UK Advanced Fuels Fund grants £82m to five SAF projects news Alasdair Whyte 23 Dec 22 0 The UK Advanced Fuels Fund has agreed £82m ($99m) in grants for five UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects. The projects are: Alfanar Energy Lighthouse… Read more
FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill includes $68m for cutting aircraft emissions news Alasdair Whyte 23 Dec 22 0 The FAA is set to get $68m from the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations towards reduced carbon emissions. In total the agency will receive $19bn. Some $255m… Read more
Private jet charter broker Victor scraps carbon offsetting to focus on SAF news Alasdair Whyte 21 Dec 22 0 Victor, the business jet charter broker, is stopping carbon off-setting to focus on using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The company was a business aviation pioneer… Read more
Virgin Atlantic commits to first 100% SAF transatlantic flight in 2023. news Alasdair Whyte 21 Dec 22 0 Virgin Atlantic will next year fly a Boeing 787 aircraft from London to New York using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The airline is working… Read more
Gulfstream, Rolls-Royce fly first business jet on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel news Alasdair Whyte 19 Dec 22 0 Gulfstream has become the first business aircraft manufacturer to fly a business jet using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The Rolls-Royce BR725 powered Gulfstream G650… Read more
Lanzajet starts installation at Freedom Pines facility news Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 22 0 LanzaJet has celebrated what it calls a “major construction milestone” at its Freedom Pines facility in Georgia. It says this is the world’s first ethanol-based… Read more
Velocys, British Airways get £27m UK Advanced Fuels Fund grant news Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 22 0 Velocys, British Airways get £27m grant from the UK’s Advanced Fuels Fund for their Altalto Immingham project. Altalto plans to turn municipal waste into Sustainable Aviation… Read more
IATA urges governments to provide incentives for SAF production news Alasdair Whyte 9 Dec 22 0 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to support Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production. IATA estimates that 2022 SAF production will reach at least… Read more
Denmark awards $1.35m to Vertimass project news Alasdair Whyte 8 Dec 22 0 Denmark’s Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) has awarded a Vertimass led project $1.35m to pilot the conversion of green hydrogen and carbon dioxide… Read more
Virgin Atlantic buying 70m gallons of SAF from Gevo news Alasdair Whyte 6 Dec 22 0 Virgin Atlantic has signed a seven year contract with Gevo for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). It has committed to purchase 10m US Gallons (USG) every… Read more
Air France-KLM and TotalEnergie sign 10 year SAF deal news Alasdair Whyte 5 Dec 22 0 Air France-KLM and TotalEnergies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10 years. TotalEnergies will deliver 800,000 tonnes… Read more
Ryanair signs SAF agreement with Shell news Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 22 0 Ryanair and Shell have signed a Memo of Understanding (MOU) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at over 200 Ryanair airports across Europe. Shell will… Read more
JetBlue signs MOU with Fidelis new Energy news Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 22 0 JetBlue has announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Fidelis new Energy for blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). It will be produced by Fidelis’ Grön… Read more
Sustainable aviation fuel to boost private jet purchases: ACJ Survey news CJI Team 30 Nov 22 0 Growing demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will prompt more large US corporations to buy private jets, reveals new research commissioned by Airbus Corporate Jets… Read more
Atlantic Aviation and Avfuel expand SAF supply in Colorado news CJI Team 23 Nov 22 0 Avfuel and FBO company Atlantic Aviation have made an agreement to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to all four of Atlantic’s Colorado locations. Read more