Hawaiian Airlines has reached an agreement with biofuel company Gevo to purchase 50 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over five years. Gevo expects to supply the SAF from a facility to be constructed in the Midwestern United States and begin deliveries to Hawaiian’s gateway cities in California starting in 2029. “This offtake agreement gets us one... [Read More]

The Government will commit $50 million (€35 million) for the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to set up a new Aviation Sustainability Programme to support Singapore’s drive to develop a sustainable air hub. The programme will provide up to 70% funding for sector-wide projects and up to 50% funding for company-level projects. The setting up of the Aviation... [Read More]

The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has published its market data for the production and consumption of certified sustainable bioethanol in 2022. Domestic bioethanol production increased slightly compared to the previous year and amounted to more than 715,000 tonnes in 2022. Sales of Super E10 rose steeply, the report highlighted. In a fuel market that... [Read More]

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved the use of biofuel in karting competitions from this year. The selected fuel is a 100% renewable product made from second generation bio-based components and synthetic fuel produced by German manufacturer P1 Racing Fuels which has been selected as the official fuel supplier for the FIA Karting Championships, Cups and Trophies... [Read More]

Finnair has purchased 750 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ from Neste to reduce the carbon emissions from flights departing from Helsinki Airport. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is one of the most important tools for reducing the emissions of air travel in the coming years and is available for all airlines at the airport. Finnair aims to achieve carbon... [Read More]

Renewable.bio is planning to build a new biofuels facility in Western Australia. The facility, which will utilise renewable residue feedstocks, will produce three types of sustainable fuels including ethanol, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The plant, which forms part of the Australis Biofuels project, will use the Proesa® biofuels technology from... [Read More]

Air Greenland flights servicing the route between Søndre Strømfjord/Kangerlussuaq and Copenhagen Airport will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). This is the result of a new SAF supply agreement between Air Greenland, DCC & Shell Aviation Denmark. Jacob Nitter Sørensen, CEO of Air Greenland, said: “We want to support the goal of Greenland becoming a sustainable... [Read More]

JetBlue and Shell Aviation have announced a new collaboration bringing additional supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Within the terms of the agreement, JetBlue is expected to take delivery of 10,000,000 gallons of blended SAF at LAX over the next two years and an option to purchase up to 5,000,000 gallons more in the... [Read More]

Algae biofuel company Viridos, Inc. that aims to make sustainable, low-carbon, algae-based jet and diesel fuel has raised a $25 million (€28 million) through Series A equity investment. The Series A was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and was joined by Chevron and United Airlines Ventures. The funding will be used for R&D to further increase algae oil productivity... [Read More]

Delta airlines has announced its roadmap to more sustainable travel and net-zero emissions by 2050. The airline said it would be doing this by pursuing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and more efficient aircraft through to reducing single-use plastics and encouraging a net-zero supply chain. Delta chief sustainability officer Pam Fletcher first shared the strategy... [Read More]

The LATAM group has made its first international flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight was made by LATAM Cargo Chile from Zaragoza Airport, Spain, to North America. 30,000 litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from used cooking oil were used - the other proportion being traditional jet fuel. The SAF used was internationally certified through... [Read More]

Air bp has announced the first sale of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its Castellon refinery in Spain. The flight was carried out by LATAM Cargo Chile from Zaragoza, Spain to North America. “This latest announcement marks another important milestone for Air bp as we work towards making SAF more available. As a key step in replacing fossil fuel with renewable... [Read More]

Peninsula has started supplying biofuels at its hub ports in the Strait of Gibraltar. The marine fuel supplier has recently received a permit from ISCC – International Sustainability and Carbon Certification - related to physical supply operations in Gibraltar, Algeciras and nearby ports. According to the company, the ISCC permits the supply of biofuels from feedstocks... [Read More]

bp has launched a green hydrogen cluster plan at its Castellón refinery in Valencia, Spain. Its transformation - including green hydrogen, biofuels and renewable energy - could see bp invest a total of up to €2 billion in Castellon by 2030. Its production of biofuels is expected to increase three-fold, to 650,000 tonnes a year 2030. Green hydrogen will also be used... [Read More]

Swedish Biofuels has announced that an investment by Mitsubishi Corporation to jointly accelerate the commercial deployment of clean renewable fuels using its advanced alcohol to jet (ATJ) technology. The technology produces fully formulated sustainable aviation fuel (FFSAF) from a variety of biogenic feedstocks. Swedish Biofuels FFSAF is different from other SAF, as... [Read More]

Essar Group has formed the Essar Energy Transition (EET) to drive the creation of the UK’s leading energy transition hub in north-west England. EET plans to invest a total of $3.6 billion (€3.4 billion) in developing a range of low carbon energy transition projects over the next five years across its site at Stanlow. This will include investing in developing 1 MT... [Read More]