Japan’s Cosmo Oil signs SAF offtake agreement with Bangchak Groupnews Fayaz Mahessar 7 Dec 23 0Japan’s Cosmo Oil has signed an 10-year agreement with Thailand’s Bangchak Corporation to purchase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Earlier in March 2023, the two firms… Read more
Leonardo, Pratt & Whitney complete 100% SAF flight with AW139 helicopternews Fayaz Mahessar 7 Dec 23 0Leonardo and Pratt & Whitney Canada announced successful completion of the first flight for a AW139 intermediate twin helicopter, powered by PT6C-67C engines, using 100%… Read more
Independent SAFc Registry launched on COP28 sidelinesnews Fayaz Mahessar 6 Dec 23 0A new independent, not-for-profit sustainable aviation fuel certificate (SAFc) was launched today at the COP28 in UAE to help support major air travel and transport… Read more
TotalEnergies, Masdar demonstrate methanol-to-SAF powered test flightnews Fayaz Mahessar 6 Dec 23 0TotalEnergies and Masdar announced that the first test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting methanol-to-SAF successfully took place in Dubai on the sidelines of… Read more
SAF production to reach 1.87bn litres in 2024: IATAnews Fayaz Mahessar 6 Dec 23 0The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced estimates for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production expecting it to reach 1.87bn litres in 2024, up from 600m… Read more
Koole Tankstorage Bootlek to expand SAF production to 650,000 tonsnews Fayaz Mahessar 5 Dec 23 0Rotterdam-based storage, processing and logistics of renewable energy products company Koole Tankstorage Bootlek has announced its plan to expand Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production from… Read more
Repsol to supply SAF to Atlas Air for cargo flightsnews Fayaz Mahessar 5 Dec 23 0Repsol announced that it has begun supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Atlas Air for use in all its flights with its customer Inditex from… Read more
Madison Bidco acquires Velocys for £4.1mnews Fayaz Mahessar 5 Dec 23 0Velocys announced that Madison Bidco will acquire the company for £0.25 per share at a total valuation of £4.1m. The transaction is expected to be… Read more
Lufthansa expands ‘Green Fares’ to offset emissions via SAFnews Fayaz Mahessar 30 Nov 23 0Lufthansa Group announced that it is its Green Fares to long-haul intercontinental flights on twelve routes from November 30. “The growing demand for our Green… Read more
Neste, ENOC join hands to explore SAF supply in MENAnews Fayaz Mahessar 29 Nov 23 0Neste and ENOC Group have signed an agreement to explore the possibility of supplying and purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Dubai and the wider… Read more
Infinium receives $75m investment; enters eSAF offtake agreementnews Fayaz Mahessar 29 Nov 23 0Infinium announced that it has received $75m project equity investment from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and entered into a firm offtake agreement with American Airlines for… Read more
Spain’s Cepsa to expand SAF supply to five airportsnews Fayaz Mahessar 29 Nov 23 0Spanish energy company Cepsa announced that it has begun marketing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Malaga airport expanding its supply of green fuel after it… Read more
Maiden transatlantic flight on 100% SAF takes off from Londonnews Fayaz Mahessar 28 Nov 23 0After nearly an year of preparations, Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday announced that the maiden flight on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) took off from London… Read more
Preem invests $527m to convert Lysekil oil refinery into renewables sitenews Fayaz Mahessar 27 Nov 23 0Sweden’s largest fuel refiner Preem said it plans to invest additional SEK5.5bn (US$527.6m) to phase out fossil production from its Lysekil oil refinery in favour… Read more
Global aviation to cut 5% emissions by 2030 via SAF: ICAOnews Fayaz Mahessar 27 Nov 23 0Leaders representing aviation sectors from across the world have adopted a collective goal to reduce their carbon emissions by 5% by 2030 through use of… Read more
