Alcohol-based SAF projects win big in UK’s funding award

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

28 Jul 25

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Alcohol startups win big Nearly a century ago, Sir Frank Whittle spent many years struggling to turn his ideas into the world’s first jet engine.…

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One Big Beautiful Bill – lots of changes for SAF

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

23 Jul 25

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History is riddled with bizarrely named legislation. Take the US ‘Non-Intercourse Act’ of 1809 which aimed to regulate trade with Great Britain and France. This…

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Skimming the top: SAF prices need more transparency

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

14 Jul 25

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When Sony launched slim and sleek Bravia flat screens in 2000s, it was the only company producing this technology. Everyone wanted one. Demand went through…

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Japan’s key role in the SAF industry

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

11 Jul 25

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The aviation industry emits roughly 2% to 3% of global CO2 emissions. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has emerged as a critical solution for reducing the…

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Israeli startup flips SAF’s hydrogen problem on its head

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

7 Jul 25

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Hydrogen was the first element in the universe. It is also the simplest – with its isotope protium having a single proton and an electron.…

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Cost of not using SAF

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

2 Jul 25

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How many times have you heard about sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) being costlier than Jet A fuel? Almost everyone raises this point as the biggest…

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A spoonful of sugar: CEP

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

23 Jun 25

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In the sprawling agricultural valley of Imperial County, California, Dave Rubenstein believes he has found a solution to one of sustainable aviation fuel’s (SAF) most…

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SAFX begins trading on Nasdaq via SPAC

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

16 Jun 25

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Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) are synonymous with disappointment. Since their virality in Covid, countless SPACs have brought speculative ventures public, promising revolutionary technologies and…

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Reasons to be cheerful: SAF Investor London 2025

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

9 Jun 25

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On the whole it was a cheery bunch. Some 78% of SAF Investor London attendees last week were optimistic about the SAF market for 2025.…

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US and UK introduce key SAF legislation

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

27 May 25

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Let’s talk about appendices attached to niche legislation. Great, now I know you are hooked. But it genuinely has been a landmark week for sustainable…

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Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ to extend 45Z credits through 2031

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

19 May 25

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“Big, beautiful bill.” That’s how President Trump announced the latest tax and reconciliation package introduced by the House Republicans. It includes a modified version of…

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SAF production surges in US despite uncertainty

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

12 May 25

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When the US President Donald Trump took office earlier this year, many in the renewables space (including SAF) held their breath. His early announcements about…

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SAF reaches the English Chicago

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

8 May 25

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Dubbed the English Chicago for its manufacturing base and world-leading shipbuilding prowess nearly a century ago, the UK’s north-western port town of Barrow-in-Furness may soon…

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Un sou est un sou: France announces $113m for SAF projects

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

28 Apr 25

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The French proverb “Un sou est un sou” – every penny counts – applies most when it comes to climate action specially for scaling innovative…

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SAF growth needs registry links: 123Carbon

opinion

Fayaz Hussain

14 Apr 25

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Registry management has emerged as a critical infrastructure component as more and more corporates look towards sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to mitigate their aviation-related scope…

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