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Associated British Foods plc has announced the closure of Vivergo Fuels, its bioethanol production plant in Hull, UK, which also produces high-quality animal feed for UK farms.
The Government will not support a business that would be profitable under a sensible regulatory environment, and which underpins billions of green investment into the region.
The plant’s viability was first undermined…
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Government fuels UK SAF industry with further investment in Alfanar’s Lighthouse Green Fuels project
Alfanar has secured £8 million (€9.2 million) in the third round of the UK Government’s Advanced Fuel Fund (AFF), marking another key milestone as the company’s Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project moves towards construction.
The AFF competition provides grant funding to commercial and demonstration-scale projects in the UK at development stages up to…
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MEDAS, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company specialising in distillery, brewery and food processing solutions has been awarded a biofuels contract by NSL Sugars.
The contract pertains to NSL Sugars’ Jai Mahesh Unit, located in Mazalgaon, District Beed,
Maharashtra, where MEDAS will serve as the technology, engineering and equipment partner for their state-of-the-art…
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Allowing Vivergo Fuels to close would jeopardise billions of pounds worth of green investment and derail the Humber’s ambitions to lead the UK’s future fuels sector, industry leaders have warned.
In a joint call to government, major players across the chemicals and renewables industries, including Ineos, said urgent intervention is needed to protect Saltend Chemicals Park, one of the…
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Wizz Air UK’s managing director, Yvonne Moynihan, visited the facilities of Firefly Green Fuels, a key strategic partner in the airline’s journey to net-zero emissions by 2050.
The visit showcases ongoing successful collaboration between the two organisations and underlines commitment to scaling up the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK.
During the visit, Ms Moynihan met with…
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LanzaTech Global has received a grant of £6.4 million (€7.3 million) from the UK government's Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF), operated by the Department for Transport (DfT).
The grant will accelerate the development of LanzaTech’s innovative DRAGON 1 & 2 projects, each playing a crucial role in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the UK. Project DRAGON stands for…
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Indian Oil Corp plans to shut the diesel desulphuriser unit at its 300,000 barrel-per-day Panipat refinery for an upgrade aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) next year.
The overhaul of the diesel unit is scheduled for late this year or early next year, Reuters reported.
India aims to have 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in aviation fuel by 2027, doubling to 2% in 2028.
The…
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KATZEN International, Inc., a U.S. pioneer in bioethanol technology and engineering, has announced its selection by Be8 S.A. to supply process technology and design for the second phase of Be8’s flagship wheat-based ethanol facility in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul.
Scheduled for launch in late 2026, the plant will integrate the production of high-value wheat gluten, as well as ethanol and…
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Growth Energy, the nation’s leading biofuel trade association, hailed final passage of the President’s ‘Big Beautiful’ budget reconciliation bill, which includes a 45Z extension to support ethanol and clean fuel production.
“The president wants to go big on American energy dominance, and this legislation delivers,” said Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy.
“An extension of 45Z will…
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The rapid growth of Brazil’s corn ethanol sector has become essential to meeting rising demand for renewable fuel under a new government mandate to increase ethanol content in gasoline.
While ethanol production from sugarcane—historically Brazil’s main source—has stagnated in recent years, corn-based ethanol output has surged, Reuters reported.
According to the sugar and ethanol…
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Domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to meet 30% of New Zealand's jet fuel needs by 2050 could generate $1.3 billion (€0.67 billion) in Gross Value Added (GVA) and create 5,700 jobs, while also strengthening fuel security, according to a Cyan Ventures studyopens in a new tab supported by Boeing.
“The opportunity to secure New Zealand’s long-term aviation fuel supply,…
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Syzygy Plasmonics is developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production with a first-of-its-kind commercial project in Uruguay — now supported by Fischer-Tropsch technology leader Velocys.
The NovaSAF 1 facility will convert dairy waste and biogas into drop-in jet fuel with a nameplate capacity of 500,000 gallons annually, using only renewable electricity and waste gas—no green hydrogen,…
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Neste and DHL Express have strengthened their collaboration with the supply of 7,400 tons (9.5 million litres) of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to DHL Express at Singapore Changi Airport starting in July.
This marks one of Asia’s largest SAF deals by volume in the air cargo sector and helps accelerate the joint effort of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from air cargo…
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Shell Aviation, Accenture and American Express Global Business Travel have announced that Avelia is in the process of evolving to an industry solution with independent data hosting and a multi-supplier model helping users access the greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits of SAF from multiple SAF suppliers, including Shell.
Avelia’s evolution aims to better meet customer needs, accelerate SAF adoption,…
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Aircraft departing from airports in Warsaw, Kraków and Katowice can now refuel with SAF, following ORLEN’s addition of the fuel to its commercial offering.
The new type of aviation fuel significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, both during production and combustion.
"The inclusion of SAF in our aviation fuel portfolio marks another step in implementing our 2035 strategy. We are…
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Avalon Energy Group, a US-based developer of integrated sustainable energy projects, and Sulzer Chemtech have announced the signing of a new agreement to scale up the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Under the agreement, Avalon has selected BioFlux™ technology for its portfolio of SAF projects currently under development worldwide which will lead to a commercial technology…
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