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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has welcomed Morgan Cargo Limited South Africa and Morgan Cargo Kenya to its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme.
Morgan Cargo is the first South African forwarder to sign up for the AFKLMP SAF initiative.
Morgan Cargo is South Africa’s biggest perishable freight forwarding agent, offering a full range of logistics solutions to a wide array…
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C3 BIOTECH has been working with the UK RAF and US Navy to develop sustainable aviation fuel.
In an international collaboration between UK and US, the fuel was successfully used by the RAF to fly a four-meter drone.
The initial trial created 15 litres of fuel in laboratory conditions.
Following successful engine testing, the fixed-wing drone completed a 20-minute test flight in Wiltshire,…
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Velocys has recently secured a 15-year lease for a modern and sustainable facility in Columbus, Ohio.
The company will be consolidating its catalysis services, microchannel reactor core assembly and technology licensing under one roof.
In line with its recent Placing Circular, this will involve a capital investment of up to £1.5 million (€1.8 million) in the building enhancements to fit the…
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A total of 29 members of the US House of Representatives sent a letter to President Biden calling on him to prioritise home grown and renewable biofuels in order to increase energy independence and lower prices at the pump.
Specifically, the members are urging President Biden to both immediately reinstate the year-round availability of E15 through an emergency waiver and reverse the lowering of…
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Green Plains Inc. has completed a five-year, $350 million (€313 million) senior secured sustainability-linked revolving credit facility.
The provider of sustainable high-protein and novel feed ingredients, and low-carbon, closed-loop biofuels, made the announcement in March.
The financing, led by ING Capital LLC, will support continued innovation across their biorefinery production platform…
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British Airways has taken delivery of the first batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Phillips 66 - making it the first airline in the world to start using SAF produced on a commercial scale in the UK.
The Phillips 66 Humber Refinery near Immingham is producing thousands of tonnes of SAF that will now help power a number of British Airways flights.
The SAF is produced from…
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Rome Fiumicino Airport is increasing the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to its customers.
The Leonardo da Vinci airport became the first Italian airport to use SAF last year allowing ITA Airways to use its flights.
Now it will increase the distribution of SAF and ITA Airways will be able to use it on two routes (Rome-Venice and Rome-Barcelona) as part of its decarbonisation…
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The Airbus A380’s MSN1 operated one engine on 100% SAF during a recent test flight.
This milestone marked the third Airbus aircraft - following the A350 and the A319neo - to test unblended sustainable aviation fuel.
This feat of engineering is set to further enhance the company’s legacy by playing a vital role in helping to achieve certification of 100% SAF by 2030.
When the A380 MSN1…
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Aemetis has announced that an offtake agreement has been signed with oneworld Alliance airline member Finnair for 17.5 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be delivered over the seven-year term of the agreement.
The value of the contract including incentives is approximately $70 million (€83 million).
“Finnair has set an ambitious long-term target to fly carbon…
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Ryanair has announced its new decarbonisation strategy – Pathway to Net Zero.
This incluces 34% decarbonisation through the increased use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
With more than a third of its decarbonisation to come from the increased use of SAF, Ryanair is working with the EU and fuel suppliers to accelerate supply of this greener fuel.
As part of this, Ryanair established…
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Gevo has signed an agreement with Delta Air Lines to supply 75 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year for seven years.
Gevo estimates that the agreement should generate approximately $2.8 billion (€2.5 billion) of revenue over the seven-year term of the agreement.
The Agreement replaces the existing agreement signed with Delta in 2019 to purchase 10 million gallons per…
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Clariant has announced that it has joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI).
The aim of the RCI is to support and accelerate the transition from the use of fossil carbon to the use of renewable carbon in the chemical industry. Switching to renewable carbon sources prevents additional fossil carbon entering the atmosphere and thus addresses a core problem of climate change.
“I am convinced…
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Velocys has announced that its subsidiary Altalto Immingham has sold its 100% interest in Rula Developments (RDIL) as planned.
Rula owns the site for the proposed Altalto waste-to-sustainable-fuel project, which is being developed in collaboration with British Airways.
Rula has been sold to funds managed by Foresight Group for £9.75 million (€11.7 million) with a call option for Altalto to…
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AECOM has signed a strategic agreement with Genifuel Corporation to scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biogas from wild algae and biosolids.
The partnership employs a patent-pending process developed by AECOM to harvest wild algae and a patented process developed by Genifuel and the US Department of Energy to convert algae and wastewater biosolids into renewable oil and…
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A group of researchers from the Bioprocessing Separations Consortium have been developing separation processes and technology needed for the conversion of biomass to biofuel.
The researchers from six national laboratories are part of the team that was established in 2016 by DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
“There are different…
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