Idemitsu targets SAF production at Tokuyama site by 2028-29 news Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 24 0 Japanese refiner Idemitsu is planning to begin SAF production at Tokuyama by April 2028-March 2029 to meet domestic demand. The company said it will begin… Read more
Ethiopian Airlines to work with Satarem on SAF news Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 24 0 Ethiopian Airlines Group and industrial machinery manufacturer Satarem America have signed an agreement to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Ethiopia. Under the agreement, Satarem… Read more
Morrison Express, China Airlines sign SAF deal news Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 24 0 Taipei-based global logistics services company Morrison Express signed a SAF deal with China Airlines as a corporate client to help reduce aviation sector emissions from… Read more
Masdar, TotalEnergies join hands for SAF facility in UAE news Fayaz Hussain 2 Aug 24 0 Clean energy developer Masdar and French energy giant TotalEnergies have signed an agreement to assess the viability of developing a commercial green hydrogen to methanol… Read more
Gunvor joins Varo to develop SAF facility in Rotterdam news Fayaz Hussain 1 Aug 24 0 Energy commodities trading company Gunvor Group announced it will join Varo Energy as an equal partner to jointly develop a SAF facility in Rotterdam. Varo… Read more
Volotea signs 6.1m litres SAF offtake agreement with Repsol news Fayaz Hussain 1 Aug 24 0 Spanish energy firm Repsol announced finalisation of an agreement with low-cost airline Volotea to supply 6.1m litres of sustainable aviation fuel between 2025 and 2029… Read more
Indonesia’s Lion Air targets SAF usage on all flights by 2030 news Fayaz Hussain 1 Aug 24 0 Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air is planning to use a percentage of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all of its flights by 2030 as part… Read more
JetBlue, Valero sign supply deal to bring SAF to New York news Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0 New York-based JetBlue Airways announced a partnership with World Fuel Services and Valero to introduce a regular supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to John… Read more
United Airlines to use Neste’s SAF at O’Hare in Chicago news Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0 United Airlines announced they will begin using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago. Finnish refiner Neste will begin supplying… Read more
Zhuoyue New Energy to sidestep EU duties with overseas biofuel plants news Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0 Chinese biofuel giant, Zhuoyue New Energy, is expanding its global footprint in a strategic move to circumvent impending anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Union.… Read more
Phillips 66 to begin SAF production at Rodeo site in Q3 news Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0 Phillips 66 announced that their Rodeo site will begin SAF production from the third quarter of 2024. “We will also start the production of SAF… Read more
Decision on Wynnewood SAF conversion in next few months: CVR Energy news Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0 Texas-based CVR Energy announced that the company is considering plans to repurpose their Wynnewood, Oklahoma refinery’s renewable diesel production unit towards 100% sustainable aviation fuel… Read more
Air New Zealand withdraws from SBTi news Fayaz Hussain 31 Jul 24 0 Air New Zealand announced that it plans to remove its 2030 science-based carbon intensity reductions target and withdraw from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)… Read more
Metafuels gets $5m Swiss grant to develop e-SAF pilot news Fayaz Hussain 30 Jul 24 0 Zurich-based aviation technology startup Metafuels and research facilities operator Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have been awarded a grant of $5m (CHF4.4m) to develop a pilot… Read more
Ampol, GrainCorp and IFM to explore SAF production in Australia news Fayaz Hussain 30 Jul 24 0 Fund manager IFM Investors, agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp and Australian energy firm Ampol announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to explore SAF… Read more