
Nov 14, 2024
Simply Blue Group and Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs sign MoU for responsible development of SAF project
Bioethanol News
Nov 13, 2024
Neste and Air Canada have signed an agreement for the supply of 77.6 million litres of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™.
Neste will deliver the SAF blended with conventional jet fuel to the Vancouver marine terminal starting in December, with further shipments throughout 2025.
The Vancouver marine terminal has a direct pipeline connection to the fuel facilities... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 12, 2024
DG Fuels has selected the city of Moorhead, located in Clay County, Minnesota, for its new production facility serving the Great Lakes region.
The plant will produce 193 million gallons of zero- or low-CO2 lifecycle emissions SAF per year and will meet ASTM fuel standards. Production is expected to begin in 2030.
DG Fuels’ manufacturing process uses cellulosic biomass... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 7, 2024
Avfuel Corporation has announced its expansion of blended sustainable aviation fuel across the south-eastern United States supplied from Valero.
The supply agreement with Valero significantly increases Avfuel’s volume and geographic access to SAF.
It will support Avfuel’s mission to continuously grow volume over the multi-year agreement. Like its existing SAF supply,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 6, 2024
Western Plains Energy has upgraded its bioethanol production facility with a fully integrated Whitefox® membrane solution in a quest to become a net-zero emissions producer.
The solution enables Western Plains to achieve a 50% reduction in natural gas and steam; 25% increase in production capacity and a reduction in operational costs.
Together, this significantly... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Nov 4, 2024
OXCCU, a leading carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide into fuels has launched its first official demonstration plant, OX1, at Oxford Airport.
The OX1 plant represents a significant advancement in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
Through its novel catalyst and reactor design, the subject of over a decade of research at the University of Oxford,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 29, 2024
Be8 has begun the construction of its new ethanol plant - the first large-scale facility in the state producing biofuel from cereals and the first vital gluten production plant in Brazil.
“Today, we begin turning a dream into reality with this new industrial venture by Be8 in Passo Fundo, which will bring development and opportunities to our region and provide another... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 24, 2024
Wizz Air has announced a trial using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in collaboration with Airbus.
This positions Wizz Air at the forefront of compliance with the EU’s forthcoming RefuelEU aviation regulations, which are set to take effect in 2025.
The trial will involve flights across two major routes, Barcelona to Budapest and Brussels Charleroi to Budapest, with... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 24, 2024
Power2X and Advario are developing a world-scale production and storage
hub for sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and synthetic, ultra-low carbon fuels in the Port of
Rotterdam.
The Power2X production facility will have the capacity to produce over 250,000 tonnes/year
of e-SAF, a non-fossil, synthetic fuel made from green hydrogen.
It will be the largest e-SAF
facility... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 22, 2024
IFF has announced the launch of its OPTIMASH® F200 and OPTIMASH® AX enzyme solutions to maximise corn oil recovery at fuel ethanol plants.
New IFF in-plant data shows that this combination can deliver up to 15% additional corn oil recovery, helping to meet the growing demand in the biodiesel, renewable diesel, and animal feed industries.
Additionally, IFF has developed... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 18, 2024
Norwegian airlines and the Norwegian Armed Forces flew using SAF at Ålesund Airport Vigra in a game changing voluntary initiative put together to enable and develop the market for renewable aviation fuel.
As supporters of the initiative, Fly Green Alliance (FGA) was in attendance at the in-person aircraft fuelling event and flew back with the team to Oslo on the 15%... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 14, 2024
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Programme (RFIP) Board has approved 126 project applications from Iowa petrol stations for new and expanded E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects.
Totalling nearly $6.35 million (€5.8 million), the projects are located across 61 Iowa counties and will allow drivers to save... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 7, 2024
Cepsa is now supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Canary Islands.
The energy company has made SAF permanently available at the North Tenerife and Gran Canaria airports, and in the coming weeks it will be expanding this availability to the archipelago’s other main airports.
These Canary Islands airports have now been added to the five other major Spanish... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Oct 4, 2024
Dutch technology company GAFT has signed a formal agreement with the Singapore-based philanthropic organisation Temasek Foundation to secure €750,000 as one of the two grand winners of The Liveability Challenge 2024.
The catalytic funding will help accelerate GAFT’s technology readiness to produce formic acid using its patented electrolyser unit in Europe, before... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 30, 2024
Jet Zero Australia has welcomed a Commonwealth and Queensland Government grant support worth $14 million (€12.5 million) to progress Project Ulysses - the company’s flagship sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Townsville.
The jointly announced government funding represents $9 million (€8 million) of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 27, 2024
PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is expanding its distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with a new carrier Virgin Australia Airlines utilising its SAF.
Approximately 160 kilolitres of SAF was supplied to Virgin Australia's Boeing 737 for two days of services out of Bali International Airport I Gusti Ngurah Rai, from September 18 to 19.
“The first SAF delivery at... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Sep 26, 2024
Neste, ITOCHU and GS Caltex have collaborated to make the first batch of CORSIA-eligible ISCC-certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available for purchase at Narita International Airport in Japan.
This is the first time that CORSIA-certified SAF was made available for airlines’ regular purchase at commercial scale, well ahead of the start of CORSIA’s mandatory... [Read More]