bags or takeout containers –
July 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Clean Planet Launch Ultra-Clean Jet Fuel: 75% Cut in CO2 Emissions, Made from Non-Recyclable Plastic
(Clean Planet Energy) Today Clean Planet Energy have announced a breakthrough product in our mission to significantly reduce carbon emissions in fossil-fuel led transport. Branded as ‘Clean Planet Air’, the certified Kerosene / Jet Fuel can be used as a
February 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Japanese Consortium to Study SAF Production Using Fulcrum Bioenergy’s Technology
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Japan, Japan Airlines, Marubeni, JXTG Nippon Oil and Energy and JGC Japan have agreed to jointly conduct a feasibility study on Sustainable Aviation Fuel production and sales in Japan through the use of industrial and
March 03, 2020 Read Full Article
The Kodak Moment: The World’s Airlines Consider Their Low-Carbon Options in an Era of Flight-Shaming
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Now, the airlines were just about the first customers to clamor for advanced biofuels. In 2006, Richard Altman of the recently-formed Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative showed up at one of the earliest advanced biofuels
December 14, 2019 Read Full Article
Replacing Crude Oil with Waste Plastics
(Neste) The aim is to proceed to an industrial scale trial during 2019. By 2030, Neste targets to process more than one million tons of plastic waste annually by 2030. Neste is already the world's largest producer of renewable diesel
August 19, 2019 Read Full Article
Licella Ignites Carbon Re-Use Week with Oji Deal to Make Fuels, Chemicals from End-of-Life Plastic
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Licella signed a memorandum of understanding with New Zealand’s pulp, paper and packaging business giant Oji Fibre Solutions to investigate plastic recycling technology for New Zealand. Specifically, the physical and chemical recycling of what they’re
August 06, 2019 Read Full Article
Southern Alberta Waste Refinery Turning Trash into ‘High-Grade, Low-Cost’ Biodiesel
by Heide Pearson (Global News) A new refinery set to open in southern Alberta is aiming to change the way household waste is recycled and reduce the carbon footprint at the same time. Cielo Waste Solutions is set to open its first refinery
July 12, 2019 Read Full Article
DE-FOA-0002029: FY19 Bioenergy Technologies Office Multi-Topic Funding Opportunity Announcement
(U.S. Department of Energy) This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will provide funding to address the highest priority R&D areas within biofuel technologies, bioproducts, and biopower. It includes Areas of Interest (AOIs) from all five BETO programs: Feedstock Supply and Logistics; Advanced
May 03, 2019 Read Full Article
New Energy Risk Back $260M Plastics-to-Fuel Plan with Innovative Insurance Solution
(New Energy Risk) Breakthrough insurance program mitigates project risk and accelerates time to market -- New Energy Risk, the leader in customized insurance solutions for renewable technology projects, has provided RES Polyflow, a leading plastics-to-fuel technology company, with a performance insurance program
April 24, 2019 Read Full Article
Aviation Solutions: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Neste
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Neste has a strong history of developing, commercializing, and marketing new fuels, including diesel, renewable chemicals, renewable jet fuel, and more. Neville Fernandes from Neste, gave this illuminating overview of their plans for the production and expansion