Velocys, the sustainable fuels technology company, has secured an agreement with Bechtel, one of the world’s most respected engineering companies. The agreement sets out a route map for the parties to collaborate with each other with the objective of developing an EPC execution model for the company’s sustainable fuels projects. This collaboration will initially... [Read More]

Nippon Paper Industries, Sumitomo Corporation and Green Earth Institute have agreed to begin trilateral trials for the commercial production of cellulosic bioethanol. Bioethanol is currently attracting attention in countries worldwide striving for carbon-neutral societies as a renewable energy source and as feedstock for biofuels such as SAF and chemicals with low environmental... [Read More]

India will start a phased roll-out of 20% bioethanol-blended fuel by 1 April. The proposed roll-out will give further impetus to the government’s plans of achieving 20% ethanol blending across the country by 2025-2026. “We have increased ethanol blending in petrol from 1.53% in 2013-14 to 10.17% in June 2022, which was well ahead of the November 2022 deadline,”... [Read More]

Indian Oil Corp is set to sign an agreement with LanzaJet to produce cleaner aviation fuel at its Panipat refinery in northern India, Reuters reported. US-based LanzaJet helps companies produce aviation fuel from ethanol manufactured from agricultural or industrial waste. By 2030, 2% of aviation fuel produced by Indian Oil will be sustainable aviation fuel. Indian Oil... [Read More]

Axens and Praj have signed a memorandum of understanding to work jointly on projects in India for production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from low carbon alcohols through Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) pathway. India is among top five aviation markets globally, and robust growth is expected over the next two decades. In its pursuit of net-zero target, Government of India... [Read More]

VARO Energy and Lufthansa Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The MoU will deepen existing partnership through potential agreement for VARO to sell SAF volumes to Lufthansa Group from as early as 2026. In July 2022 VARO announced its new strategy centred on two engines. Engine... [Read More]

Darling Ingredients Inc. and Valero Energy Corporation have announced that the companies have made a final investment decision on a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project. The project at the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Port Arthur plant, which is owned and operated by Diamond Green Diesel Holdings, is a 50/50 joint venture between Valero and Darling. Upon completion... [Read More]

United airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains have announced a new joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop and then commercialise sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology that uses ethanol as its feedstock. If the technology is successful, Blue Blade is expected to proceed with the construction of a pilot facility in 2024, followed by a full-scale facility... [Read More]

Emirates has operated its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines 100% with Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight took off on 30 January from Dubai International Airport flying for more than one hour over the Dubai coastline. It is the first demonstration flight in the Middle East and North Africa in which... [Read More]

Changi Airport in Singapore has launched a tender for consultants to help develop an offtake mechanism for renewable fuels going forward. This follows a pilot test last year on the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the international hub by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). The move follows the authority’s desire to boost Singapore’s competitiveness... [Read More]

Teesside has become the UK’s first airport to partner with Air France-KLM for the airline’s programme to boost the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, part of the Air France-KLM group, connects passengers worldwide from Teesside to more than 160 countries via its link to the global Amsterdam Schiphol hub. Air France and KLM are now working... [Read More]

Jet fuel demand is skyrocketing in defiance of seasonal trends – and could keep rising, said global climate technology company Kayrros. China’s reopening on 8 January after three years of Covid restrictions prompted a surge in air travel, leading to a doubling in Chinese jet fuel demand within a single week. Despite accounting for just 6% of global oil demand... [Read More]

Raven SR has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Japan Airlines (JAL) for major global routes. The MoU provides for an initial 50,000 tons of SAF supply in the first year, 2025, with annual incremental increases to 200,000 tons for year 10. The supply will be produced by Raven SR at facilities planned for major global... [Read More]

Lenovo is joining forces with Kuehne+Nagel to create a first-of-its-kind logistics service in the technology industry. Through a purchase add-on, customers will be able to buy credits to reduce the carbon footprint associated with the shipping of IT equipment and devices. They will have the opportunity to use these credits to fund the use of sustainable aviation fuel... [Read More]

Emirates has successfully completed the ground engine testing for one of its GE90 engines on a Boeing 777-300ER using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The objective of the ground testing and analysis is to demonstrate the capability of the GE90 engine to run on the specially blended 100% SAF without affecting its performance, requiring no modifications to the aircraft... [Read More]

Velocys, the sustainable fuels technology company, has agreed with Bechtel to help execute the company’s sustainable fuels projects. This collaboration will initially focus on Velocys’ two main reference projects – Altalto Project in Immingham, UK and Bayou Fuels Project in the US – and the recently announced e-Alto power-to-liquids project in the UK, all subject... [Read More]