Finland’s UPM delays work on SAF/HVO site news Fayaz Hussain 23 Jul 24 0 Finnish forest company UPM has pushed the timeline on the development of its biofuels site by delaying investment decision amid market ‘turmoil’. “Before the potential… Read more
Investor caution, tech hurdles derail SAF projects opinion Fayaz Hussain 19 Jul 24 0 First the bad news. In the last two months, more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects have been cancelled or paused than new ones announced since… Read more
Australian SAF project by Oceania Biofuels scrapped news Fayaz Hussain 15 Jul 24 0 Australian firm Oceania Biofuels has reportedly scrapped its AU$500m biofuels planned in Queensland, according to reports. The company has taken down its website and withdrew… Read more
Shell pulls out of planned e-SAF project in Sweden news Fayaz Hussain 8 Jul 24 0 After halting work on Rotterdam biofuel plant and booking a $1bn write down, Shell has also pulled out of e-SAF project planned with state-owned Swedish… Read more
Shell to book $1bn impairment charge from Rotterdam biofuel pause news Fayaz Hussain 5 Jul 24 0 Shell announced that it will book an impairment charge of as much as $1.0bn on account of pausing the construction of Rotterdam biofuel plant as… Read more
After bp, Shell pauses work on 820,000tpa Rotterdam plant news Fayaz Hussain 2 Jul 24 0 Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V., a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced that it is temporarily pausing on-site construction work at its 820,000 tonnes a year biofuels… Read more
Korean Air expands cargo SAF programme with CEVA Logistics news Fayaz Hussain 27 Jun 24 0 Korean Air announced the expansion of its cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme through a partnership with logistics firm CEVA Logistics. The airline’s customer-participation SAF… Read more
MUFG invests in LanzaJet news Fayaz Hussain 26 Jun 24 0 Sustainable fuel technology developer LanzaJet announced that it has received investment from MUFG bank as part of its ongoing $100m funding round joining the likes… Read more
Groupe ADP invests $20m in LanzaJet news Fayaz Hussain 16 May 24 0 LanzaJet announced a $20m investment from Groupe ADP in a first-of-its-kind collaboration within the industry which will help LanzaJet expand its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)… Read more
Rotterdam Airport, Port Authority to develop SAF supply chain news Fayaz Hussain 16 May 24 0 Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a letter of intent to collaborate on developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and… Read more
Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund invests in LanzaJet to scale SAF news Fayaz Hussain 23 Apr 24 0 LanzaJet, a frontrunner in sustainable fuel technology, has secured additional funding from Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund to bolster the company’s efforts to globally deploy its… Read more
Jet2.com purchases 650 tonnes of SAF from Shell news Fayaz Hussain 16 Apr 24 0 Jet2 announced that it has purchased around 650 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell to be used at London Stansted Airport during 2024.… Read more
Ryanair acquires 1,000 tons of SAF from Shell for Stansted operations news Fayaz Hussain 2 Apr 24 0 Ryanair announced that it has purchased another 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell to be supplied at the Stanstead airport – the… Read more
AEGEAN expands SAF programme at key European airports news Fayaz Hussain 20 Mar 24 0 Greek airline AEGEAN announced that it is expanding its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program across key European airports in partnership with with Shell & MOH… Read more
Shell’s Rotterdam biofuels plant to begin operations in latter half of decade news Fayaz Hussain 15 Mar 24 0 Shell announced that its Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam will begin producing biofuels (sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel) by the latter half of… Read more