Airbus CEO Faury on SAF investment: “It is time for action” news Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 23 0 Guillaume Faury, CEO, Airbus has said it is still possible for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to account for 10% of all airline fuel by 2030,… Read more
Nippon Paper, Sumitomo and Green Earth Institute looking at wood waste news Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 23 0 Nippon Paper, Sumitomo Corporation and Green Earth Institute are looking into making bioethanol from wood waste that could be converted to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The… Read more
IndianOil signs MOU with LanzaJet news Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 23 0 IndianOil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LanzaJet to develop Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). India’s national oil company plans to use LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet… Read more
Praj picks Axen for Indian SAF news Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 23 0 Praj, the Indian biofuel company, and Axens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in India. “As a sustainable… Read more
United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Iaunch new Blue Blade Energy JV focused on ethanol news Alasdair Whyte 2 Feb 23 0 United Airlines, energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and biorefiner Blue Blade Energy have launched a new ethanol Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) joint venture. Blue Blade plans… 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
EIB agrees landmark €120m loan for Repsol SAF plant news Alasdair Whyte 18 Jan 23 0 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has lent €120m to Spanish energy company Repsol for a new refinery which will produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Repsol will… Read more
Fulcrum BioEnergy breakthrough makes first ever synthetic crude oil from landfill news Alasdair Whyte 10 Jan 23 0 Fulcrum BioEnergy has produced the world’s first synthetic crude oil from landfill waste. The crude oil, which was made at the end of December 2022,… Read more
Fire at Neste Rotterdam will not delay SAF production news Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 23 0 Neste’s Rotterdam refinery was shut down because of a small fire on 22nd December 2022. No one was injured and repair work was started immediately after… Read more
Lanzajet starts installation at Freedom Pines facility news Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 22 0 LanzaJet has celebrated what it calls a “major construction milestone” at its Freedom Pines facility in Georgia. It says this is the world’s first ethanol-based… Read more
Denmark awards $1.35m to Vertimass project news Alasdair Whyte 8 Dec 22 0 Denmark’s Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) has awarded a Vertimass led project $1.35m to pilot the conversion of green hydrogen and carbon dioxide… Read more
Project Speedbird applies for UK Advanced Fuels Fund news Alasdair Whyte 3 Nov 22 0 Project Speedbird – a consortium of British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies – have applied for a grant from the UK Department for Transport’s… Read more
Embraer partners with Raízen to develop SAF news CJI Team 18 Jul 22 0 Embraer has partnered with Brazilian energy company Raízen to improve the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Brazil. Embraer is the first and only… Read more
Phillips 66 delivers UK made SAF to British Airways news Alasdair Whyte 22 Mar 22 0 Phillips 66 has delivered UK produced Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to British Airways. It is part of a multi-year agreement. This is the first time… Read more