First SAF-powered Heli Shuttle service lifts off from London Biggin Hill news Fayaz Hussain 14 Dec 23 0 The first Heli Shuttle service from London Biggin Hill Airport to London Heliport in the UK capital powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) lifted off… Read more
Dimensional Energy closes $20m Series A round news Fayaz Hussain 13 Dec 23 0 Dimensional Energy announced that is has successfully closed a $20m Series A funding round to construct a power-to-liquid fuels plant in Canada, launch new products… Read more
e-SAF startup Metafuels raises $8m news Fayaz Hussain 13 Dec 23 0 Zurich-based aviation tech startup Metafuels announced that it has successfully raised its first institutional funding round of $8m, led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and… Read more
The SAF Podcast with James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels: Full Transcript news Oscar Henderson 12 Dec 23 0 [00:00:00] Oscar: Hi, and welcome to The SAF Podcast. This week, we’re delighted to be joined by James Hygate, the CEO of Firefly… Read more
LOT Polish Airlines purchase SAF from SkyNRG news Fayaz Hussain 12 Dec 23 0 SkyNRG announced that it has successfully sold sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to LOT Polish Airlines under the book-and-claim arrangement. SkyNRG supplied SAF to Amsterdam Schiphol… Read more
Enoc partners with Marubeni to produce SAF news Fayaz Hussain 12 Dec 23 0 Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) signed a MOU with Japanese trading and investment business Marubeni to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). “Through partnerships like this… Read more
LanzaTech, Tadweer to explore SAF potential from waste news Fayaz Hussain 12 Dec 23 0 Carbon recycling company LanzaTech have signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company Tadweer to explore waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production potential. The two… Read more
Mission Zero turns on UK’s first DAC to support SAF production news Fayaz Hussain 12 Dec 23 0 Carbon removal technology developer Mission Zero Technologies (MZT) announced that it has turned on the first Direct Air Capture (DAC) system in UK. The remotely-operated… Read more
Alfa Laval, Bisviridi partner to produce biofuels news Fayaz Hussain 11 Dec 23 0 Alfa Laval and Bisviridi have joined hands to produce biofuels suitable for refining into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from oil and fats waste. “The fluctuation… Read more
China’s SPIC announces $5.9bn green fuels investment news Fayaz Hussain 11 Dec 23 0 China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) announced $5.9bn (42bn Yuan) investment to produce green fuel from hydrogen produced via wind power, a report by Reuters… Read more
Japan’s Cosmo Oil signs SAF offtake agreement with Bangchak Group news Fayaz Hussain 7 Dec 23 0 Japan’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 helicopter news Fayaz Hussain 7 Dec 23 0 Leonardo 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 sidelines news Fayaz Hussain 6 Dec 23 0 A 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 flight news Fayaz Hussain 6 Dec 23 0 TotalEnergies 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: IATA news Fayaz Hussain 6 Dec 23 0 The 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