NFL 49ers team up with United on SAF purchase news Fayaz Hussain 18 Sep 24 0 The San Francisco 49ers have become the first National Football League (NFL) team to reduce their carbon footprint via purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by… Read more
Waste-to-SAF firm Fulcrum Bioenergy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy news Fayaz Hussain 16 Sep 24 0 California based waste-to-fuels company Fulcrum Bioenergy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in District of Delaware US Bankruptcy Court. The filings showed that Fulcrum Bioenergy… Read more
Cemvita reports major breakthrough in Sustainable Oil production news Fayaz Hussain 7 May 24 0 US-based bio solutions company Cemvita said that it has achieved significant technological breakthrough in production of Sustainable Oil which can be used as a feedstock… Read more
Fly-to-Farm Act to support US SAF production introduced news Fayaz Hussain 8 Nov 23 0 Congressman Max Miller on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill ‘Farm-to-Fly Act’ to develop new markets for US agricultural produces and support the domestic Sustainable Aviation… Read more
SAF Appropriations Coalition urges US government to prioritise multi-million SAF funding news CJI Team 19 May 23 0 The SAF Appropriations Coalition has written to representatives of the US Senate and House of Congress Appropriations Committees, urging them to prioritise millions of dollars… Read more
Viridos keeps algae alive opinion CJI Team 3 Apr 23 0 “Algae,” said the Boeing executive in 2009. “You know the scene in Mrs Robinson where everyone is advising Dustin Hoffman on what industry he should go into?… Read more
United Airlines invests $5m in carbon capture tech company Svante news CJI Team 31 Mar 23 0 United Airlines has invested $5m in carbon capture technology company Svante. This is the latest development from the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, designed to… Read more
UAV Sustainable Flight Fund makes first investment into algae grower Viridos news Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 23 0 United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund has invested $5m in algae biofuel company Viridos. Viridos is looking at making Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from bioengineered… Read more
Will customers pay more for SAF? opinion Alasdair Whyte 7 Mar 23 0 If you have not seen United’s new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) campaign fronted by Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street, you really should. It is… Read more
United Airlines hire Oscar the Grouch as Chief Trash Officer news CJI Team 2 Mar 23 0 United Airlines has announced the hire of Oscar the Grouch as its Chief Trash Officer. The Sesame Street resident has started his new role with… Read more
United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund ahead on points opinion Alasdair Whyte 27 Feb 23 0 As well as adding bags, a hotel or a hire car, passengers booking a flight on United Airlines can now support the United Airlines Ventures… Read more
United Airlines Ventures launches $100m SAF fund news Alasdair Whyte 22 Feb 23 0 United Airlines Ventures, the venture capital fund launched by United Airlines, has launched a $100m fund to invest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) start-ups. JPMorgan… Read more
United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Iaunch new Blue Blade Energy JV focused on ethanol news Alasdair Whyte 2 Feb 23 0 United Airlines, energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and biorefiner Blue Blade Energy have launched a new ethanol Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) joint venture. Blue Blade plans… Read more
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
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