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Repsol, BP and Total has shown their support for the objectives of the “Declaration of Intent on Cooperation and Promotion of Sustainable Aviation Fuels” signed by the governments of Spain and France.
Alongside other companies in the aviation sector including Iberia, Aena, Airbus, Air France, ITP Aero and Dassault Aviation they have expressed their support for the cooperation sought with…
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OMV Petrom plans to build a new bioethanol plant in Romania.
The company submitted a proposal worth $1.2 billion lei (€245 million) to the Ministry of Economy and Energy.
It has been reported that the investment planned by the oil company is a second generation bioethanol plant.
The oil company intends to build the factory in Prahova County, an area that is traditionally important for the…
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MOL has become a biofuel producer by purchasing 500,000 tonnes of biofuels for blending.
Following investment in the Danube Refinery bio feedstock will be co-processed together with fossil materials increasing the renewable share of fuels and reducing up to 200,000 tonnes/year CO2 emissions.
Gabriel Szabó, executive vice president of MOL Group Downstream, said: “With this investment, we have…
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A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft.
Airbus, German research centre DLR, Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste have teamed up to start the pioneering ‘Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels’ (ECLIF3) project looking into the effects of 100% SAF…
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Velocys has welcomed the government’s new Green Fuels, Green Skies competition as a “positive signal” for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The completion is part of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan that will support UK companies as they pioneer new technologies to convert household rubbish, waste wood and excess electricity into sustainable aviation fuel.
Offering emissions savings…
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Air Canada has announced plans to invest $50 million (€42 million) in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
This is part of its long-term commitment to advance climate change sustainability throughout its business.
The airline has set ambitious climate targets to realise a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) throughout its global operations by 2050.
To reach this, Air Canada has…
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Technip Energies is an engineering and technology company involved in energy transition.
The company, with 15,000 employees operating in 34 countries, is involved in liquid natural gas, hydrogen and ethylene sectors and has a growing market position in blue and green hydrogen, sustainable chemistry and CO2 management.
The company benefits from its robust project delivery model supported by…
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Neste announced its intention to increase renewable production capacity in Europe and has now concluded a study concerning two possible locations.
These are in Porvoo, Finland, and Rotterdam in the Netherlands where Neste has existing sites in both locations.
According to the company, while there are many positive drivers for both sites, the difference between the costs is significantly in…
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OMV Petrom has invested approximately €21 million in the Petrobrazi refinery in order to increase its bio-blending capacity.
The largest energy company in South Eastern Europe, supplies fuels with a volumetric bio-content of 6.5% in diesel and 8% in gasoline.
Following the investment, Petrobrazi has increased the blending capacity of bio-content in fuels from 200 kilotons to over 350…
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Growth Energy announced that drivers across the US have reached a new milestone - logging 20 billion miles on the road using E15.
E15 is a 15% ethanol blended fuel and known to consumers at the pump as Unleaded 88.
"In an unprecedented year, hitting this milestone is a huge testament to the benefits E15 offers drivers who use it and retailers who sell it,” said Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor.…
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US-based Dakota Ethanol has surpassed the one billion gallon mark of ethanol production.
The biofuels company began production in September 2001 and its 90 million-gallon-per-year facility in Wentworth, South Dakota, has reached the special landmark.
“I’m proud of how Dakota Ethanol has been able to utilise and monetise its lower-than-average carbon intensity (CI) through plant…
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Kuehne+Nagel and American Airlines have entered into an agreement to deploy more than 11 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The SAF will enable a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft to fly 25 times carbon neutral around the world or transport 13 million kg of cargo from London to Dallas on a Boeing 777F cargo aircraft.
Kuehne+Nagel is proactively advancing its…
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Honeywell announced it is developing a power source for hybrid-electric aircraft that will run on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The Honeywell 1-Megawatt generator weighs about the same as a motor scooter, but delivers enough energy to power an entire neighbourhood block.
This generator will be combined with the Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit, currently flown on every Airbus A350…
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The UK Transport Secretary has reiterated the importance of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) during an interview on radio.
Grant Shapps told listeners to the BBC’s Today programme that increasing usage of SAF in the aviation sector was crucial in the overall goal of achieving Net Zero by 2050.
He said the Government’s new Transport Decarbonisation Plan was at the heart of its net zero…
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Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor has welcomed the role of biofuels in the introduction of the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for the Nation's (CLEAN) Future Act.
The new legislation aims to eliminate carbon on the power grid by 2035 and reach economy-wide net-zero emissions by 2050.
She said: “We are pleased to see the CLEAN Future Act includes biofuels, through the RFS Integrity…
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