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Green Fuels Research (GFR) has successfully demonstrated the use of its unblended sustainable marine fuel (SMF) from salmon waste. The firm said this was an important stage on the voyage to marine transport decarbonisation after the successful trial at the Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, near Port Talbot, South Wales. The fuel was used in a Beta Marine B14 engine aboard a motor launch maintained by…
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Swedish Biofuels and COWI have partnered up to supply the Swedish market with 400,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Swedish Biofuels bases its technology on the 'alcohol-to-jet' (ATJ) method, which paves the way for complete elimination of fossil aviation fuel. The first production facility will be built close to Arlanda Airport, and the first SAF delivery is scheduled for…
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Avfuel Corporation now provides a consistent supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Del Monte Aviation (KMRY). The announcement comes after the fuel supplier announced it would do the same for Monterey Jet Centre —Del Monte Aviation’s sister FBO on the airport field and Avfuel’s first consistently-supplied SAF location. “Del Monte Aviation is pleased to offer aircraft owners…
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OMV and Associated Energy Group are working together to distribute regional sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by OMV in Austria. The two companies have agreed to market an on-demand quantity of SAF in 2022, allowing end users, mainly from the general aviation segment, to access the product as an alternative to conventional jet fuel at Vienna International Airport. The sustainable fuel is…
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Germany has announced plans to cut the use of biofuels produced from food and feed crops because of rising food costs. This is also due to reduction in supply of agricultural products caused by disruption of exports from main suppliers Ukraine and Russia. The Minister of the Environment, Steffi Lemke, expressed for the first time her intention to examine the regulation surrounding biofuels and…
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Renewable Energy Group has announced the acquisition of Dawson Oil Company. This is a bulk fuel distributor and cardlock owner, located in Northern California, and will bring about 24 million gallons of fuel sales per year to the REG portfolio. “This acquisition is a strategic growth opportunity for us as California continues to lead the way in the adoption and transition to cleaner, lower…
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Air Products is teaming up to build a new $2 billion (€1.9 billion) major expansion project at World Energy’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and distribution hub in California. The LA county facility in Paramount is the world’s first commercial scale and North America’s only SAF production facility and its total fuel capacity will be expanded to 340 million gallons…
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The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has welcomed the bipartisan group of Midwestern governors for their letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting their state authority ensure retailers can continue to sell E15 all year. ACE CEO Brian Jennings issued the following statement thanking the Midwest governors for their letter to administrator Michael Regan. ACE said:…
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Aemetis, a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced an offtake agreement has been signed with JetBlue for 125 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to be delivered over 10 years. The value of the contract including incentives is approximately $530 million (€504 million). SAF provides significant environmental benefits compared to…
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Repsol and the Spanish Air Force have signed a collaboration agreement to promote sustainable mobility in the air sector. The CEO of Repsol, Josu Jon Imaz, and the Chief of Staff General Javier Salto Martínez-Avial, signed the agreement within the scope of the Connected, Sustainable and Intelligent Air Base (BACSI) project. The agreement between the multi-energy company and the Air Force aims…
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A coalition of close to 80 aviation stakeholders — from general aviation, airlines and cargo operators, clean-fuel producers, engine and aircraft manufacturers, airports, trade associations and think tanks — have sent a letter to congressional leadership to redouble support for SAF tax credits. They were also keen to underscore the urgent need for legislation to catalyse the production of…
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Air Canada revealed it will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights departing from San Francisco to Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal. Air Canada is sourcing its SAF from Neste, a leading producer of renewable fuels, which will provide the airline with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM. These four flights will allow Air Canada to reduce emissions by about 39 tonnes of…
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The sustainable fuels technology company Velocys has welcomed President Biden’s commitment to incentivise the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The President’s commitment reflects the importance and need for technology solutions to produce synthetic fuels and recognises the value of the industry itself. The company said was looking forward to further developments, and their…
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Singapore is expected to have the world’s largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity when Finnish producer Neste’s facility in Tuas is early next year. Neste is now the top SAF producer globally in terms of output and capacity. The Finland-based firm produces renewable fuels, mainly from waste and residues such as used cooking oil, animal fat from food industry waste, fish…
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