Nov 7, 2022
Neste joins forces with ITOCHU and Fuji Oil on SAF blending project
Bioethanol News
Nov 7, 2022
Digital solutions provider CargoAi and Neste have announced a partnership which enables freight forwarders to reduce the carbon emissions of their cargo transport through the purchase of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™.
Freight forwarders arrange transportation for the cargo of other companies and play a pivotal role in reducing the carbon emissions associated... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 3, 2022
The first Etihad Airways flight to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by ITOCHU Corporation and NESTE took off from Tokyo Narita airport recently.
The pioneering flight was the result of a partnership in which ITOCHU provided Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Etihad, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, making Etihad the first international... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 3, 2022
British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies will accelerate their ground-breaking Project Speedbird initiative to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial use in the UK.
As part of the agreement, British Airways’ parent company IAG, is investing in the project to support the next phase of development work that will help decarbonise the aviation... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 2, 2022
The US and Argentina are expected to bring in a significantly larger sunflower seed harvest while poor growing conditions in the EU-27 limited yields there.
According to information published by the International Grains Council (IGC), around 52.1 million tonnes of sunflower seed will likely be produced globally in the 2022/23 crop year.
This would be 700,000 tonnes... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 2, 2022
Qatar Airways and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer Gevo have signed an offtake agreement for 25 million gallons of neat SAF over the course of five years.
Deliveries are expected to commence in 2028 at various airports in California. Qatar Airways will be uplifting 5 million US gallons of neat SAF every year and will blend it with its existing supply of conventional... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 1, 2022
Shell Eastern Petroleum has announced that is has purchased the Asia-based waste oil recycling firm EcoOils.
The oil and gas major said this acquisition will help it to expand its biofuels production.
The company, as reported by Reuters, will completely take over EcoOils' subsidiaries in Malaysia and a 90% stake in its Indonesian subsidiaries through the deal, Shell... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 31, 2022
SGP BioEnergy is to build South America’s largest renewable fuels plant with two units in Colon and Balboa producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD).
SGP BioEnergy has chosen Topsoe technology to support the production of low-carbon fuels in Panama and to allow the facility to operate with net-zero emissions by adding green hydrogen from the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 31, 2022
Alder Fuels has selected BTG Bioliquids to be part of the first Alder Greencrude (AGC) processing facility in the US – producing 1 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel.
The initial step in the fuel production process is the conversion of sustainable biomass residues into fast pyrolysis bio-oil.
As one of the world’s leading fast pyrolysis technology providers,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 26, 2022
Malaysia and the European Union (EU) have agreed to explore further cooperation under the Transport Ministry to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong said this included making the product more accessible and affordable to the aviation industry players in the future, in addition to promoting the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 21, 2022
Bombardier and Signature Aviation have reached a multi-year agreement for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
This will be done by utilising the Book and Claim system, covering all of Bombardier’s flight operations starting in January.
The initiative reinforces both companies’ leadership role in the promotion, adoption and widespread use of SAF.
“We... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 21, 2022
Bugaboo, DSM Engineering Materials, Fibrant and Neste have announced their cross-value chain partnership using biofuels.
This has enabled the launch of an entire Bugaboo stroller portfolio made with bio-based materials.
The majority of the strollers’ plastic parts are made using DSM Engineering Materials’ Akulon® 100% bio-based B-MB polyamide 6 (PA6), which in... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 20, 2022
Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Alder Fuels, a clean tech developer and green crude producer to further test sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The SAF, which has been produced based on Alder Fuels’ proprietary technology, is being readied for global rollout as a drop-in replacement to petroleum-based jet fuel.
The testing, which will include... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 19, 2022
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has taken another step in making the airfreight industry more sustainable with the introduction of goSAF.
Customers can set the level of their contribution to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for every cargo shipment they book.
This is part of its pledge to tackle climate change, achieving net-zero CO₂ emissions in 2050.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 19, 2022
Tour operator TUI and Spanish energy firm Cepsa have signed a new agreement to promote the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
These fuels will be produced from circular raw materials that do not compete with food resources, such as used cooking oils, non-food animal waste or biodegradable waste from various industries.
TUI has been working to... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 19, 2022
Breakthrough Energy revealed its first Catalyst project funding will go to LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
The facility in Soperton, Georgia, will receive a $50 million (€51 million) grant. Breakthrough Energy Catalyst is a programme that brings together corporate and philanthropic organisations to accelerate the deployment of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 18, 2022
BASF has introduced CircleStar™ - a dehydration catalyst to process renewable feedstocks. The novel star-shaped catalyst achieves a 99.5% selectivity for the ethanol-to-ethylene (E2E) conversion.
With an operating temperature that is more than 25°C lower compared to conventional processes, CircleStar™ helps to decrease the carbon footprint in the bio-ethylene value... [Read More]










