Gevo launches JV with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energynews Alasdair Whyte 19 Mar 23 0Gevo has launched a joint development agreement with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) to track carbon throughout the farming chain. “Farmers have always understood that… Read more
Gevo’s Net-Zero 1 project finance dilemmaopinion Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 23 0Gevo’s analyst call last week shows that the company has a serious financing issue with its flagship Net-Zero 1 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project in South… Read more
Renewable Fuels Association argues ethanol SAF case to IRSnews Alasdair Whyte 27 Feb 23 0The US Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has written to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to stress the importance of ethanol for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).… Read more
KBR and Swedish Biofuels launch technology alliancenews Alasdair Whyte 21 Feb 23 0KBR, the global engineering company, and Swedish Biofuels have launched a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) technology alliance. This is KBR’s first dedicated SAF product. The… Read more
IndianOil signs MOU with LanzaJetnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 23 0IndianOil 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 SAFnews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 23 0Praj, 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 ethanolnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Feb 23 0United 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
Masdar, TotalEnergies, Siemens Energy and Marubeni join forces for methanol to jet pathwaynews Alasdair Whyte 25 Jan 23 0Masdar, TotalEnergies, Siemens Energy and Marubeni have formed a consortium to certify a new production pathway for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from methanol. The companies… Read more
Gevo choosing equity for its South Dakota Net-Zero 1 sitenews Alasdair Whyte 22 Jan 23 0Gevo says that it is having several discussions with possible equity investors for its Lake Preston, South Dakota Net-Zero 1 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) site.… Read more
Lanzatech Dragon, UKproject Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 23 0Project: Lanzatech Dragon, UK – 102m litres per year from steel factory emissions Feedstock: Steel mill emissions Process: Steel mill gases to ethanol, then alcohol-to-jet fuel Location:… Read more
Gulfstream, Rolls-Royce fly first business jet on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuelnews Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 22 0Gulfstream has become the first business aircraft manufacturer to fly a business jet using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The Rolls-Royce BR725 powered Gulfstream G650… Read more
LanzaJet Freedom Pines, Georgia, USAproject Alasdair Whyte 17 Dec 22 0Project: LanzaJet Freedom Pines, USA Feedstock: Ethanol Process: Alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) Location: Sopperton, Treutlen County Georgia, USA Construction completion: 2023 Target: 2024: 10m gallons SAF and… Read more
Lanzajet starts installation at Freedom Pines facilitynews Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 22 0LanzaJet 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
Virgin Atlantic buying 70m gallons of SAF from Gevonews Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 22 0Virgin Atlantic has signed a seven year contract with Gevo for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). It has committed to purchase 10m US Gallons (USG) every… Read more
Investment: Lanzajet $50m grantproducer_innovator Alasdair Whyte 19 Oct 22 0October 19, 2022 Breakthrough Energy’s first Catalyst project funding was $50m for LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). “Breakthrough Energy Catalyst is a… Read more