GREET news for ATJ: Industry welcomes US tax credit guidance for SAF opinion Fayaz Hussain 21 Dec 23 0 Having 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 credits news Fayaz Hussain 15 Dec 23 0 The 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 funded news Fayaz Hussain 15 Dec 23 0 NGOs 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
AtJ SAF’s future hangs in balance as US decides IRA tax credits for ethanol opinion Fayaz Hussain 15 Dec 23 0 After 18 months of dilly-dallying, the Biden Administration is expected to finally announce its guidance on whether aviation fuel produced from corn ethanol qualifies for… Read more
Global aviation to cut 5% emissions by 2030 via SAF: ICAO news Fayaz Hussain 27 Nov 23 0 Leaders representing aviation sectors from across the world have adopted a collective goal to reduce their carbon emissions by 5% by 2030 through use of… 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
AAPA commits to 5% SAF target by 2030 news Fayaz Hussain 10 Nov 23 0 The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), representing 14 airline operators of the region, pledged to a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) utilisation target of 5%… Read more
Fly-to-Farm Act to support US SAF production introduced news Fayaz Hussain 8 Nov 23 0 Congressman Max Miller on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill ‘Farm-to-Fly Act’ to develop new markets for US agricultural produces and support the domestic Sustainable Aviation… Read more
EU law mandates SAF offtake, proposes fines for non-compliance news Fayaz Hussain 9 Oct 23 0 Council of the EU on Monday adopted new regulation to decarbonise the aviation sector by ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport through… Read more
China flies its first SAF-powered helicopter news CJI Team 15 Jun 23 0 China has completed its first helicopter flight using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) during a demonstration by China’s State Grid Space Technology (SGST) at Hefei Shiwan… Read more
Jet Aviation and TotalEnergies to bring SAF to EBACE 2023 news CJI Team 19 May 23 0 Jet Aviation has partnered with TotalEnergies to provide Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for owners and operators visiting its Geneva, Switzerland FBO during the 2023 European… 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
UK government to mandate SAF by 2025 news Oscar Henderson 17 Apr 23 0 The UK government is planning to mandate the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by 2025, according to a new report from its working group… Read more
US DOE running SAF Grand Challenge webinar news Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 23 0 The US Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is running a free webinar focused on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge. BETO… Read more
US Department of Energy awards $108m to 13 SAF projects news Alasdair Whyte 30 Jan 23 0 The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $108m million in funding to 13 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects. They are a mixture of pre-pilot, pilot, and demonstration projects… Read more