GEVO’s Farm-to-Flight programme takes off with $30m USDA grant news Oscar Henderson 14 Sep 23 0 US biofuel company, GEVO, have finalised and executed a Notice of Grant and Agreement award with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a Partnerships… Read more
VARO Energy investing $600m to build SAF refinery in Rotterdam news Oscar Henderson 13 Sep 23 0 VARO Energy is building a large-scale Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility at the Guvnor Energy site in Rotterdam. The firm will invest $600m in… 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
Vertimass to expand into Europe with acquisition of Ekobenz. news Oscar Henderson 12 Sep 23 0 US-based renewable fuels technology company Vertimass will expand into Europe through an agreement to purchase all outstanding shares of Poland- based renewable fuel production company,… Read more
Google it for SAF news Mike Stones 17 Aug 23 0 Online technology giant Google is joining one of the world’s largest Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programmes, as part of its pledge to reach net zero… Read more
DOE invites Gevo to apply for $950m project loan news Oscar Henderson 7 Aug 23 0 The US Department of Energy (DOE) has asked Gevo to start the due diligence and term sheet negotiation stage for a $950m loan to fund… 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
RockCreek invests in Raven SR news Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 23 0 RockCreek, a $15bn investment firm, has invested in Raven SR. Raven SR is currently raising a Series C funding round. Raven SR received approval to… Read more
New investors double United Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund news Alasdair Whyte 1 Aug 23 0 United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund has announced eight new corporate investors. It formally launched the fund in February 2023 with Air Canada, Boeing, GE… 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
Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce complete SAF engine ground test news Oscar Henderson 21 Jul 23 0 Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce have confirmed the successful Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend test on Rolls-Royce’s Trent 1000 engine. This is a step towards the… Read more
SAF+ Consortium sign e-SAF MoU with Air-France-KLM Group news Oscar Henderson 19 Jul 23 0 SAF+ Consortium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Air France-KLM Group for second generation Electro-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (e-SAF) supply. The announcement builds on… Read more
Willis Lease Finance Corporation to produce SAF in North East England news Oscar Henderson 19 Jul 23 0 The commercial aircraft engine lessor and aviation service provider, Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC), plans to develop and produce Power-to-Liquid (PtL) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)… Read more
Cepsa starts selling SAF at four major airports in Spain news Oscar Henderson 17 Jul 23 0 Spanish multinational oil and gas company Cepsa has started selling Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Seville airports, becoming the… Read more
Twelve and Emerging Fuel Technology break ground on US E-Jet fuel facility news Oscar Henderson 13 Jul 23 0 The carbon transformation company, Twelve, in partnership with Emerging Fuels Technology, has broken ground on a commercial scale E-Jet fuel production facility in Moses Lake,… Read more