Airbus partners with DG Fuels to foster US SAF productionnews Oscar Henderson 12 Sep 23 0Airbus has partnered with DG Fuels to support their first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant in Louisiana, US. The partnership seeks to speed the… Read more
DG Fuels – the first $30m is the hardestopinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Aug 23 0Christopher Chaput ended up in Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) almost by accident. A veteran banker, he started advising his friend Michael Darcy, the CEO and founder… Read more
HCS Group and Lufthansa Group sign LoI for SAF production and supply.news Oscar Henderson 4 Aug 23 0The hydrocarbon solutions company HCS Group has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Lufthansa Group for the production and supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel… Read more
IAG invests in Nova Pangaea Technologies to fund NOVAONE SAF refinerynews Oscar Henderson 24 Jul 23 0International Airlines Group (IAG), parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, has announced an investment in Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT). The investment… Read more
Haffner Energy launches SAFNOCA – for renewable gas productionnews Oscar Henderson 7 Jul 23 0Haffner Energy has launched SAFNOCA, a patented technology for renewable gas production from diversified biomass and organic waste. An integrated solution, it is said to… Read more
The SAF Podcast: Tim Obitts, Alderpodcast Alasdair Whyte 9 Jun 23 0Tim 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
World Energy to buy Cellulose-to-Sugar SAF from Blue Biofuelsnews Conor Feasey 5 Jun 23 0World Energy Sustainable Products has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to purchase Blue Biofuel’s Cellulose-to-Sugar (CTS)-based ethanol and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Ben Slager,… Read more
Alder Fuels gets 100%opinion Conor Feasey 28 Mar 23 0Dr Derek Vardon, chief technology officer, Alder Fuels, has all the experience and qualifications you would expect. The PhD graduate and Navy veteran has more… Read more
DG Fuels proposes $3.1bn sustainable aviation fuel facility in Louisiananews Conor Feasey 22 Mar 23 0Hydrogen and synthetic fuel producer, DG Fuels has proposed $3.1bn investment in a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturing facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The… Read more
Air Greenland signs deal with DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark for 5% SAFnews Conor Feasey 17 Mar 23 0Air Greenland has signed a deal with DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark that will see Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) used on flights between Kangerlussuaq, Greenland… Read more
Alder Fuels says founder Sherbacow engaged in “questionable financial transactions”news Alasdair Whyte 27 Feb 23 0Alder Fuels has issued a statement regarding the departure of founder and CEO Bryan Sherbacow in late December. It says: “As a result of enhanced… Read more
Nippon Paper, Sumitomo and Green Earth Institute looking at wood wastenews Alasdair Whyte 8 Feb 23 0Nippon 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
Tim Obitts acting CEO at Alder Fuels, Bryan Sherbacow leavesnews Alasdair Whyte 26 Jan 23 0Tim Obitts has been made acting CEO of Alder Fuels. Bryan Sherbacow, the former CEO, left the company on December 27th, 2022. “We are grateful… Read more
Project Speedbird, UKproject Alasdair Whyte 17 Dec 22 0Project Speedbird Sponsors: British Airways, LanzaJet, Nova Pangaea Feedstock: Agricultural and wood waste Process: Alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) Location: Northeast England, UK Announced: 2021 Construction start: 2023+… Read more
Project Speedbird applies for UK Advanced Fuels Fundnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Nov 22 0Project 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
