Vertimass to expand into Europe with acquisition of Ekobenz. news Oscar Henderson 12 Sep 23 0 US-based renewable fuels technology company Vertimass will expand into Europe through an agreement to purchase all outstanding shares of Poland- based renewable fuel production company,… Read more
DG Fuels – the first $30m is the hardest opinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Aug 23 0 Christopher Chaput ended up in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) almost by accident. A veteran banker, he started advising his friend Michael Darcy, the CEO and founder… Read more
RockCreek invests in Raven SR news Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 23 0 RockCreek, a $15bn investment firm, has invested in Raven SR. Raven SR is currently raising a Series C funding round. Raven SR received approval to… Read more
New investors double United Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund news Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 23 0 United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund has announced eight new corporate investors. It formally launched the fund in February 2023 with Air Canada, Boeing, GE… Read more
IAG invests in Nova Pangaea Technologies to fund NOVAONE SAF refinery news Oscar Henderson 24 Jul 23 0 International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, has announced an investment in Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT). The investment… Read more
How SAF prizes can speed up innovation opinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 23 0 In May 1919, Raymond Orteig, a French American hotelier in New York, wrote a letter to the Aero Club of America offering $25,000 to the… Read more
OXCCU raises $22m in funding for SAF production news CJI Team 8 Jun 23 0 Renewable energy company OXCCU has completed a $22.7m Series A financing round for its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production method. The round was led by… Read more
Arcadia eFuels appoints BNP Paribas as financial advisor news CJI Team 23 May 23 0 Arcadia eFuels has appointed BNP Paribas as its financial advisor for its greenfield Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and other renewable fuels project in Vordingborg, Denmark.… Read more
Neste delivered 23 kilotons of SAF in Q1, aiming for 30%-50% more in Q2 news Oscar Henderson 3 May 23 0 Neste says that it delivered 23 kilotons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the first quarter of 2023. The energy company says it tripled its… Read more
UK industry is supporting SAF, but needs to speed up opinion Alasdair Whyte 19 Apr 23 0 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) dominated a lot of the discussions at the excellent Sustainable Skies Summit that took place in Farnborough this week. An RAF… Read more
CTT supports Fly Green Fund for SAF development news Oscar Henderson 12 Apr 23 0 CTT Systems, a firm that provides humidity control products in aircraft, has committed to supporting the Fly Green Fund for the development of SAF. The… Read more
Calumet applies for $600m DOE loan for Montana Renewables’ SAF production news CJI Team 27 Mar 23 0 Calumet Specialty Products Partners has applied for a $600m loan from the Department of Energy (DOE) for its subsidiary, Montana Renewables. If successful, it would… Read more
Why aircraft leasing companies want to drive SAF opinion Alasdair Whyte 21 Mar 23 0 Silicon Valley is the global hub for technology start-ups. Hollywood controls the film industry. Ireland is the same for aircraft leasing. An aircraft owned by… Read more
Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 project finance dilemma opinion Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 23 0 Gevo’s analyst call last week shows that the company has a serious financing issue with its flagship Net-Zero 1 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in South… Read more
UAV Sustainable Flight Fund makes first investment into algae grower Viridos news Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 23 0 United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund has invested $5m in algae biofuel company Viridos. Viridos is looking at making Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from bioengineered… Read more