DHL Express allowing customers to choose SAF for shipmentsnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Feb 23 0DHL Express is allowing UK customers to select Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their packages. “We know our customers are committed to reducing their environmental… Read more
32 UK Conservative MPs push own government to launch SAF Contracts for Differencenews Alasdair Whyte 27 Jan 23 0The UK Conservative Environment Network has today published a new manifesto: Taking Flight: A policy route to achieving jet zero. One of the key policies… Read more
UK RAF achieves first SAF air-to-air refuellingnews Alasdair Whyte 13 Jan 23 0The UK Royal Air Force has announced that it has successfully completed the first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend air-to-air refuelling of a Typhoon and… Read more
Velocys Altalto, Immingham UK – around 60m litres from 2027project Alasdair Whyte 9 Jan 23 0Project: Velocys Altalto, Immingham UK – around 60m litres from 2027 Location: Immingham, Lincolnshire Feedstock: Municipal Waste (black bin bags) Construction start: 2024 SAF Production… Read more
Lanzatech Dragon, UKproject Alasdair Whyte 2 Jan 23 0Project: Lanzatech Dragon, UK – 102m litres per year from steel factory emissions Feedstock: Steel mill emissions Process: Steel mill gases to ethanol, then alcohol-to-jet fuel Location:… Read more
UK Advanced Fuels Fund grants £82m to five SAF projectsnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Dec 22 0The UK Advanced Fuels Fund has agreed £82m ($99m) in grants for five UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects. The projects are: Alfanar Energy Lighthouse… Read more
Fulcrum BioEnergy NorthPoint, UKproject Alasdair Whyte 23 Dec 22 0 Project: Fulcrum BioEnergy NorthPoint, UK – 83.7kt/y of SAF from municipal solid waste Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK Feedstock: Municipal solid waste – black bin… Read more
Alfanar Energy Lighthouse Green Fuels, UKproject Alasdair Whyte 23 Dec 22 0Project: alfanar Lighthouse Green Fuels Sponsor: alfanar Energy (Saudi Arabia) Feedstock: Municipal solid waste, black bin waste Process: Fischer-Tropsch Location: Teeside First SAF produced: 2028… Read more
Virgin Atlantic commits to first 100% SAF transatlantic flight in 2023.news Alasdair Whyte 21 Dec 22 0Virgin Atlantic will next year fly a Boeing 787 aircraft from London to New York using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The airline is working… Read more
Phillips 66 Humber, UKproject Alasdair Whyte 18 Dec 22 0Project: Phillips 66 Humber UK Sponsors: Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) Feedstock: HEFA – used cooking oils and animal fats Process: Co-processed with renewable diesel Location:… Read more
Project Speedbird, UKproject Alasdair Whyte 17 Dec 22 0Project Speedbird Sponsors: British Airways, LanzaJet, Nova Pangaea Feedstock: Agricultural and wood waste Process: Alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) Location: Northeast England, UK Announced: 2021 Construction start: 2023+… Read more
Velocys, British Airways get £27m UK Advanced Fuels Fund grantnews Alasdair Whyte 12 Dec 22 0Velocys, British Airways get £27m grant from the UK’s Advanced Fuels Fund for their Altalto Immingham project. Altalto plans to turn municipal waste into Sustainable Aviation… Read more
Project Speedbird applies for UK Advanced Fuels Fundnews Alasdair Whyte 3 Nov 22 0Project Speedbird – a consortium of British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies – have applied for a grant from the UK Department for Transport’s… Read more
