Fulcrum BioEnergy breakthrough makes first ever synthetic crude oil from landfill news Alasdair Whyte 10 Jan 23 0 Fulcrum BioEnergy has produced the world’s first synthetic crude oil from landfill waste. The crude oil, which was made at the end of December 2022,… Read more
VINCI Airports, World Fuel Services start SAF at Toulon Hyères news Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 23 0 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is now available at VINCI Airport’s Toulon Hyères Airport. The SAF is being provided by World Fuel Services the airport’s sole… Read more
GE powers 787-10 GEnxEngine with 100% SAF news Alasdair Whyte 5 Jan 23 0 GE Aerospace says that it has completed ground testing on its GEnxEngine with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). It is working with NASA on the… Read more
IRS and Treasury publish guidance on $1.25 a gallon SAF credit news Alasdair Whyte 4 Jan 23 0 The US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have issued a notice covering the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) credit. Part of the Inflation Reduction Act… Read more
Liege Airport ready to supply SAF news Alasdair Whyte 3 Jan 23 0 Belgium’s Liege Airport is ready to offer Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) following an audit. It is Europe’s fifth biggest cargo airport. The SAF can be… Read more
Brussels Airlines takes delivery of Neste SAF from NATO Pipeline System news Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 23 2 Brussels Airlines has become the first airline to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Brussels Airport using the NATO Central European Pipeline System (CEPS). The… Read more
Fire at Neste Rotterdam will not delay SAF production news Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 23 0 Neste’s Rotterdam refinery was shut down because of a small fire on 22nd December 2022. No one was injured and repair work was started immediately after… Read more
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