Finland’s UPM delays work on SAF/HVO site news Fayaz Hussain 23 Jul 24 0 Finnish forest company UPM has pushed the timeline on the development of its biofuels site by delaying investment decision amid market ‘turmoil’. “Before the potential… Read more
LanzaTech, LanzaJet announce end-to-end SAF production technology news Fayaz Hussain 27 Jun 24 0 LanzaTech Global and LanzaJet have launched CirculAir to convert waste, carbon, and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). CirculAir is a breakthrough offering that… Read more
MAIRE to install RD/SAF production unit at Holborn Refinery news Fayaz Hussain 20 Jun 24 0 Technology and engineering group MAIRE announced that its subsidiary Kinetics Technology (KT) has been selected for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Holbron Europa… Read more
OMV to develop SAF/HVO plant at Petrobrazi, Romania news Fayaz Hussain 11 Jun 24 0 Energy producer OMV announced that it is planning to invest €750m at Petrobrazi to setup country’s largest sustainable fuels production complex including sustainable aviation fuel… Read more
Sweden’s Gothenburg Refinery begins SAF, biofuel production news Fayaz Hussain 12 Apr 24 0 Sweden’s Gothenburg Biorefinery, a collaboration between St1 Nordic Oy and SCA Renewable Energy, began operations on April 10th to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and… Read more
Repsol invests $300m into Bunge for biofuel feedstock news Fayaz Hussain 26 Mar 24 0 Oilseed producer and supplier of specialty plant-based oils and fats Bunge announced that it has sold 40% stake in three industrial facilities at Bunge Iberica,… Read more
Avioxx secures pre-series A investment for SAF plant news Fayaz Hussain 27 Feb 24 0 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer Avioxx announced that it has successfully completed pre-series A round led by travel company Trailfinders. The capital infusion will support… Read more
USA BioEnergy to submit $1.63bn loan application with US DOE news Fayaz Hussain 9 Jan 24 0 USA BioEnergy has announced that its Texas Renewable Fuels has been invited by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) to submit… Read more
Air France-KLM invests $4.7m in DG Fuels SAF facility; expands offtake agreement news Fayaz Hussain 10 Nov 23 0 Air France-KLM Group announced $4.7m investment in DG Fuels’ Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in Louisiana, US and acquired a new option to purchase… Read more
Southwest Airlines inks 680m gallon SAF purchase deal with USA BioEnergy news Fayaz Hussain 2 Nov 23 0 Southwest Airlines has signed a 20-year 680m gallon Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with USA BioEnergy. The airline plans to begin purchasing SAF from… Read more
Velocys convertible loan notes extension falls short news Fayaz Hussain 31 Oct 23 0 Velocys said that it has failed to meet the deadline to complete the funding deal announced earlier this year. “The company announced on September 21st… Read more
Petronas, Idemitsu Kosan sign agreement to develop SAF news Fayaz Hussain 5 Oct 23 0 Malaysia’s state oil company Petronas and Japan’s oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan have entered in an agreement to develop and distribute sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the… Read more
Airbus partners with DG Fuels to foster US SAF production news Oscar Henderson 12 Sep 23 0 Airbus 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 hardest opinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Aug 23 0 Christopher 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 0 The 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