Neste to supply 3m SAF gallons to Emirates over next two years news Fayaz Hussain 18 Oct 23 0 Emirates has signed an agreement with Neste to purchase over 3m gallons of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in 2024 and 2025. The… Read more
SAF Investor: Pathways, regulations towards SAF adoption opinion Fayaz Hussain 16 Oct 23 0 The recent EURefuel Initiative was discussed at length during the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) day at the Argus Biofuels Europe Conference in London last week.… Read more
Embraer’s Phenom 300E, Praetor 600 complete 100% SAF flight tests news Fayaz Hussain 16 Oct 23 0 Embraer announced that it successfully tested Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 flights on 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). “We are proud to have successfully… Read more
SAF powered Fly Red Sea takes off in Saudi Arabia news Fayaz Hussain 12 Oct 23 0 Fly Red Sea announced the take-off of its first seaplane flight in Saudi Arabia. The company announced that it plans to fuel its fleet of… Read more
Boeing, Unicamp to explore SAF in Brazil news Fayaz Hussain 11 Oct 23 0 Boeing announced its plan for funding to extend their sustainability partnership with State University of Campinas (Unicamp) to develop the third phase of the SAFMaps… 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
Las Vegas airports to offer SAF for NBAA convention news Fayaz Hussain 5 Oct 23 0 Aircraft flying into the Las Vegas’ three airports for the 2023 National Business Aviation Association-Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) will have an opportunity to… Read more
Google it for SAF news Mike Stones 17 Aug 23 0 Online technology giant Google is joining one of the world’s largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programmes, as part of its pledge to reach net zero… Read more
New investors double United Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund news Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 23 0 United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund has announced eight new corporate investors. It formally launched the fund in February 2023 with Air Canada, Boeing, GE… Read more
Australian Government launches $30m SAF funding initiative news CJI Team 4 Jul 23 0 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a $30m funding initiative to support the development of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) industry in Australia.… Read more
Neste and partners to develop industrial ‘Hydrogen Valley’ in Finland news CJI Team 20 Jun 23 0 Neste and its partner companies are planning the development of an industrial “Hydrogen Valley” in the Uusimaa region of Southwest Finland. The Finnish firm’s project… 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
How SAF prizes can speed up innovation opinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Jun 23 0 In May 1919, Raymond Orteig, a French American hotelier in New York, wrote a letter to the Aero Club of America offering $25,000 to the… Read more
The SAF Podcast: Tim Obitts, Alder podcast Alasdair Whyte 9 Jun 23 0 Tim Obitts, acting CEO at Alder. Alder makes green crude from waste biomass. Its early investors include Honeywell UOP, United Ventures, Directional Aviation, Avfuel and… Read more
Shell to supply 3,000t of SAF for Qatar Airways at Amsterdam Airport news CJI Team 5 Jun 23 0 Shell is to supply 3,000t of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Qatar Airways at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. According to Qatar Airways, the new deal means… Read more