Neste announces €2.5bn plan to convert crude oil refinery to renewables refining hub news Fayaz Hussain 20 Dec 23 0 Neste announced that it has completed the strategic study to transform its crude oil refinery in Porvoo, Finland into a renewable and circular solutions refining… Read more
Kuwait Petroleum completes SAF blending at biorefinery in France news Fayaz Hussain 15 Dec 23 0 Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI) announced its marketing arm Q8Aviation has successfully completed first blending process of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a biorefinery in the… Read more
Masdar, Hy24 sign €2bn green fuels agreement on COP28 sidelines news Fayaz Hussain 14 Dec 23 0 Masdar and Hy24 signed a €2bn joint development and investment framework agreement to foster large-scale green hydrogen projects on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai.… Read more
Dimensional Energy closes $20m Series A round news Fayaz Hussain 13 Dec 23 0 Dimensional Energy announced that is has successfully closed a $20m Series A funding round to construct a power-to-liquid fuels plant in Canada, launch new products… Read more
e-SAF startup Metafuels raises $8m news Fayaz Hussain 13 Dec 23 0 Zurich-based aviation tech startup Metafuels announced that it has successfully raised its first institutional funding round of $8m, led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and… Read more
Madison Bidco acquires Velocys for £4.1m news Fayaz Hussain 5 Dec 23 0 Velocys announced that Madison Bidco will acquire the company for £0.25 per share at a total valuation of £4.1m. The transaction is expected to be… Read more
Infinium receives $75m investment; enters eSAF offtake agreement news Fayaz Hussain 29 Nov 23 0 Infinium announced that it has received $75m project equity investment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and entered into a firm offtake agreement with American Airlines for… Read more
Spain’s Cepsa to expand SAF supply to five airports news Fayaz Hussain 29 Nov 23 0 Spanish energy company Cepsa announced that it has begun marketing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Malaga airport expanding its supply of green fuel after it… Read more
Preem invests $527m to convert Lysekil oil refinery into renewables site news Fayaz Hussain 27 Nov 23 0 Sweden’s largest fuel refiner Preem said it plans to invest additional SEK5.5bn (US$527.6m) to phase out fossil production from its Lysekil oil refinery in favour… Read more
Velocys and Yield10 need financing fast opinion Fayaz Hussain 24 Nov 23 0 Everyone agrees that demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is strong. But two companies involved in the SAF production chain have said they will run… Read more
Heathrow announces £71m SAF incentive for airlines news Fayaz Hussain 24 Nov 23 0 Heathrow Airport announced that it is planning to extend its carbon cutting scheme for third year through a £71m scheme to help halve the price… Read more
Neste issues €600m green bond news Fayaz Hussain 15 Nov 23 0 Neste Corporation, a Finnish company that produces renewable fuels and biomaterials, has issued a €600m green bond with a 7.5-year maturity and a fixed coupon… Read more
Gevo reports 15-fold increase in revenue to $4.5m news Fayaz Hussain 13 Nov 23 0 Gevo, a renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, reported revenue of $4.5m in the third quarter of 2023, up 15-fold from the same period last… Read more
Air France-KLM invests $4.7m in DG Fuels SAF facility; expands offtake agreement news Fayaz Hussain 10 Nov 23 0 Air France-KLM Group announced $4.7m investment in DG Fuels’ Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in Louisiana, US and acquired a new option to purchase… Read more
Velocys convertible loan notes extension falls short news Fayaz Hussain 31 Oct 23 0 Velocys said that it has failed to meet the deadline to complete the funding deal announced earlier this year. “The company announced on September 21st… Read more