Virgin Atlantic secures permit to conduct 100% transatlantic SAF flight news Fayaz Hussain 6 Nov 23 0 Virgin Atlantic airlines has secured permits from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to carry out a 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight from London to… Read more
Down but not out, Velocys eyes fresh funds as CLN falls through opinion Fayaz Hussain 2 Nov 23 0 It has been a bad week for Velocys – the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology company. On Tuesday, it announced that it had failed to… Read more
SATORP refinery converts UCO to SAF in Saudi Arabia news Fayaz Hussain 31 Oct 23 0 SATORP, a joint venture between Aramco and TotalEnergies, has successfully converted used cooking oil (UCO) into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that has been certified by… Read more
Phillips 66 on track to begin SAF, RD production at Rodeo refinery in 2024 news Fayaz Hussain 31 Oct 23 0 Phillips 66 in its earnings release for the third quarter of 2023 said that its Rodeo Renewed refinery conversion project is on track and will… Read more
Study finds €2.55bn SAF potential in Ireland news Fayaz Hussain 25 Oct 23 0 A study carried out by SkyNRG and SFS Ireland in collaboration with Avolon, Boeing and ORIX Aviation found that Ireland has the potential to generate… Read more
SAF ‘most promising option’ to decarbonise aviation news Fayaz Hussain 24 Oct 23 0 Efficiency improvements are vital to reducing aviation emissions, but they cannot solve the problem of aviation sector’s emissions alone by 2050. With demand for air… Read more
Velocys launches Ohio facility news Fayaz Hussain 23 Oct 23 0 Velocys announced the launch of its technology facility in Plain City, Ohio that will house the reactor core assembly and catalysis operations which form a… Read more
Rolls-Royce tests Pearl jet engines on 100% SAF news Fayaz Hussain 19 Oct 23 0 Rolls-Royce announced successful completion of a series of tests with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its latest generation of business aviation engines, the Pearl… Read more
Neste to supply 3m SAF gallons to Emirates over next two years news Fayaz Hussain 18 Oct 23 0 Emirates has signed an agreement with Neste to purchase over 3m gallons of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in 2024 and 2025. The… Read more
Alder produces carbon negative SAF from Miscanthus news Fayaz Hussain 17 Oct 23 0 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced from Miscanthus can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 110% compared to conventional fossil jet fuel, results from a comprehensive study… Read more
SAF Investor: Pathways, regulations towards SAF adoption opinion Fayaz Hussain 16 Oct 23 0 The recent EURefuel Initiative was discussed at length during the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) day at the Argus Biofuels Europe Conference in London last week.… Read more
Embraer’s Phenom 300E, Praetor 600 complete 100% SAF flight tests news Fayaz Hussain 16 Oct 23 0 Embraer announced that it successfully tested Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 flights on 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). “We are proud to have successfully… Read more
SAF powered Fly Red Sea takes off in Saudi Arabia news Fayaz Hussain 12 Oct 23 0 Fly Red Sea announced the take-off of its first seaplane flight in Saudi Arabia. The company announced that it plans to fuel its fleet of… Read more
Garuda Indonesia tests Palm oil-blended jet fuel flight news Fayaz Hussain 11 Oct 23 0 The Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia successfully completed the first test flight using jet fuel blend with 2.4% Palm oil content with Boeing 737-800NG. The aircraft… Read more
easyJet signs agreement with Airbus to remove CO2 emissions from air news Fayaz Hussain 9 Oct 23 0 easyJet on Monday entered in an agreement with Airbus to use its Airbus Carbon Capture Offer to remove CO2 emissions directly from the air using high… Read more