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Sulzer has supplied flow technology solutions to convert an existing US West Coast refinery into one of the world’s largest renewable biofuels plants.
The pumps will support a number of critical applications to convert waste oils and fats into renewable fuels with a lower carbon cost. Once complete, the new facility is expected to produce 3 billion litres of renewable fuels per year.
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Velocys has announced its wholly owned subsidiary Altalto Immingham has been awarded a grant of up to £27 million (€31 million) from the UK Department for Transport’s (DfT) Advanced Fuels Fund.
This will help fund for the Altalto Immingham sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project.
The purpose of this project between Velocys and British Airways is to deliver a commercial waste-to-SAF plant…
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Clariant has announced a financial impairment of its sunliquid® plant in Podari, Romania, amounting to about CHF 225 million (€228 million).
As previously reported, the sunliquid® plant began production in the second quarter of this, though it has not yet achieved the targeted yields and other operational parameters on an industrial scale.
Clariant has completed a financial assessment of…
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CropEnergies is set to build a plant for the production of renewable ethyl acetate from sustainable ethanol.
The plant will be built in the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park, Elsteraue, Germany.
The supervisory board of CropEnergies has given the green light to the investment into what will be the first production plant in the new biobased chemicals business.
The total investment for the new…
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Global Bioenergies has delivered a 200-litre batch of sustainable aviation fuel for tests commissioned as part of the GENOPTAIRE project funded by the French government defence procurement and technology agency (DGA).
The project, which forms part of the ministry’s defence energy strategy, seeks to promote technological advances in the design and use of military platforms making use of…
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Virgin Atlantic will purchase 10 million gallons per annum of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Gevo.
The fuel will be supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines. The agreement with Delta builds on the existing long-term partnership between Delta and Gevo and increases the use of SAF from the US West Coast.
SAF produced by Gevo will come from one of its…
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JetBlue and Fidelis New Energy announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide the airline with at least 92 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
This will be delivered from Fidelis’ Grön Fuels GigaSystem™ at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge in Louisiana, US. This SAF is expected to be delivered over the five-year term with a targeted start date of…
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TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the delivery of more than 1 million cubic metres or 800,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over the 10-year period.
The SAF will be produced by TotalEnergies at its biorefineries and will be made available to Air France-KLM Group’s airlines for flights departing from France and the…
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More than 220 flights have departed from Seville Airport using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Cepsa.
Cepsa is carrying out a deep transformation of its business activity to lead the production of advanced biofuels this decade.
As part of its 2030 strategy, Positive Motion, the company aims to become a benchmark in the energy transition and to lead sustainable energy and mobility in Spain…
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CropEnergies has decided to continue operations at the Ensus production plant in Wilton, UK, from January onwards.
The Germany-based firm had communicated that the capacity utilisation of all its renewable ethanol production plants was continuously being assessed.
High prices for energy, power and raw materials continuously has put pressure on the cost side.
In addition, ethanol prices in…
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Essar Oil UK plans to build a £360 million (€417 million) major new carbon capture plant at its Stanlow refinery in line with its ambition to become a leading low carbon refinery by 2030.
Essar’s energy transition strategy includes developing green fuels including sustainable aviation fuels and establishing the UK’s largest biofuels storage facility at the site.
Essar is investing over…
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The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has welcomed the introduction of the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022.
This bipartisan legislation clarifies E15 should be allowed for sale year-round by extending the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to fuel blends containing gasoline and over 10 percent ethanol.
ACE CEO Brian Jennings endorses this legislative action to address the…
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Ryanair and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at over 200 airports across Europe.
This includes SAF supply to the airline’s largest bases including Dublin and London Stansted.
The agreement with Shell gives Ryanair potential access to 360,000 tonnes (120 million gallons) of SAF between 2025 and 2030, saving about…
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Neste and Airbus have signed an agreement to advance the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the aviation sector.
Both parties share a vision that SAF is a key solution to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions of air travel. This collaboration aims to accelerate the aviation sector’s transition to SAF.
Reaching the aviation industry’s ambitious “net zero carbon emissions by…
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Nova Pangaea Technologies has signed an agreement with Sembcorp Energy UK to build a new commercial plant - NOVAONE.
NOVAONE will be the UK’s first second generation bioethanol facility with construction expected to begin early next year.
The UK’s recently announced Jet Zero strategy, where bioethanol is converted to SAF, requires five commercial plants to be in construction by 2025 to…
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