Airbus and Qantas are set to announce a $200 million (€190 million) fund to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia. Qantas has set a target of using 10% SAF in its fuel mix by 2030 and placed a multibillion-dollar order for Airbus narrowbody and widebody aircraft, Reuters reported. Stephen Forshaw, Airbus' chief representative for Australia,... [Read More]

Bell Textron has completed its first flight fuelled with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Its Bell 505 became the first-ever single engine helicopter to fly using 100% SAF. This milestone flight was achieved by a close cooperation between Bell, Safran Helicopter Engines, GKN Aerospace, Neste and Virent. Safran Helicopter Engines, manufacturer of the Arrius 2R... [Read More]

Heathrow Airport has called on the UK government to help make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more commercially viable in the country. SAF cuts the amount of carbon emissions released during air travel but is currently several times more expensive to produce than traditional fuel. The government has said it wants five SAF plants under construction by 2025. SAF is produced... [Read More]

United Airlines alongside five corporate partners are launching a new fund to invest in start-up firms to expand the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund will start with $100 million (€94 million) invested by United Airlines, Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell. “This fund... [Read More]

Neste and Wizz Air have agreed on the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ from 2025 onwards. The agreement gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase 36,000 tons of Neste-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per annum over a period of three years for the airline to use across its route network in Europe and the UK. The SAF volumes to be purchased are... [Read More]

Sasol and Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the intent to establish a 50/50 Joint Venture (JV) to develop sustainable aviation fuel solutions (SAF). The JV will develop, build, own, and operate ventures producing SAF based on Sasol’s Fischer Tropsch technology and Topsoe’s relevant SAF technologies. With aviation being responsible for 3%... [Read More]

KBR has launched sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology in alliance with Swedish Biofuels - a technology developer and pioneer in cutting-edge research on biofuels. The alliance extends KBR's decarbonisation and energy transition portfolio into the aviation sector with a differentiated SAF offering. In addition to processing ethanol, this technology can also convert... [Read More]

Petronas Research and SEDC Energy have signed an agreement to develop technology for microalgae oil production. Under the agreement, the two firms will jointly develop algae production technology which includes cultivation, harvesting and extraction of crude algae oil that will later be refined to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Both parties will also deep dive... [Read More]

Boeing has agreements to purchase 5.6 million gallons (21.2 million litres) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Neste to support its US commercial operations this year. These agreements more than double the company's SAF procurement from 2022. "We are demonstrating our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint and catalyse the SAF industry," said... [Read More]

DHL Express has launched GoGreen Plus - a new service allowing customers to reduce the carbon emissions associated with their shipments through the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This is a first for global express carriers and will initially launch in the UK, shortly followed by Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.... [Read More]

Fulcrum Bioenergy has announced that its United Kingdom subsidiary has received a grant of approximately £16.8 million (€18.9 million) from the UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund. The grant, which runs through to 2025, will support development of Fulcrum NorthPoint, a residual waste to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility which will be located at... [Read More]

Boeing has agreed to purchase Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ supplied by EPIC Fuels, Signature Aviation and Avfuel to power its US commercial operations through 2023. These fuel purchases more than double Boeing's SAF procurement from last year. Neste’s SAF will be blended with conventional jet fuel at a 30/70 ratio to produce 5.6 million gallons of blended... [Read More]

Shell Oil subsidiary Equilon Enterprises and agricultural company S&W Seed are developing plant genetics for oil seed cover crops as feedstocks for biofuel production. The JV company, named Vision Bioenergy Oilseeds, will be jointly owned and aims to develop camelina and other oilseed species from which oil and meal can be extracted for future processing into animal feed,... [Read More]

Indian Oil Corporation has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LanzaJet to explore the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in India. This partnership will strengthen India’s transition to cleaner fuels and help achieve the country’s carbon reduction goal. The agreement was signed by Santanu Gupta, executive director and Jimmy... [Read More]

France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) has carried out the first test flight of an NH90 helicopter with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). During the flight on February 3 from the DGA test centre at Essais en vol in Istres, one of the helicopter’s two RTM322 engines was run on 100% SAF. The flight was made without any engine modification and the fuel... [Read More]

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has awarded $118 million (€110 million) in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs. The selected projects, located at universities and private companies, will drive the domestic production of biofuels and bioproducts. Funding for this opportunity... [Read More]