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Royal HaskoningDHV alongside University Maritime Advisory Services will undertake an energy demand study for the Port of London Authority (PLA). This builds on the Emission Reduction Roadmap for Inland Vessels on the tidal Thames, released in 2020 that sets out options available for reducing air and carbon emissions. These include biofuel and emissions abatement as the report concluded a mix of…
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Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier SkyNRG has received Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) certification – marking another milestone in the history of SAF certification. SkyNRG became the first company in the aviation sector to become a certified participating operator of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) in 2013. This paved the…
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New legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives, intended to drive the production and uptake of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The Sustainable Skies Act brought forward by Congressman Brad Schneider, along with Congressman Dan Kildee and Congresswoman Julia Brownley, establishes a $1.50 (€1.23) – $2 (€1.64 ) per gallon blender’s tax credit for SAF that achieves…
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has signed agreements with two leading Dutch freight forwarders – Best Global Logistics and Fast Forward Freight. The agreement will see the two firms participate in AFKLMP’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme. Best Global Logistics (BGL) has joined the AFKLMP SAF programme for its 2021 marine logistics shipments (ship spares), as a crucial…
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Rolls-Royce has officially opened Testbed 80 - the world’s largest and smartest indoor aerospace testing facility in the UK. The completion of the project is a major milestone after almost three years of construction and a £90 million (€100 million) investment. With an internal area of 7,500m2, making it larger than a Premiership football pitch, Testbed 80 was designed with distinctive…
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Shell Aviation and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) have announced they will collaborate on an alliance for making sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available. The parties will design a model aimed at increasing the supply and use of SAF and accelerating the aviation industry’s pathway towards net-zero emissions (NZE). This collaboration combines the buying power of airlines and…
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Singapore Airlines (SIA) has announced it will commit to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The airline that also runs Scoot and SIA Cargo, will invest in new-generation aircraft and adopt low-carbon technology such as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). SIA Group has pursued multiple projects in support of its sustainability goals even amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, the most…
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Growth Energy is highlighted the benefits of biofuels with a new campaign. The US organisation has unveiled a new consumer initiative to raise awareness of biofuels’ positive environmental benefits and encourage consumers to choose higher biofuel blends like E15 at the pump. Through a series of targeted digital content, advertising, and digital media, the Get Biofuel campaign aligns biofuel…
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British Airways is to power future flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) - part of a new partnership with sustainable jet fuel company LanzaJet. The partnership will see British Airways invest in LanzaJet’s first commercial scale Freedom Pines Fuels facility in Georgia, US, and acquire cleaner burning SAF from the plant. It expects the fuel to be available to power a number of its…
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Vivergo Fuels site in Hull will be re-opening following an announcement by the Department for Transport that E10 petrol will be introduced at pumps across the UK from September. Established in 2012, the site was the only dedicated bioethanol plant in the UK and represented the second largest infrastructure project after the Olympics. However, in September 2018 the decision was taken to close the…
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Essar hosted a visit to Stanlow Refinery by Andrew Stephenson – the UK Minister of State at the Department for Transport. The Minister met senior company representatives and discussed plans to create a new facility to convert non-recyclable household waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use by airlines operating at UK airports. The project involves Essar Oil UK, Fulcrum BioEnergy…
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CropEnergies generated revenues of €833 million in the 2020/21 financial year and an operating profit of €107 million, despite the challenging market environment. This compared with revenues of €899 million and an operating profit of €104 million in the previous 12 months. Despite the extended maintenance shutdown in Wanze at the beginning of the 2020/21 financial year due to the…
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