Bioethanol News

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) and the Global Transport Solutions (GTS) Group, encompassing Marinetrans and Best Global Logistics (BGL), are to extend their collaboration on AFKLMP's Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme. This collaboration underscores a mutual commitment to sustainability and supports GTS’s Going Green initiative. The continuation of this partnership…
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Emirates has commenced the activation of its fuel agreement with Neste at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Over 2 million gallons of blended SAF will be supplied into the fuelling system at the Dutch Airport over the course of this year. The airline will track the delivery of SAF into the fuelling systems and environmental benefits using standard industry accounting methodologies. Emirates’…
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LanzaTech UK has been granted permission to setup a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility on a former-industrial site at Crown Wharf. Work on the new facility is due to commence this winter and production is scheduled to begin two years’ later. The proposed alcohol-to-jet facility in Port Talbot will produce about 100 million litres of SAF per annum - about 10% of the sustainable aviation…
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INEOS is looking to close its ethanol plant at the Grangemouth petrochemicals complex in the UK, it has been reported. The proposed closure is in response to a reduction in demand for ethanol in Europe along with increasing pressure from imports of ethanol from other regions, which has led the business at Grangemouth to run at a loss for several years. The plant is one of two the company owns,…
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A first of its kind breakfast at Heathrow, named The Fly Up, which is cooked with oil that is then cleaned and recycled into renewable biofuels has taken off. The Heathrow Fly Up has been created in partnership with chef Heston Blumenthal to create awareness of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In the UK aviation sector’s latest net zero roadmap, SAF is the single biggest innovation that will…
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SUSTAINBLE fuels producer Renovare Fuels has launched an equity raise of some £6 million (€7 million). The company’s technology turns biodegradable waste from homes and industry into advanced renewable biofuels. This investment is set to “unlock a pipeline of its cutting-edge technology” to drive sustainable fuel projects throughout the UK and Europe, worth up to £500 million (€584…
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Jet Zero Australia has achieved a significant milestone by successfully receiving funding commitments of A$29 million (€17.5 million). This is a crucial step towards advancing the engineering activities of Jet Zero Australia’s flagship Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project, Project Ulysses, in North Queensland, Australia. Funding will also support advancement of…
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Apeiron AgroCommodities, one of the largest used cooking oil collectors in Asia, and Jet Zero Australia have partnered on a project under a proposed 50:50 joint venture. This partnership’s aim is developing low carbon intensity feedstocks in Australia to help meet the demand for renewable fuels, including the sourcing of waste oils and production of non-edible crops for Hydrotreated Esters…
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Willis Sustainable Fuels has revealed that Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has approved the plans for its Carbonshift PtL SAF refinery project at Teesworks in Tees Valley, England. The approval is a critical step in the development of the refinery project, which is currently estimated to have annual production capacity of fourteen kilotons (approximately five million gallons) of…
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International Airlines Group (IAG) announced its largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchase agreement to date, with e-SAF (power-to-liquid) producer Twelve, which will supply advanced e-SAF made from made from carbon dioxide, water and renewable energy. Under the terms of the 14-year contract, Twelve will supply IAG with 785,000 tonnes of e-SAF to support its five European airlines…
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Southwest Airlines Co. has launched Renewable Ventures (SARV), which is dedicated to creating more opportunities to obtain sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The carrier also announced a $30 million (€27 million) investment in LanzaJet as part of the SARV investment portfolio. "Our launch of SARV and our investment in LanzaJet demonstrate that we are not sitting on the sidelines. Rather, we're…
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The Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemical Company (ANRPC) and a private firm are planning to invest $380 million (€351 million) to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. Once completed it will have a capacity to produce 120,000 tonnes of SAF per annum in Egypt from used cooking oil using the HEFA pathway. The project is expected to be…
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