Singapore mandates SAF usage on airlines from 2026news Fayaz Hussain 19 Feb 24 0Singapore announced that all flights departing from the country will have to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from 2026 as the Civil Aviation Authority of… Read more
EU Ethanol producers challenge RefuelEU Aviation, calling it discriminatorynews Fayaz Hussain 15 Feb 24 0European renewable ethanol producers are taking the EU to court over the bloc’s RefuelEU Aviation Regulation charging that it improperly excludes crop-based biofuels from the… Read more
SAF gets ‘strategic’ tag in EU’s plan to cut carbon emissionsopinion Fayaz Hussain 14 Feb 24 0In a landmark decision, the European Union has declared sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) a strategic technology in its fight against climate change. This pivotal move,… Read more
Eneos eyes Japan’s 50% SAF market by 2050news Fayaz Hussain 12 Feb 24 0Japanese petroleum and metals conglomerate Eneos Holdings said it is targeting to secure 50% of the total sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market of Japan by… Read more
UK’s SAF Policy: Caught between ready HEFA and a hard placeopinion Fayaz Hussain 2 Feb 24 0The British have been obsessed with fish and chips for decades. Charles Dickens even wrote about a “fried fish warehouse” in Oliver Twist in 1839. So you would… Read more
EBAA, GAMA announce ambitious 100% SAF roadmap for Europenews Fayaz Hussain 1 Feb 24 0The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced a joint initiative to increase use of SAF within the European… Read more
Hong Kong launches coalition to increase SAF usagenews Fayaz Hussain 29 Jan 24 0Hong Kong’s Business Environment Council (BEC) has joined Cathay Pacific and 13 other firms in the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) value chain to launch Hong… Read more
Germany gives major boost to PtL projects in Budget adjustmentopinion Fayaz Hussain 26 Jan 24 0Germany’s budget for 2024 (especially its funding for green projects) has taken a rollercoaster ride, twisting and turning in response to a court ruling that… Read more
RFA pushes for GREET Model in SAF tax credit calculationsnews Fayaz Hussain 16 Jan 24 0In a letter to Biden administration, the US ethanol industry recommended the interagency working group (IWG) to adopt the best “best available science and data”… Read more
Mytheresa to increase SAF usage via DHL’s GoGreen Plus servicenews Fayaz Hussain 10 Jan 24 0German e-commerce platform Mytheresa announced that it is planning to invest several million euros in DHL Express new GoGreen Plus service under a five-year strategic… Read more
Washington state begins rulemaking to promote SAF usagenews Fayaz Hussain 8 Jan 24 0Washington State Department of Ecology announced its plans to complete rulemaking process by end of 2024 to promote the production and use of sustainable aviation… Read more
Brussels Airport to incentivise SAF usagenews Fayaz Hussain 2 Jan 24 0Brussels Airport announced that it will incentivise use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by covering up to 80% of airlines’ additional costs using sustainable fuel… Read more
GREET news for ATJ: Industry welcomes US tax credit guidance for SAFopinion Fayaz Hussain 21 Dec 23 0Having kept the industry waiting for 18 months, the Biden Administration suddenly announced its blueprint on tax credits for US-based ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)… Read more
US government backs ethanol SAF tax creditsnews Fayaz Hussain 15 Dec 23 0The US Government said it will adopt the GREET methodology for emissions estimates for sustainable aviation fuel SAF firms seeking to claim tax credits for… Read more
NGOs call on UK government to ensure SAF revenue mechanism is industry fundednews Fayaz Hussain 15 Dec 23 0NGOs have called upon the UK government to ensure the plan for revenue certainty mechanism laid out in the policy paper ‘Delivery plan for designing… Read more