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
IAG invests in Nova Pangaea Technologies to fund NOVAONE SAF refinery news Oscar Henderson 24 Jul 23 0 International 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 production news Oscar Henderson 7 Jul 23 0 Haffner 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, 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
World Energy to buy Cellulose-to-Sugar SAF from Blue Biofuels news CJI Team 5 Jun 23 0 World 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 CJI Team 28 Mar 23 0 Dr 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 Louisiana news CJI Team 22 Mar 23 0 Hydrogen 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% SAF news CJI Team 17 Mar 23 0 Air 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 0 Alder 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 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