May 24, 2024
LanzaJet investment helps boost SAF plans
Bioethanol News
May 24, 2024
Verbio has started work on converting its South Bend ethanol plant into a second integrated biorefinery in North America.
Members of Verbio management and public officials gathered to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for this next milestone.
The facility will incorporate both the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) and bioethanol using an innovative production approach.... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 23, 2024
Emirates has taken delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell Aviation at London Heathrow Airport.
Over 3,000 metric tonnes of neat SAF, blended with conventional jet fuel, will be supplied into the fuelling infrastructure network of the airport until the end of the summer.
This is the first time the airline will be using SAF to power some of its flights... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 22, 2024
Marubeni Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a feasibility study on the production and sales of sustainable aviation fuel..
This will be done by utilising biomass resources in collaboration with InvestSarawak, a Malaysian state government agency under the Ministry of International Trade, Industry and Investment, in Sarawak, Malaysia, on May... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 15, 2024
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be available at Geneva Airport (GVA) for those travelling to the annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2024) on May 28-30.
Jet Aviation will deliver a 35% blend of SAF to GVA for the event, marking the company’s third year providing SAF for EBACE.
“We are delighted to bring SAF to EBACE again this year,”... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 14, 2024
A family-run heating oil supplier, which has kept the West Country warm for 130 years, has welcomed a visit by a government select committee to a Cornish village to highlight the benefits of renewable fuels.
Kehelland, a small community with a primary school and a Methodist church which also act as a village hall and community hub, is representative of numerous rural... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 13, 2024
Southwest Airlines Co. has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables as part of its wholly owned subsidiary Renewable Ventures (SARV).
SARV is dedicated to creating more opportunities for Southwest® to obtain scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
SAFFiRE is part of a project supported by the Department of Energy (DoE) to develop and produce scalable renewable ethanol that can... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 9, 2024
Tomsa Destil, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, has more than 170 years of experience providing engineering solutions worldwide for the alcohol industry (fuel, industrial and potable).
The company’s scope of supply includes the design, manufacture, installation, operation of equipment and processes for the extraction, fermentation, distillation and waste... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 7, 2024
Neste and the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group have signed an agreement for the purchase of 1,000 tons of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™.
This will make SIA and Scoot, the two airlines in the Group, the first carriers to receive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), produced at Neste’s refinery in the country, at Changi Airport.
Neste will blend the SAF with... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 3, 2024
Topsoe has signed an agreement with Guangxi Hongkun Biomass to provide its HydroFlex™ technology to produce SAF at the company’s plant in the Qinzhou Port Area Free Trade Pilot Zone of Guangxi, China.
This agreement is Topsoe’s first SAF project in China.
Topsoe will deliver its HydroFlex™ technology for the project, which expects to process 300,000 tons of... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
May 1, 2024
Braya Renewable Fuels (Braya) has achieved commercial operations at its Come By Chance facility in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
This marks the successful completion of its refinery conversion project and is the beginning of providing reliable renewable fuel for the energy transition.
“We are incredibly grateful for all of the hard work and dedication of the... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 30, 2024
Brazilian-grown sugar cane ethanol shipments have begun arriving at a US plant in Georgia. The sugarcane ethanol will be used to supply the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market, according to According to a Bloomberg news report.
Corporate targets indicate SAF usage could amount to 3.3 billion gallons annually by 2030.
“The current demand for low-carbon ethanol,... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 26, 2024
Boeing and Wagner Sustainable Fuels will collaborate on growing the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry to help meet Australia’s airline demand for jet fuel which is expected to increase by 75% over the next 25 years.
“Wagner’s sustainability goals align with Boeing’s work to advance aviation decarbonisation and energy security through renewable energy including... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 25, 2024
NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, and SIGMA, America’s leading fuel marketers, have commended the Biden Administration for permitting summertime sales of gasoline containing 15% ethanol (E15) to ensure optimal fuel availability for consumers during the busy summer driving season.
Allowing E15 to be sold during the peak driving season will help to ensure... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 24, 2024
GIDARA Energy's HTW® (High Temperature Winkler) technology for gasification of solid waste to syngas has been selected by Aker Solutions (AKSO) to contribute to a feasibility study for the Equinor Mongstad Industrial Transformation (MIT) project.
The aim is to convert solid waste and RDF to produce SAF.
GIDARA aims to present the in-house HTW® Gasification unit as... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 23, 2024
Jet2.com said it will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at London Stansted Airport this year, 12 months ahead of the UK’s Government’s SAF mandate which is due to be introduced from 2025.
The UK’s third largest airline has purchased approximately 650 tonnes of SAF from Shell Aviation, which will be used to add a 1% SAF blend onto a number of departing... [Read More]
Bioethanol News
Apr 22, 2024
For the third consecutive year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 to be sold during the summer driving season in response to the ongoing impact of the war in Ukraine and the Middle East.
For US consumers who are facing rising prices, this action will provide a lower cost and cleaner choice at the pump.... [Read More]