Mark Liebster appointed as senior strategic advisor to Shaphargroup’s Rotterdam SAF project news Oscar Henderson 27 Aug 26 0 Shaphargroup, developer of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery in Rotterdam, today announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Liebster as senior strategic advisor. The company’s… Read more
Nova Pangaea Technologies exceed target yields in endurance production trials news Oscar Henderson 24 Aug 26 0 At their demonstration facility on Teesside, UK technology developer Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT) recently completed endurance production trials. NPT’s trials showed continuous stable operations for… Read more
Metafuels launches demo plant at PSI in Switzerland news Fayaz Hussain 20 Aug 26 0 Swiss aviation technology company Metafuels has opened its Aerobrew methanol-to-jet demonstration plant at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen, Switzerland. The facility will convert… Read more
American Airlines fuels on first commercial eSAF flight provided by Infinium news Oscar Henderson 7 Aug 26 0 American Airlines operated the first commercial flight fuelled by electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF). The eSAF was produced and blended by Texas based producer Infinium… Read more
Lydian Raises $43 Million Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures news Oscar Henderson 31 Jul 26 0 US synthetic fuel producer Lydian, closes a $43 million series A funding round, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Other investors in the round are AP… Read more
Swiss eSAF producer Synhelion to receive German state funding news Oscar Henderson 29 Jul 26 0 Swiss eSAF producer Synhelion will receive funding under the Produktives.NRW programme from the North-Rhine-Westphalia German state government. The funding will support the construction of the… Read more
Turkish Airlines joins SAFFA Fund, managed by Burnham Sterling news Oscar Henderson 22 Jul 26 0 Turkish Airlines has signed an agreement to participate in SAFFA Fund I, the sustainable aviation fuel investment vehicle managed by Burnham Sterling Asset Management, with… Read more
Air Canada and Airbus launch initiative to scale Canadia SAF and reduce corporate emissions. news Oscar Henderson 20 Jul 26 0 Canada’s national flag carrier, Air Canada, and French aircraft OEM, Airbus, intend to establish a jointly funded, Sustainability Co-Investment Platform. The agreement is for the… Read more
Honeywell completes £1.325bn acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business news Oscar Henderson 17 Jul 26 0 Honeywell Technologies has completed its all-cash acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business for £1.325bn, strengthening its position across refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels. The… Read more
Delta Air Lines and Shell Aviation expand multi-airport SAF collaboration news Oscar Henderson 16 Jul 26 0 Delta Air Lines and Shell Aviation are scaling up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply across a network of key US airports, under a new five-year… Read more
KBR review backs Syntholene’s geothermal hydrogen economics for eSAF production news Oscar Henderson 10 Jul 26 0 Syntholene Energy has received an independent technical and economic review of its geothermal-integrated hydrogen production platform, assessing its potential application to low-carbon fuels including synthetic… Read more
Gulfstream completes first high-altitude 100% SAF emissions test news Fayaz Hussain 8 Jul 26 0 Gulfstream Aerospace has become the first business aviation company to complete a high-altitude flight test campaign measuring the effect of 100% sustainable aviation fuel on… Read more
Axens acquires Air Liquide’s Lurgi methanol to propylene (MTP) technology news Oscar Henderson 7 Jul 26 0 Axens has signed an agreement to acquire Air Liquide’s Methanol to Olefins technology portfolio, including the Lurgi Methanol-to-Propylene (MTP™) process, adding a methanol-to-jet (MTJ) pathway… Read more
Amazon invests in GranBio to advance SAF production from forestry and construction waste news Oscar Henderson 29 Jun 26 0 Amazon invests in GranBio to support the development of a pathway for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from forestry residues and construction debris. GranBio’s biomass… Read more
LATAM Airlines completes first passenger flights using SAF news Oscar Henderson 26 Jun 26 0 LATAM Airlines Group has completed its first passenger charter flights supported by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), in partnership with French luxury expedition operator PONANT. The… Read more
