SAF gains traction in Japan and South Korea opinion Fayaz Hussain 6 Apr 24 0 Japan’s ENEOS Corporation has big SAF ambitions. It is already the largest oil and gas company in the country. The 188-year-old business is aiming for… Read more
Tokyo Metropolitan to assess waste-to-SAF potential news Fayaz Hussain 5 Apr 24 0 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) said that it is conducting a feasibility study to ascertain the potential of turning municipal waste into sustainable aviation fuel… Read more
HIA urges UK government to support hydrogen for aviation news Fayaz Hussain 19 Mar 24 0 Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) consortium, led by aviation giants like Airbus and Rolls-Royce, have called upon the UK government to take immediate steps to develop… Read more
Singapore mandates SAF usage on airlines from 2026 news Fayaz Hussain 19 Feb 24 0 Singapore 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 discriminatory news Fayaz Hussain 15 Feb 24 0 European 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 emissions opinion Fayaz Hussain 14 Feb 24 0 In 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 2040 news Fayaz Hussain 12 Feb 24 0 Japanese 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 place opinion Fayaz Hussain 2 Feb 24 0 The 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 Europe news Fayaz Hussain 1 Feb 24 0 The 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 usage news Fayaz Hussain 29 Jan 24 0 Hong 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 adjustment opinion Fayaz Hussain 26 Jan 24 0 Germany’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 calculations news Fayaz Hussain 16 Jan 24 0 In 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 service news Fayaz Hussain 10 Jan 24 0 German 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 usage news Fayaz Hussain 8 Jan 24 0 Washington 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 usage news Fayaz Hussain 2 Jan 24 0 Brussels 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