May 23, 2023
Avfuel supports EBACE SAF needs
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May 22, 2023
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]
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May 22, 2023
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]
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May 19, 2023
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]
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May 18, 2023
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]
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May 12, 2023
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]
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May 12, 2023
Montana Renewables hosted key aviation stakeholders, including Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, to celebrate the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under a multi-year agreement with Shell.
The start of production makes Montana Renewables the largest SAF producer in North America.
“Montana Renewables is a great example of what’s... [Read More]
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May 11, 2023
MOL, Neste, Budapest Airport, RÜK and Wizz Air have started commercially testing its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply chain.
The project supports broader efforts in the aviation industry to reduce CO2 emissions and aims to prepare the fuel supply system at the airport ahead of the EU SAF blending mandates, which will be introduced in 2025.
Wizz Air took off from... [Read More]
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May 10, 2023
Jet Aviation has partnered with FlyORO, a fuel blending services provider, to offer custom blends of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Seletar Airport in Singapore.
The tailored SAF blends use FlyORO’s AlphaLite technology and is available immediately.
Jet Aviation launched SAF in Singapore in May 2022, at an approximate 39% blend. The partnership with FlyORO is... [Read More]
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May 5, 2023
Repsol and Ryanair have signed a strategic agreement to promote the use of renewable fuels in Spain and Portugal.
Thanks to this alliance, both companies reinforce their role as relevant players in the decarbonisation of the aviation industry and establish a collaboration framework for the coming years to move towards a sustainable air transport.
With this agreement,... [Read More]
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May 4, 2023
Shell expects sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be delivered from its 820,000 mt/year biofuels plant in Rotterdam from 2025.
The Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam plant is using HEFA to produce its biofuels -- a technology Shell called "proven and mature" – by refining vegetable oils, waste oils or fats using hydrogen.
The company said it will continue to... [Read More]
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May 3, 2023
Jet2 plans a major investment into a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant to be constructed in the North West of England – one of the first such deals in UK aviation.
The agreement will see Jet2 invest an equity stake in the plant and expect to receive more than 200 million litres of SAF over a 15-year period - which would be one of the longest SAF supply... [Read More]
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May 2, 2023
Gadot Belgium operates a privately owned, 23 hectare multimodal terminal in the heart of Europe at the North Sea Port Ghent in Belgium.
With its extensive network of facilities and reliable partners, Gadot offers a wide range of sophisticated international supply chain and logistical chemical solutions.
The company is part of the international Gadot Group, with its... [Read More]
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May 2, 2023
North Sea Port is one of Europe’s premier facilities located in Belgium and the Netherlands in north-west Europe.
Five years ago, Zeeland Sea Ports (Vlissingen and Terneuzen) in the Netherlands and the Flemish/Belgian Port of Ghent merged to form a single entity.
North Sea Port became the new brand name of the 60-kilometre-long cross-border Dutch-Flemish facility.... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2023
Delta is making another multi-million-dollar commitment in sustainable aviation fuel on its quest to scale what is widely considered the airline industry’s largest proven decarbonisation lever.
Delta will purchase up to 10 million gallons of neat SAF from Shell Aviation over a two-year period for use at its hub at Los Angeles International Airport. This will increase... [Read More]
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Apr 27, 2023
Danish technology company Kvasir Technologies has raised an investment round of €2.15 million from lead investor VÅR Ventures with participation from Maersk Growth.
Kvasir Technologies has raised a total of around €7 million this past year, including a €2.5 million non-dilutive grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) and various other project grants.... [Read More]
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Apr 25, 2023
Neste and Air Canada are expanding their collaboration with an additional supply of 2.5 million gallons (9.5 million litres) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied to Air Canada will be blended with conventional jet fuel and used to power the airline’s flights from the San Francisco International Airport.
Air Canada has... [Read More]