Dec 6, 2023
Clariant to close its bioethanol plant in Romania
Bioethanol News
Dec 6, 2023
The first test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting methanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) took place in Dubai on the sidelines of COP28 in the UAE.
Masdar, TotalEnergies, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus, Falcon Aviation Services and technology licensor Axens all contributed to the successful flight.
The Alcohol-to-Jet Synthetic Paraffinic... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 5, 2023
Macquarie Asset Management will support the growth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with an initial investment of up to €175 million in SkyNRG.
This new investment led by Macquarie Asset Management’s specialist Green Investments team (MAM Green Investments) will support SkyNRG’s next phase of growth.
By 2030 SkyNRG aims to build its dedicated SAF facilities in... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 4, 2023
Alfanar has awarded Air Liquide an engineering package to support the development of their Lighthouse Green Fuels project located in Teesside, UK.
The project is one of the first projects underway in the UK aiming to convert biogenic and non-biogenic solid wastes and residues into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a large scale.
As part of the agreement, Air Liquide... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Dec 1, 2023
The Royal Australian Airforce used sustainable fuel (SAF) for its jets as they took to the skies for the Newcastle Air Show.
The fuel was provided by the RAAF’s strategic partner Viva Energy and was made from sources such as oils, fat and waste. It produces up to 80% less carbon than the current range of fuels in use and will be used by the Roulettes.
Defence Industry... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 29, 2023
Virgin Atlantic’s historic flight on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) successfully landed at JFK in New York.
The flight carried Virgin's billionaire founder, Richard Branson, and a few others, and it later returned to London using conventional jet fuel.
Flight VS100 will assess how its use affects the flight’s non-carbon emissions with the support of consortium... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 28, 2023
Virgin Atlantic’s historic flight on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) takes off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on November 28.
This will mark the culmination of a year of radical collaboration to demonstrate the capability of SAF as a safe drop-in replacement for fossil derived jet fuel, compatible with today’s engines, airframes and fuel infrastructure.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 27, 2023
Shell and Rotterdam the Hague Airport (RTHA) have signed a long-term agreement to blend sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all aircraft fuelled at the airport from next year.
On top of the European blending mandate of 6%, the airport will accelerate its efforts by setting itself a minimum extra target of 8% to meet the more ambitious goal of the Dutch aviation sector... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 27, 2023
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes governments will deliver the supportive policies needed to enable aviation’s decarbonisation as agreed at the Third Conference on Aviation Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) hosted by The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Dubai.
CAAF/3 delivered critical agreement on a global framework to promote sustainable... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 24, 2023
The Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) plans to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Dubai airports from 2024 onwards and is exploring potential to produce SAF both at home in UAE and abroad.
“ENOC Group is working closely with strategic partners to secure and blend sustainable aviation fuel, which will not only help to secure this fuel for the future but also... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 24, 2023
Ireland has the potential to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry generating revenue of €2.55 billion by 2050 and providing up to 1,000 high-skilled jobs.
These are the findings of a feasibility study into the production of SAF in Ireland produced by SkyNRG and SFS Ireland, in a partnership supported by Avolon, Boeing and ORIX Aviation.
The study –... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 24, 2023
Firefly, which makes sustainable aviation fuel out of sewage, has gained £5 million (€6.3 million) in funding and an order of up to 525,000 tonnes of fuel from ultra-low cost airline Wizz Air.
The company previously received £2 million (€2.3 million) funding from the UK’s Department for Transport to help accelerate its commercialisation.
A serial entrepreneur,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 23, 2023
The American Carbon Alliance (ACA) announced that Corn, LP Ethanol Plant in Goldfield, Iowa, has joined as members of the ACA.
“We’re happy to partner with the American Carbon Alliance as they work to build support for carbon capture projects across the Midwest.
“We know that these new technologies will be transformational for the ethanol industry and we are... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 23, 2023
Emirates has become the world’s first airline to operate an A380 demonstration flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The flight took off from Dubai International Airport with one of four engines powered on 100% SAF.
Demonstration flights like the one conducted today pave the way for future standardisation, qualification and adoption for 100% SAF flying,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 22, 2023
Gulfstream Aerospace has successfully completed of the world’s first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The flight took place on a Gulfstream G600 aircraft, which departed the company’s headquarters in Savannah on November 19 and landed six hours, 56 minutes later at Farnborough Airport in England.
Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW815GA... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 22, 2023
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded £6 million (€6.9 million) in funding to Esso to assess the feasibility of a project at its Fawley petrochemical complex to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The funding, from the DfT’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF), will be used to assess the potential SAF production using ExxonMobil proprietary Methanol to Jet (MtJ)... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 21, 2023
Whitefox Technologies has revealed that BGW has installed Whitefox ICE®-XL technology at its 108 MLPY plant in Rąbczyn and is producing both fuel grade and high grade ethanol.
BGW is the first European fuel ethanol customer to install this technology.
This is a big step for Whitefox as it continues to expand its global presence, with BGW having scaled up from their... [Read More]
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