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TotalEnergies is ramping up its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity to over 500,000 tonnes per year from 2028.
This will enable the company to supply more than 10% of our European jet-fuel volumes, outpacing the 6% mandate for 2030.
Key investments include transforming Grandpuits into a zero-crude biorefinery, SAF coprocessing at Normandy, Antwerp and Leuna refineries, and launching La…
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In Belgium, Reuters reported that the European Union is offering subsidies to encourage airlines to switch from traditional kerosene to more sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
The initiative includes support for the purchase of over 200 million liters of SAF.
Based on calculations by Reuters using European Commission data, this volume represents around 15% of current global SAF production and…
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Production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 79% compared to fossil fuels in 2024, according to newly certified data.
As EU policymakers consider how best to decarbonise road transport, the new high level of GHG savings once again confirms the importance of renewable ethanol as a replacement for fossil fuel…
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With EMOVY joining the ADAC in exiting greenhouse gas (GHG) quota trading, the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) warns of deepening disruption in the sector.
The insolvencies, UFOP says, are collateral damage from mounting cases of fraud involving imported biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), notably from China and a fictitious HVO facility in Dubai.
The…
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Chelsea Grimes, Global Strategic Marketing Manager at Grace, outlines how the company has been supporting the biofuels industry.
Can you outline Grace’s solutions for biofuels and SAF?
Let me start by saying that Grace is one of the leading global suppliers of speciality chemicals and solutions that enable industries to enhance modern life.
To that end, we have been supporting the biofuels…
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In the UK, Jet2.com began using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on flights from Bristol Airport earlier this year.
The airline purchased over 300 tonnes of SAF from Q8Aviation, which has been used to add a 1% SAF blend on to a number of departing flights from the West Country airport.
Elsewhere in Europe, Sasol and Topsoe announced the successful launch of their joint venture, Zaffra.
With…
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Used cooking oil will be used to power vehicles at East Midlands Airport - helping slash carbon emissions by up to 90%.
More than 60 vehicles involved in airport operations are now running on biodiesel instead of fossil-based diesel. These include airfield operations and security team vehicles, fire trucks and snow clearing vehicles.
The airport has worked with biodiesel supplier YourNRG to…
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The two-day Biofuels Conference and SAF Summit takes place in just over a week - so don't miss out.
The Biofuels Conference and Expo as well as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit get underway in Brussels On June 24-25.
The first day of the Biofuels event will be chaired by Nuseed’s Andre Paula Santos.
Other speakers over the course of the event include Craig Winneker from ePURE and Xavier…
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Finavia's Helsinki Airport has achieved net-zero carbon emissions targets in its own operations and has received an international Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme’s net-zero certification.
Neste MY Renewable Diesel™, powering the machinery and emergency power generators at the Helsinki Airport since 2024, has played a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.…
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State and local leaders along with company leaders at Chevron Corporation celebrated the grand opening of the Ames Technology Centre on the Chevron Renewable Energy Group (CREG) Campus.
The 45,000 square foot facility, which sits on the Chevron Campus in Ames, Iowa, will expand the company’s lower carbon fuels technology development and advanced technical support capabilities by adding new…
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Malaysia is ramping up its biodiesel initiative by increasing the blend used in ground transport vehicles at its main international airport, in a bid to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani announced that the country will upgrade from the current B10 biodiesel blend — comprising 10% palm-based biodiesel — to B20 for airport ground…
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There's not long to go now before the two-day Biofuels Conference and SAF Summit - so don’t forget to register for the great event.
The Biofuels Conference and Expo as well as the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Summit get underway in Brussels On June 24-25.
The first day of the Biofuels event will be chaired by Nuseed’s Andre Paula Santos.
Other speakers over the course of the event include…
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Neste and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) are partnering to drive innovation in renewable fuels. The companies have joined forces to develop a new technology enabling conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into high-quality, lower-emission renewable fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.
The joint development has reached the first major milestone, and the piloting…
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Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and Avina Synthetic Aviation Fuel (Avina) are partnering to develop the first on-airport sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility utilising one of the very first alcohol-to-jet pathways in the US.
Avina will build a state-of-the-art facility to provide ASTM certified fuel on airport property just south of PIT’s terminal by deploying KBR’s…
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According to a forecast from the EU Commission, the supply of sunflower seed in the EU-27 is expected to significantly exceed the previous year's volume in the 2025/26 marketing season.
The estimate is based on higher yield expectations, despite a 4% reduction in production area.
The EU Commission projects a sunflower seed harvest of 9.7 million tonnes for 2025. This would represent a 17%…
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Syzygy Plasmonics has initiated a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) project with Kent for NovaSAF 1 - the world's first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility.
The site will serve as a model for scalable, low-cost sustainable aviation fuel production.
Located in Durazno, Uruguay, NovaSAF 1 will produce over 350,000 gallons of ASTM Certified SAF annually, marking a breakthrough in…
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