European Ethanol producers take ReFuel Aviation to court over SAF definitionopinion Fayaz Hussain 26 Mar 24 0European renewable ethanol producers are taking the EU to court, challenging the RefuelEU Aviation Regulation. They argue the regulation unfairly excludes their products, crop-based biofuels,… Read more
Sasol and Topsoe launch SAF joint venture called Zaffranews Oscar Henderson 15 Mar 24 0Sasol and Topsoe have launched their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) joint venture called Zaffra. Based in Amsterdam, Zaffra will focus on the development and delivery… Read more
SAF gets ‘strategic’ tag in EU’s plan to cut carbon emissionsopinion Fayaz Hussain 14 Feb 24 0In a landmark decision, the European Union has declared sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) a strategic technology in its fight against climate change. This pivotal move,… Read more
EBAA, GAMA announce ambitious 100% SAF roadmap for Europenews Fayaz Hussain 1 Feb 24 0The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced a joint initiative to increase use of SAF within the European… Read more
Lufthansa expands ‘Green Fares’ to offset emissions via SAFnews Fayaz Hussain 30 Nov 23 0Lufthansa Group announced that it is its Green Fares to long-haul intercontinental flights on twelve routes from November 30. “The growing demand for our Green… Read more
Rotterdam Airport to blend SAF on all aircrafts from 2024news Fayaz Hussain 17 Nov 23 0Shell and Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) signed a long-term agreement to blend sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all aircraft fuelled at the airport from… Read more
SAF’s Invisible Handopinion Oscar Henderson 17 Nov 23 0SAF’s Invisible Hand The ‘invisible hand’ concept first appeared in Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations and became a defining concept of free market economics. Simply put,… Read more
Macquarie invests €175m in SAF-producer SkyNRGnews Fayaz Hussain 16 Nov 23 0Australian financial services provider Macquarie Asset Management announced €175m investment in SkyNRG to support the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer’s next phase of growth through… Read more
Air France-KLM invests $4.7m in DG Fuels SAF facility; expands offtake agreementnews Fayaz Hussain 10 Nov 23 0Air France-KLM Group announced $4.7m investment in DG Fuels’ Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in Louisiana, US and acquired a new option to purchase… Read more
The economic power of Book and Claimnews Oscar Henderson 2 Nov 23 0World Energy’s recent deals with Microsoft and DHL were forged through a common recognition of the power of the Book and Claim system for Sustainable… Read more
Everything, Everywhere, All at Onceopinion Oscar Henderson 27 Oct 23 0The global Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry currently does not have adequate supply to meet demand. It needs Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. The 2022 sci-fi… Read more
Neste reports €5.97bn revenue in Q3news Fayaz Hussain 26 Oct 23 0Neste Group posted revenue of €5.9bn in the third quarter (3Q), down 9% year-on-year due to lower market and sales prices despite higher volumes. Segment-wise… Read more
Study finds €2.55bn SAF potential in Irelandnews Fayaz Hussain 25 Oct 23 0A study carried out by SkyNRG and SFS Ireland in collaboration with Avolon, Boeing and ORIX Aviation found that Ireland has the potential to generate… Read more
Rolls-Royce tests Pearl jet engines on 100% SAFnews Fayaz Hussain 19 Oct 23 0Rolls-Royce announced successful completion of a series of tests with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its latest generation of business aviation engines, the Pearl… Read more
Ryanair signs 500 tonnes SAF offtake agreement with OMVnews Fayaz Hussain 19 Oct 23 0OMV and Ryanair announced the signing of an offtake agreement to supply 500 metric tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at Vienna Airport in 2023.… Read more