Mar 21, 2024
Heathrow launches renewable biofuel Fly Up breakfast
Bioethanol News
Mar 20, 2024
SUSTAINBLE fuels producer Renovare Fuels has launched an equity raise of some £6 million (€7 million).
The company’s technology turns biodegradable waste from homes and industry into advanced renewable biofuels.
This investment is set to “unlock a pipeline of its cutting-edge technology” to drive sustainable fuel projects throughout the UK and Europe, worth... [Read More]
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Mar 13, 2024
Jet Zero Australia has achieved a significant milestone by successfully receiving funding commitments of A$29 million (€17.5 million).
This is a crucial step towards advancing the engineering activities of Jet Zero Australia’s flagship Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project, Project Ulysses, in North Queensland, Australia.
Funding will also... [Read More]
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Mar 8, 2024
Apeiron AgroCommodities, one of the largest used cooking oil collectors in Asia, and Jet Zero Australia have partnered on a project under a proposed 50:50 joint venture.
This partnership’s aim is developing low carbon intensity feedstocks in Australia to help meet the demand for renewable fuels, including the sourcing of waste oils and production of non-edible crops... [Read More]
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Mar 7, 2024
Willis Sustainable Fuels has revealed that Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has approved the plans for its Carbonshift PtL SAF refinery project at Teesworks in Tees Valley, England.
The approval is a critical step in the development of the refinery project, which is currently estimated to have annual production capacity of fourteen kilotons (approximately five million... [Read More]
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Mar 4, 2024
International Airlines Group (IAG) announced its largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchase agreement to date, with e-SAF (power-to-liquid) producer Twelve, which will supply advanced e-SAF made from made from carbon dioxide, water and renewable energy.
Under the terms of the 14-year contract, Twelve will supply IAG with 785,000 tonnes of e-SAF to support its five... [Read More]
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Mar 1, 2024
Southwest Airlines Co. has launched Renewable Ventures (SARV), which is dedicated to creating more opportunities to obtain sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The carrier also announced a $30 million (€27 million) investment in LanzaJet as part of the SARV investment portfolio.
"Our launch of SARV and our investment in LanzaJet demonstrate that we are not sitting on... [Read More]
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Feb 29, 2024
The Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemical Company (ANRPC) and a private firm are planning to invest $380 million (€351 million) to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
Once completed it will have a capacity to produce 120,000 tonnes of SAF per annum in Egypt from used cooking oil using the HEFA pathway.
The... [Read More]
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Feb 28, 2024
OMV and Ryanair have renewed their offtake agreement for 500 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary and OMV’s EVP Fuels & Feedstock executive Martijn A. van Koten signed the corresponding agreement in Vienna.
A company spokesman said: “Also in 2024, we will deliver Europe’s biggest low-cost airline with our innovative... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2024
Poland has joined the ranks of EU countries where E10 petrol blend – containing up to 10% renewable ethanol – is available for motorists, helping reduce GHG emissions from cars.
Since the beginning of 2024 drivers of petrol and hybrid cars in Poland have had the option of choosing climate-friendly E10 at petrol pumps nationwide.
With the addition of Poland, 19... [Read More]
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Feb 27, 2024
SAF One, a platform focused on the development of global sustainable aviation fuel solutions, has appointed Kent to carry out a technology licensing review for its first synthetic parafinic kerosene (SPK) production plant.
This announcement underscores the company's commitment to support the aviation sector with scalable, SAF options.
This is supported by a joint dedication... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2024
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has reacted to the Biden Administration’s decision to allow the sale of E15 year-round in eight Midwest states - but not until next summer.
In April of 2022, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin petitioned EPA for this step to protect the air quality of their citizens.
“As the saying... [Read More]
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Feb 23, 2024
Cepsa and Bio-Oils, a subsidiary of Apical, are beginning construction of the largest second-generation biofuels plant in southern Europe.
This facility, which will flexibly produce 500,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (hydrogenated vegetable oil or HVO) annually, will allow the joint venture formed by both companies to double its current... [Read More]
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Feb 22, 2024
Growth Energy in the US has submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regarding the board’s proposed changes to California’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS).
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor issued the following statement in response: “While California has its sights set on the future, the state continues to overlook a significant challenge that... [Read More]
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Feb 21, 2024
Airbus and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership to meet the challenges of aviation decarbonisation with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
In line with the objective of achieving net carbon neutrality of aviation by 2050, this partnership aims to contribute to the reduction of the sector's CO2 emissions, in which SAF play a key role.
SAF supplied by TotalEnergies... [Read More]
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Feb 20, 2024
Aircastle Limited has made an investment commitment to the United Airlines Ventures’ Sustainable Flight Fund.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is an alternative to conventional jet fuel that, on a lifecycle basis, reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with air travel compared to conventional jet fuel alone.
Aircastle now joins 21 other corporate partners... [Read More]
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Feb 19, 2024
Quadrise Plc has signed a Project Development Agreement (PDA) with renewable biofuels specialists, BTG Bioliquids (BTL) and Euthenia Energy Group.
Quadrise and BTL entered into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) last year to investigate the use of BTL's fast pyrolysis bio-oil (FPBO) as a potential cost-effective renewable feedstock for Quadrise's bioMSAR™ solution.... [Read More]