MUFJ announces $30m stock investment in euglena for SAF site news Fayaz Hussain 12 May 25 0 Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFJ) Trust and Banking Corporation has announced plans to invest up to $30m preferred shares issued by Euglena Sustainable Investment Limited (ESIL), an… Read more
Japan’s Cosmo Oil begins supply of domestically-produced SAF news Fayaz Hussain 14 Apr 25 0 Japanese energy giant Cosmo Oil Marketing announced that it supplied its first batch of domestically-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s “Blue… Read more
Japan’s Odakyu Railway joins Saffaire Sky’s SAF initiative news Fayaz Hussain 1 Apr 25 0 Odakyu Electric Railway announced it has joined a initiative to boost the domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Japan by signing a memorandum… Read more
Airbus teams up with Japanese firms on SAF facility news Fayaz Hussain 17 Mar 25 0 Japan Airlines, Airbus, Nippon Paper Industries, Sumitomo Corporation and Green Earth Institute have teamed up to produce sustainable aviation fuel using bioethanol derived from domestic… Read more
Taiyo Oil finalises Honeywell tech for SAF plant news Fayaz Hussain 10 Mar 25 0 Leading multi-industry conglomerate Honeywell announced that its Honeywell UOP Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology has been selected by Japanese oil company Taiyo Oil for its… Read more
Japan’s Saffaire Sky Energy signs UCO deal with Hanshin Stadium news Fayaz Hussain 3 Mar 25 0 Hanshin Electric Railway announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production company Saffaire Sky Energy to supply… Read more
Taiyo Oil SAF project selected for Japanese subsidy news Fayaz Hussain 28 Feb 25 0 Japanese petroleum company Taiyo Oil said its Okinawa sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production project has been selected for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s… Read more
Mitsui, Cosmo secure subsidy for AtJ SAF project news Fayaz Hussain 28 Feb 25 0 Chicago-based sustainable fuels technology and production company LanzaJet announced that Cosmo Oil, in collaboration with Mitsui & Co, have been awarded a subsidy from Japan’s… Read more
Nippon, Sumitomo and GEI announce JV to produce ethanol for SAF news Fayaz Hussain 17 Feb 25 0 Japanese firms Nippon Paper Industries, Sumitomo Corporation and Green Earth Institute (GEI) have announced an agreement to setup a joint venture company Morisora Bio Energy… Read more
Japan’s Cosmo OMC to begin SAF supply from 2025 onwards news Fayaz Hussain 27 Jan 25 0 Japan’s Cosmo Oil Marketing Company announced that it will begin supply of domestically-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways from… Read more
JGC, Revo, SAFFAIRE and Cosmo announce completion of SAF plant news Fayaz Hussain 13 Jan 25 0 JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC), Revo International, SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY and Cosmo Oil announced that the construction work on the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant has… Read more
Japan’s Saffaire Sky Energy secures ISCC certification for SAF news Fayaz Hussain 13 Dec 24 0 Saffaire Sky Energy, a joint venture between Japan’s Cosmo Oil, JGC, and Revo International, said it recently secured the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC)… Read more
EcoCeres, Euglena team up for SAF/HVO in Japan news Fayaz Hussain 18 Nov 24 0 Japanese biofuels developer Euglena announced that it has entered in a partnership with Chinese renewable fuels, chemicals and materials producer EcoCeres to promote and support… Read more
LanzaTech, SEKISUI to scale up waste-to-ethanol plants in Japan news Fayaz Hussain 4 Sep 24 0 LanzaTech announced a significant partnership with Japanese firm SEKISUI Chemical to deploy multiple commercial-scale waste-to-ethanol plants across Japan. The collaboration aims to transform municipal solid… Read more
Idemitsu targets SAF production at Tokuyama site by 2028-29 news Fayaz Hussain 5 Aug 24 0 Japanese refiner Idemitsu is planning to begin SAF production at Tokuyama by April 2028-March 2029 to meet domestic demand. The company said it will begin… Read more