LanzaJet has announced a strategic investment from Airbus, which enables it to continue to build its capability and capacity to scale its proprietary ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) process technology. “LanzaJet intentionally developed a diverse portfolio of strategic investors comprised of leading, global companies to ensure we have the ecosystem to scale... [Read More]

Airbus, the Air France-KLM Group, Associated Energy Group, LLC, BNP Paribas, Burnham Sterling, Mitsubishi HC Capital and Qantas Airways have co-invested in a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) financing fund to accelerate the production of SAF. The corporate partners worked with investment manager Burnham Sterling Asset Management to establish the Sustainable Aviation Fuel... [Read More]

Malaysia is committed to supplying China with Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified palm oil and palm oil products. Datuk Chan Foong Hin, Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities, said that Malaysia seeks to cooperate with China in establishing a shared consensus during engagements with the European Union, particularly regarding the European Union Deforestation... [Read More]

Production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States could increase from around 2,000 barrels per day (b/d) to nearly 30,000 b/d in 2024 if all announced capacity additions come on line, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Developers expect Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewed project to produce up to about 10,000 b/d of SAF beginning... [Read More]

Vale and Komatsu have signed an agreement to develop and test, in partnership with Cummins, dual fuel haul trucks powered by a mixture of ethanol and diesel. They will be the world's first trucks of their size, with payloads of 230 to 290 tons, to run on ethanol, in a joint investment in research and development that demonstrates the commitment of all three companies... [Read More]

bp will invest $48.54 million (€44 million) to acquire a 15% stake in Lianyungang Jiaao New Energy - a renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel producer. The company is owned by Zhejiang-based Jiaao Enprotech, S&P Global reported. Jiaao Enprotech has 100,000 mt/year of SAF capacity with China possibly announcing SAF mandates in the near future. China's Civil... [Read More]

The Lufthansa Group is introducing an Environmental Cost Surcharge. The surcharge is intended to cover part of the steadily rising additional costs due to regulatory environmental requirements. These include the statutory blending quota of initially two percent for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for departures from European Union (EU) countries from January 1, 2025,... [Read More]

Neste will supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Hotelplan Group to enable it to expand the use of SAF across the whole group. Hotelplan purchases unblended sustainable aviation fuel for a total value of 300,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) via Neste Impact, a solution that enables companies to credibly reduce the carbon footprint of air travel activities. The purchase of... [Read More]

Firefly has won the Innovation of the Year award at this year’s WWT Water Industry Awards. Firefly were recognised for their innovative process that transforms biosolids, a by-product of water treatment, into highly sustainable biofuels, including SAF. The British company, which has developed a process to convert processed human sewage into fuel, have secured a raft... [Read More]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed the approval of a non-binding legislative proposal to the Spanish government to promote the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Spain. The Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge Commission of Spain’s Congress of Deputies approved a proposal calling for the central government to:... [Read More]

OMV Petrom has concluded a contract with Expur for the supply of fully refined vegetable oil. It will be used as feedstock in the Petrobrazi refinery's sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) production facility, for which the company recently made final investment decision. The contract was concluded for a period of six years, with the possibility... [Read More]

The Climate Ethanol Alliance (CEA) representing interests in Europe, the US and Asia, has been established to advance transport decarbonisation. The Alliance brings together bioethanol producers, service providers, and input suppliers within the bioeconomy to support the climate action goals of the Paris Agreement and accelerate the transport sector's transition towards... [Read More]

Shell Nederland Raffinaderij, a subsidiary of Shell plc, is to temporarily pause on-site construction work at its 820,000 tonnes a year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam in the Netherlands to address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions. As a result, contractor numbers will reduce on site... [Read More]

Hot on the heels of the recently announced key hire and strategic growth plans, HutanBio seed round advances to £3 million (€3.5 million) with investment from UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund. This additional investment demonstrates the growing interest in low-carbon fuel technologies to support the drive to NetZero in the complex and more challenging Maritime and... [Read More]

HutanBio has solidified its commitment to the Cambridge entrepreneurial ecosystem with the announcement of expansion initiatives and the appointment of James Ibberson as Head of Engineering. James Ibberson joins HutanBio with a wealth of experience as founder and director of Tebira Ltd. A technical consultancy specialising in electronic, software, and systems development... [Read More]

CPM Holdings (CPM) has unveiled its new state-of-the-art facility to serve the animal feed, oilseed, alternative fuel and other industries. The new site in Waterloo, Iowa, produces a wide variety of equipment including pellet mills, flaking mills, hammermills, roller mills, pellet crumblers and related aftermarket parts. The 172,960-square-foot building includes space... [Read More]

Chevron Lummus Global LLC (CLG) said its ISOTERRA technology has been selected for a groundbreaking sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in China. CLG will provide the technology license, engineering services, and supply proprietary equipment and catalysts for this first-of-its-kind facility. "We are honored to be entrusted with advancing China's sustainability goals... [Read More]