American Airlines fuels on first commercial eSAF flight provided by Infinium news Oscar Henderson 7 Aug 26 0 American Airlines operated the first commercial flight fuelled by electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF). The eSAF was produced and blended by Texas based producer Infinium… Read more
Lydian Raises $43 Million Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures news Oscar Henderson 31 Jul 26 0 US synthetic fuel producer Lydian, closes a $43 million series A funding round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Other investors in the round are AP… Read more
The accident that revolutionised (SAF) brewing opinion Oscar Henderson 31 Jul 26 0 In 1904 American tea trader Thomas Sullivan sent samples to Europe but wanted to keep them separate. He decided to package all the different types… Read more
Swiss eSAF producer Synhelion to receive German state funding news Oscar Henderson 29 Jul 26 0 Swiss eSAF producer Synhelion will receive funding under the Produktives.NRW programme from the North-Rhine-Westphalia German state government. The funding will support the construction of the… Read more
Honeywell (finally) wraps up full technology stack opinion Oscar Henderson 24 Jul 26 0 This week Honeywell Technologies employees welcomed about 2,000 new colleagues at their offices around the world. It has been a busy week for the company… Read more
Turkish Airlines joins SAFFA Fund, managed by Burnham Sterling news Oscar Henderson 22 Jul 26 0 Turkish Airlines has signed an agreement to participate in SAFFA Fund I, the sustainable aviation fuel investment vehicle managed by Burnham Sterling Asset Management, with… Read more
Air Canada and Airbus launch initiative to scale Canadia SAF and reduce corporate emissions. news Oscar Henderson 20 Jul 26 0 Canada’s national flag carrier, Air Canada, and French aircraft OEM, Airbus, intend to establish a jointly funded, Sustainability Co-Investment Platform. The agreement is for the… Read more
Commercial eSAF aiming to be cheaper by the dozen opinion Oscar Henderson 20 Jul 26 0 You may or may not have realised but a large portion of your life revolves around the number 12. Twelve hours on a clock face.… Read more
Honeywell completes £1.325bn acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business news Oscar Henderson 17 Jul 26 0 Honeywell Technologies has completed its all-cash acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business for £1.325bn, strengthening its position across refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels. The… Read more
Delta Air Lines and Shell Aviation expand multi-airport SAF collaboration news Oscar Henderson 16 Jul 26 0 Delta Air Lines and Shell Aviation are scaling up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply across a network of key US airports, under a new five-year… Read more
China Five-Year planning for SAF supply growth opinion Oscar Henderson 10 Jul 26 0 The year 1953 saw many significant events. Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Sir Edmund Hillary… Read more
KBR review backs Syntholene’s geothermal hydrogen economics for eSAF production news Oscar Henderson 10 Jul 26 0 Syntholene Energy has received an independent technical and economic review of its geothermal-integrated hydrogen production platform, assessing its potential application to low-carbon fuels including synthetic… Read more
Gulfstream completes first high-altitude 100% SAF emissions test news Fayaz Hussain 8 Jul 26 0 Gulfstream Aerospace has become the first business aviation company to complete a high-altitude flight test campaign measuring the effect of 100% sustainable aviation fuel on… Read more
Axens acquires Air Liquide’s Lurgi methanol to propylene (MTP) technology news Oscar Henderson 7 Jul 26 0 Axens has signed an agreement to acquire Air Liquide’s Methanol to Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP™) process, adding a methanol-to-jet (MTJ) pathway… Read more
Brazil nets SAF World Cup glory opinion Oscar Henderson 3 Jul 26 0 This week saw some surprise results in the FIFA World Cup. Paraguay beat Germany on penalties. It is the first time the Germans have lost… Read more
