Suttons Tankers and Nippon Gases UKI have embarked on a three-month Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) trial. This collaboration aims to reduce carbon emissions within Nippon Gases' logistics operations. Last year, Suttons Tankers trialled HVO fuel across a selection of its fleet, achieving an 80% reduction in carbon emissions. Building on this experience, Suttons Tankers... [Read More]

Fiji Airways has announced an innovative collaboration with the Fiji Sugar Corporation Limited (FSC) and Lee Enterprises Consulting (LEC) to evaluate the feasibility of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Fiji. This initiative has the potential to support sustainable aviation and agriculture in the Pacific region. Funded by The Asian Development Bank (ADB),... [Read More]

Woodland Biofuels has announced a planned $1.35 billion (€1.21 billion) investment at the Port of South Louisiana to establish one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels production facilities. The Toronto-based company will utilise waste biomass to produce sustainable biofuel used in transportation, heating and electricity generation. “Woodlands Biofuels is... [Read More]

The UK House of Commons has given the green light to the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024. This was unopposed in the House with support gathered from both sides of the parliamentary divide. The order was first put before the House earlier in July and it now needs to be approved by the House of Lords before becoming a law.... [Read More]

Do not get carried away by your own success when things are going well and do not get too despondent when the tide turns against you. This appears to be the approach to business planning and development, which have stood the North American biodiesel industry in good stead in recent years and best describes the mood of cautious optimism currently flowing through the sector.... [Read More]

Global transport systems are under huge pressure to decarbonise – aviation in particular. So often the sector is held up as the villain of the climate change story, when in reality it makes up only around 2-3% of carbon emissions worldwide. However, the negative public perceptions remain, and the industry is one of those most determined to transform itself for the... [Read More]

Haffner Energy is making a strategic move to create SAF Zero, a spin-off focused on the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. This initiative leverages Haffner Energy’s unique technology, backed by 30 years of experience and 80 international patents, positioning SAF Zero to capitalise on the growing demand for SAF. . SAF Zero aims to fully leverage SAFNOCA®, Haffner... [Read More]

“Build it and they will come.” For the last three years, since the Fit-for-55 (Ff55) announcements made it clear that there would be a SAF mandate in the European Union, that phrase seems to have been the mantra for prospective SAF producers. With the UK also busy developing their own post-Brexit mandate, the prevailing paradigm has been that capacity was needed,... [Read More]

Simply Blue Group, a leading developer of clean energy projects, has announced the Goldboro site in Nova Scotia, Canada, as the location for its major sustainable aviation fuels hub. This development marks a significant step in the company's strategic expansion into North America. Approximately 755 acres of contiguous land have been secured by Simply Blue Group for... [Read More]

Gevo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the ethanol production plant and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) assets of Red Trail Energy LLC for $210 million (€188 million). Gevo CEO, Dr Patrick Gruber: “We accomplish several things with this investment. “It immediately puts us on a path to becoming self-sustaining and profitable as a company... [Read More]