Nov 14, 2023
SIA and Scoot target 5% SAF usage
Bioethanol News
Nov 14, 2023
Rolls-Royce has successfully completed compatibility testing of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all its in-production civil aero engine types.
This fulfils a commitment, made in 2021, to demonstrate there are no engine technology barriers to the use of 100% SAF.
A ground test on a BR710 business jet engine at the company’s facility in Canada, completed the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 13, 2023
Boeing has joined the Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany (aireg) - underscoring the company’s commitment to partner towards a more sustainable future for air travel and progress on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
aireg and Boeing are driving the development and use of SAS in the country.
“On behalf of the aireg board and our members, I am extremely... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 10, 2023
Executive aviation provider Jetex has become the first to offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to customers in the United Arab Emirates.
Building on the success of supplying SAF at selected locations in Europe, Jetex will now offer aircraft operators and private owners the possibility of significantly reducing emissions whenever they operate flights from its flagship... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 8, 2023
The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has become a new dedicated partner in the ALIGHT project.
Airbus has a unique expertise and will have a significant impact on the work in ALIGHT towards sustainable aviation.
Airbus has a vast experience within the field of smart usage of sustainable aviation fuels to reduce both CO2 and non-CO2 emissions.
In close collaboration... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 7, 2023
The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation has taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB).
Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24 October was among the first to operate with SAF.
Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s hub in Dubai.
This first ever supply... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 7, 2023
One of Amafilter’s® customers collects and recycles leftover food from hotels and the retail trade, which would normally be sent to landfill or be simply thrown away.
A key component of Amafilter’s filtration process is to filter and separate the solids and the PE from the fat contained in the leftover food.
The customer needed to achieve less than 50 ppm in order... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 6, 2023
Southwest Airlines has announced an offtake agreement with USA BioEnergy for up to 680 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Over the term of the 20-year agreement, once blended with conventional jet fuel, the SAF could produce the equivalent of 2.59 billion gallons of net-zero fuel and avoid 30 million metric tons of CO2.
Southwest plans to begin... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 6, 2023
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight.
Virgin Atlantic plans to fly across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on 28 November to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% SAF.
The permit follows a programme of technical reviews by... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 3, 2023
Wizz Air has taken home the award for Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year for the second consecutive year at the CAPA Asia Aviation Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
The CAPA Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence recognise airlines, airports and suppliers who put climate change at the forefront of their business.
Wizz Air was recognised... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 2, 2023
Velocys has launched its new 52,500 sq ft technology facility in Plain City, Ohio that will house the reactor core assembly and catalysis operations which form a critical part of the production process for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The new site enables the consolidation of Velocys’ catalysis services, microchannel reactor core assembly and technology licensing... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 1, 2023
SATORP, a platform jointly owned by Aramco (62.5 %) and TotalEnergies (37.5 %), has for the first time in the region successfully converted used cooking oil through coprocessing into ISCC+ certified Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Last August, the platform successfully co-processed used cooking oil in the Low-Pressure Hydrodesulphurisation Unit (LPHDS), producing SAF,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 31, 2023
The American Carbon Alliance (ACA) has added the US Grains Council to its portfolio.
Together these organisations will work to bring attention to the benefits that carbon capture technology will have throughout the world.
“When it comes to developing new markets and enabling trade for American grains and biofuels, the US Grains Council is one of the most effective... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 31, 2023
Indonesia has flown its first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel.
The Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800NG aircraft flew from the capital Jakarta to Surakarta city about 550 kilometres (342 miles) away.
Garuda conducted several tests including a flight test on the new fuel earlier this month and an engine ground test in August.
The palm-oil blended jet fuel... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 30, 2023
Boeing is partnering with NASA and United Airlines for in-flight testing to measure how sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) affects contrails and non-carbon emissions.
Boeing's second ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 737-10 destined for United Airlines, will fly with 100% SAF and conventional jet fuel in separate tanks and alternate fuels during testing.
NASA's DC-8 Airborne... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 27, 2023
Farnborough Airport in the UK has announced the sale of its millionth litre of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Having begun to offer SAF to all its customers in 2021, Farnborough Airport has become one of the largest single-site suppliers of SAF to the business aviation community in the UK.
It also became the first airport in the world to offer SAF at the same price... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 26, 2023
Cargill is set to become one of the first, large-scale US suppliers to exclusively offer palm oil certified by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
The company will no longer offer conventional palm oil in its US portfolio from October.
The decision to solely offer RSPO-certified palm oil from Cargill’s US refineries addresses rising demand from both consumers,... [Read More]
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