Brazil’s largest producer of ethanol from sugarcane waste is embarking on a major wave of investment. With plans to build 20 second-generation processing facilities over the next seven years, Raízen has picked Sulzer as a key technology supplier. Ethanol produced from the fermentation of crop wastes has become the world’s most widely used and important biofuel.... [Read More]

Qatar Airways has signed a deal with Shell to source 3,000 metric tonnes of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. It encompasses the existing jet fuel contract with Shell at Amsterdam which will now see Qatar Airways using at least a 5% SAF blend over the contract period for the fiscal year 2023-2024. The bilateral agreement with Shell... [Read More]

Whitefox Technologies has revealed that The Andersons, Inc. has successfully installed the Whitefox ICE® membrane dehydration system at its ethanol plant located in Denison, Iowa. This is Whitefox’s eleventh installation in the US and its fourth installation in Iowa. Bill Krueger, chief operating officer and president of The Andersons trade and processing, said:... [Read More]

Navigator Terminals and alfanar will enter a joint front-end-engineering-design (FEED) study to determine the key scope for the UK’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) handling terminal. The facility will be located on North Tees to transport feedstock and handle the production volumes from the new Alfanar facility. The Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) project, backed... [Read More]

Abu Dhabi future energy company Masdar has signed an agreement with Airbus to support the development of the global sustainable aviation fuel market. The agreement highlights areas of collaboration between the two companies, including SAF, green hydrogen, direct air capture technologies, as well as supporting the development and implementation of 'book and claim' solutions.... [Read More]

India’s first commercial passenger flight using an indigenously produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend was successfully flown in May. AirAsia India flight i5-767 departed from Pune to New Delhi using a blend of indigenous Saf supplied by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) in partnership with Praj Industries. This flight is a significant milestone in the country's... [Read More]

Aemetis is to restart production at the 65 million gallon per year capacity Keyes, California ethanol plant after completing the most extensive maintenance and system upgrades in the 12 years of facility operations. “The Keyes plant has a history of high uptime and consistent production, with only one scheduled maintenance day annually for nearly a decade. “When... [Read More]

Neste and World Fuel Services is significantly expanding the availability of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ in Europe. They are building on World Fuel's extensive network and customer base and Neste's well-established production and supply chain capabilities. The expansion provides World Fuel with greater access to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for European... [Read More]

Advario Singapore has entered a long-term partnership with Neste to provide integrated storage and logistics services for Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The agreement will enable the storage of SAF and Jet A-1 as well as the blending of SAF with jet fuel allowing Neste to supply SAF blends to airlines operating at Singapore Changi Airport and supply SAF to... [Read More]

Gevo celebrated a momentous achievement in the decarbonisation of the aviation sector as India successfully completes its first commercial passenger flight using an indigenously produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blend. AirAsia India flight i5-767, powered by a blend of indigenous SAF supplied by Indian Oil Corporation in partnership with Praj Industries successfully... [Read More]

Avfuel Corporation took on the SAF needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), fixed base operators (FBOs) and flight departments ahead of the 2023 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE). Avfuel collaborated with three of the industry’s major aircraft original equipment manufacturers—Dassault Falcon Jet, Embraer and Textron—to provide... [Read More]

Velocys which was awarded a grant from the UK Government’s Department for Transport Advanced Fuel Funds of up to £27 million (€31 million) for the Altalto Immingham Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project last year has completed the work necessary to claim the first £7 million (€8 million). In addition, as planned, the project has obtained the first tranche of private... [Read More]

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at Geneva Airport as a central component to the 2023 edition of the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition from May 23-25. Fixed base operator Jet Aviation will provide the fuel, which was delivered on May 19 just ahead of EBACE2023. The event, co-hosted by the European Business Aviation Association and the... [Read More]

Abu Dhabi-based clean energy company Masdar has signed an agreement with Airbus to support the development and growth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Under the agreement, the two companies are to collaborate to develop SAF, as well as green hydrogen, direct air capture technologies, as well as supporting the development and implementation of ‘book and claim’ solutions,... [Read More]

Neste’s €1.6 billion Singapore expansion project has been successfully completed and the company has celebrated its opening today. The Singapore refinery expansion doubles Neste’s production capacity in the country and brings the refinery’s total capacity to 2.6 million tons annually of which up to one million tons can be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This... [Read More]

Arcadia eFuels, Sasol and Topsoe have signed a single license agreement for Arcadia’s Vordingborg eFuels plant for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The signing of the agreement represents a major milestone in maturing the project and ahead of the next major milestone being Arcadia’s final investment decision. The production of SAF is not only important... [Read More]