The European Commission announced it would introduce retroactive surveillance measures on imports of renewable ethanol for fuel from several countries, taking a vital step towards preventing further injury to a strategically important EU industry. The decision allows a close three-year monitoring of the volume of fuel ethanol imports into the Union, which will facilitate... [Read More]

Topsoe has been selected by PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional as a technology licensor to provide its HydroFlex™ technology for the production of renewable fuels at the Cilacap Refinery Complex in Central Java, Indonesia. Once complete, the grassroot unit will use its technology to convert bio-feedstock into SAF and renewable diesel - with plans to produce 6,000 bpsd.... [Read More]

OMV has signed an offtake agreement to supply 2,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the Air France-KLM Group. This offtake agreement follows an existing MoU, granting Air France-KLM access to purchase more than 300,000 metric tons of SAF from OMV by 2030. OMV is implementing numerous measures to achieve its ambitious strategic sustainability goals,... [Read More]

Cemvita Corporation announced an offtake arrangement with United Airlines for up to 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Cemvita’s first full-scale SAF plant. Under the agreement, signed by Cemvita and United Airlines, Cemvita will supply United Airlines up to 50 million gallons annually for 20 years of SAF. “Since our initial investment last... [Read More]

Aemetis is set to build a 90 million gallon per year sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel plant at the 125-acre Riverbank Industrial Complex in Riverbank, California. The complex, a former US Army ammunition production plant, is now being converted to business and industrial use. “For many years, we sought out a green company to lead us into the future... [Read More]

Gevo has finalised and executed a Notice of Grant and Agreement Award with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant of up to $30 million (€28 million) for its Climate-Smart Farm-to-Flight Programme. This programme is aimed at tracking and quantifying the carbon-intensity (CI) impact of climate-smart practices while... [Read More]

Sarawak will begin commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from microalgae next year. It is expected that by 2030 the largest state of Malaysia will be able to produce 100,000 barrels of SAF per day, the Star reported. Deputy state secretary Datuk Dr Muhammad Abdullah Zaidel said microalgae grown in waters mixed with carbon dioxide would be used to produce... [Read More]

Lummus Technology has announced the commercial availability of its ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) process technology. The technology provides operators with a large-scale, commercially demonstrated solution to reduce the aviation industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. “Lummus’ extensive commercial experience in all steps, including conversion of ethanol... [Read More]

VARO Energy will build a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturing facility at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site. The company will invest $600 million (€560 million) with the aim of helping its airline customers decarbonise. This facility alone is expected to contribute up to 7% of the EU’s 2030 SAF target. The 100% VARO-owned facility features... [Read More]

Used cooking oil and animal fats powered a cargo plane in test flights for the first time in Korea. GS Caltex held a ceremony with Korean Airlines at Incheon International Airport to commemorate the test flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) - procured by GS Caltex from Finland’s Neste. The event followed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between... [Read More]

Sulzer pump technology has been selected by Raízen, Brazil’s largest producer of ethanol from biomass feedstock, as a supplier for their new second-generation ethanol (E2G) processing facilities. Sulzer is supplying a range of special metallurgy, process and utility pumps to process raw materials in support of renewable biofuel production for three new facilities.... [Read More]

Technip Energies has been awarded a significant contract by bp for a hydrogen production unit at its Kwinana biorefinery in Western Australia in support of the planned project to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel from bio feedstocks. The contract covers engineering, procurement and fabrication (EPF) of a modularised hydrogen production unit with a... [Read More]

Korean Air is to launch a programme to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for air cargo operations. Customers can make customised contributions through the Korean Air Cargo SAF programme and reduce their carbon footprint. Korean Air will use the contributions to purchase additional SAF and share with customers the amount of carbon emissions reduced by using SAF. The... [Read More]

Enerkem and Technip Energies have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating the deployment of its technology platform for biofuels and circular chemical products from non-recyclable waste materials. Enerkem specialises in the development and commercialisation of its ground-breaking gasification technology transforming non-recyclable waste into biofuels,... [Read More]

Air bp has won Australian Aviation’s 2023 Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award.  It was recognised for introducing the first all-electric hazardous goods vehicle and refueller approved for use in the country. The all-electric refueller has been in operation at Brisbane Airport since August 2022 and represents one small step in Air bp’s sustainability journey... [Read More]

Pertamina is aiming to mix more of its gasoline products with bioethanol in 2024. The Indonesian state-owned energy company will mix its 90-octane gasoline, Indonesia's most widely used fuel product under the brand Pertalite, with 7% ethanol. Pertamina will also increase the ethanol blend in its other fuel product to 8% from 5%. That fuel, called Pertamax Green 95, is... [Read More]