Metafuels’ journey from funding to commercialisation opinion Fayaz Hussain 12 Jan 26 0 More than halfway through the current decade, let’s start by going to its start. In 2020, three former carbon capture engineers were plotting a contrarian… Read more
Switzerland joins ReFuelEU; eyes 2% SAF blends from 2026 news Fayaz Hussain 9 Jan 26 0 European Commission on Friday announced that Switzerland is officially on board for ReFuelEU Aviation as of 1 January 2026. Aviation fuel suppliers at Zurich and… Read more
Kuehne+Nagel, SWISS deepen SAF partnership news Fayaz Hussain 17 Dec 25 0 Leading logistics provider Kuehne+Nagel and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced strategic partnership to collaborate on sustainability projects, with a particular focus on innovative technologies… Read more
SWISS signs long-term SAF offtake agreement with Synhelion news Fayaz Hussain 16 Dec 25 0 Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Swiss cleantech company Synhelion have signed a long-term offtake agreement for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with deliveries beginning from… Read more
Belimo Automation to use SAF on freight shipments news Fayaz Hussain 10 Sep 25 0 Switzerland-based HVAC field devices producer Belimo Automation said it has partnered with Swiss firms Lamprecht Transport and Swiss WorldCargo to reduce carbon emissions on international… Read more
Indian Oil Corporation certified to produce copro SAF news Fayaz Hussain 11 Aug 25 0 Energy major Indian Oil Corporation announced that it became first company in the country to be certified to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) via co-processing… Read more
Synhelion delivers solar fuel to SWISS airline news Fayaz Hussain 25 Jul 25 0 Swiss renewable fuels company Synhelion announced that the Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) became the first the airline to integrate the company’s solar fuel into… Read more
Swiss e-SAF firm Metafuels raises $9m news Fayaz Hussain 16 Jan 25 0 Swiss sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology developer Metafuels announced its successful oversubscribed $9m funding round led by Celsius Industries. Other new investors in the latest… Read more
Jet Aviation to offer SAF in Basel, Switzerland; WEF 2025 news Fayaz Hussain 13 Jan 25 0 Business aviation services provider Jet Aviation announced that it has signed an agreement with World Fuel Services to ensure availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)… Read more
ETH Zurich paves way for hydrogen-powered aircraft news Fayaz Hussain 13 Nov 24 0 ETH Zurich’s team of researchers has announcement significant advancements towards developing hydrogen-powered aircraft. The researchers reported crucial insights from observing the acoustic behaviour of hydrogen-fuelled… Read more
Sulzer to enable SAF production in China news Fayaz Hussain 13 Nov 24 0 Swiss leading infrastructure and processes provider Sulzer solutions announced that it will provide technology support to a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in China.… Read more
Julius Baer partners with Cathay Pacific for SAF news Fayaz Hussain 21 Oct 24 0 Leading Swiss global wealth management firm Julius Baer announced a partnership with Cathay Pacific to support the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through the… Read more
Sahara Group joins Air France-KLM SAF programme news Fayaz Hussain 16 Sep 24 0 UAE-based energy and infrastructure conglomerate Sahara Group has partnered with Air France-KLM to invest in airline’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme. Sahara Group used the… Read more
Metafuels gets $5m Swiss grant to develop e-SAF pilot news Fayaz Hussain 30 Jul 24 0 Zurich-based aviation technology startup Metafuels and research facilities operator Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have been awarded a grant of $5m (CHF4.4m) to develop a pilot… Read more
Neste supplies SAF to Hotelplan under book-and-claim programme news Fayaz Hussain 2 Jul 24 0 Neste announced that it will supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) worth CHF300,000 ($331,800) to Swiss travel company Hotelplan Group through the refiner’s book-and-claim programme Neste… Read more