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Volga-Dnepr Group, Airbus, Gazprom Neft, Aeroflot Airlines, National Research Center Zhukovsky Institute, Federal State Unitary Enterprise State Research Institute of Civil Aviation, and S7 Group have signed a declaration with the aim of developing a Eurasian SAF alliance. The main task of the newly set alliance will be the development of a favourable ecosystem to ramp up SAF production in…
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Preem has shared plans to become climate neutral by 2035 - 10 years earlier than its previous target. The Swedish fuel company announced that by 2035, it will have a climate-neutral business with net-zero emissions throughout its value chain. “We are sharpening our climate target because we want, can, and must,” said Preem’s CEO, Magnus Heimburg. “Our generation has a responsibility…
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Renewable Energy Group’s (REG) president and CEO, Cynthia Warner, said the company is ‘encouraged’ by the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Renewable Volume Obligations. On 7 December, the EPA announced it is strengthening the role of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in advancing greater use of low-carbon renewable fuels with a proposed package of actions setting…
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Verbio’s new biorefinery has begun operations in the US state of Iowa. The first US industrial scale renewable natural gas facility using agricultural residues came onstream in Nevada. After two-and-a half years of construction, the plant will produce 7 million ethanol gallons equivalent (EGE) of RNG with the completion of Phase I. After the completion of Phase II in the fourth quarter of…
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Praj Industries Limited has developed a new solution to process sugarcane into a new sustainable feedstock. Sugarcane juice is a perishable and seasonal feedstock that cannot be stored for more than 24 hours. Praj has developed a patented technology to process cane juice into conditioned BIOSYRUP® that has storability of up to 12 months. This facilitates sugar mills to produce ethanol beyond…
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Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor applauded the State of Oregon for finalising its rule to allow the sale of a 15% ethanol blend (E15) throughout the state. The rule will take effect in the new year. “Access to higher blends of renewable fuels is a win for Oregon drivers and the environment. By allowing for the sale of E15, Oregon is taking its commitment to addressing climate change to the…
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OMV and Austrian Airlines (AUA) have begun producing and using regional sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Austria. The two companies have agreed on the production and fuelling of 1,500 metric tonnes of SAF in the coming year. The sustainable fuel is produced at the OMV Schwechat Refinery by co-processing Austrian used cooking oil in the fuel production process. This approach makes the entire…
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Pratt & Whitney has signed a memorandum of understanding with Embraer to collaborate on  100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) studies. Technical teams from the two companies will engage to define an integrated ground and flight test plan for 100% SAF in a GTF-powered Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. The initiative reflects Pratt & Whitney’s and Embraer’s shared commitment to supporting…
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British Airways will become the first airline in the world to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced on a commercial scale in the UK after signing a multi-year agreement with Phillips 66. Thousands of tonnes of SAF will be produced for the first time in the UK at the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, near Immingham, and will be supplied to British Airways to power a number of its flights from…
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United has flown an aircraft full of passengers using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The demonstration flight – which departed with more than 100 passengers from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport – was a new United 737 MAX 8 and used 500 gallons of SAF in one engine. The same amount of conventional jet fuel was used in the other…
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The CEO of Heathrow airport said the only way to get to net zero aviation by 2050 was to change the fuel used in existing planes from kerosene to Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). John Holland-Kaye made the comments after attending the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow in November. He said: “You can blend SAF with kerosene in existing planes, so the faster you scale up, the faster you…
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Members of the oneworld Alliance intend to purchase more than 350 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from renewable fuels company Aemetis. This is for their operations at San Francisco International Airport further signifying the alliance’s commitment to environmental sustainability. Once finalised, the agreements will cover the delivery of SAF over a seven-year term…
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Ryanair will aim to power 12.5% of its flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. The Irish low-cost giant has over the past 12 months pledged to support the development of SAF to promote a carbon-neutral future. The airline joined the Fuelling Flight Initiative as part of its pledge to turn the blue airline green earlier in the year. Ryanair’s director of sustainability, Tom…
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Biotech firm Viridos has signed a joint agreement with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering to bring its low-carbon intensity biofuels toward commercial levels. The company’s microalgae research has achieved greater than five times bio-oil productivity increases by increasing both the oil content in the algae and the algae yield. The results from outdoor deployment of Viridos’ bio-engineered…
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