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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will publish an annual Track Zero report using its tracking methodology to report industry-level progress towards aviation’s commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
The Net Zero Tracking Methodology and related reporting process were developed with industry experts.
IATA will aggregate and report annually inputs from IATA member…
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UKPIA is calling on the UK Government to set an achievable target for the amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) used by UK airlines in 2025 or risk higher prices for passengers.
In response to the Government’s consultation on Developing the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate, UKPIA said that setting a target for SAF above 0.5% as a proportion of jet fuel in 2025 would be unachievable,…
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Bangchak Group in Thailand is to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil.
The ceremony for the construction agreement of SAF production unit was signed between BSGF Company Limited and TTCL Public Company Limited.
Chaiwat Kovavisarach, group CEO and president, Bangchak, said: “Over the course of nearly four decades since Bangchak was established with a mission to create…
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Bunge and Chevron’s Renewable Energy Group have acquired Chacraservicios based in Argentina.
This latest investment in novel seeds adds a new oil source in Bunge and Chevron’s global supply chains and will help both companies meet the growing demand for lower carbon renewable feedstocks.
“Across our business, our decision-making process includes a focus on carbon. Investing in this new…
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Gevo is a technology development and commercialisation company focused on largescale deployment of net-zero renewable hydrocarbon fuels, chemicals and nutritional products.
Using a combination of proprietary biological and chemical transformations and a strategic alliance with Axens, the company plans to offer the technological know-how and systems design for a wide range of products while…
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CropEnergies, Mannheim, Germany, has reported revenues of €321 million and an operating profit of €14 million in the first quarter of 2023/24.
This corresponds to an EBITDA of €25 million (previous year: €98 million). Ethanol production declined to 221 (previous year: 281) thousand cubic meters due to scheduled maintenance shutdowns.
The main reasons for the decline in revenues and…
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Volvo Cars has announced that most of its seafaring journeys will be made with renewable fuel instead of traditional fossil fuel.
The car company said it would achieve an immediate reduction in fossil CO2 emissions from intercontinental ocean freight by 55,000 tonnes over a year.
The fuel used is Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and is based on renewable and sustainable sources, mainly waste…
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Rapeseed oil sales by German oil mills remained well below the figure from 12 months previously at the beginning of the crop year.
This stagnated around the turn of the year, but has since picked up the pace in the second half of the crop year.
According to the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), German oil mills sold around 583,800 tonnes of rapeseed oil to the retail sector…
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Victor and Neste are celebrating one year of a successful partnership together. They have now called for commercial airlines to consider replicating their working blueprint - which they believe could significantly accelerate SAF demand globally.
Since June 2022, when Victor and Neste launched this first direct-to-consumer SAF blueprint.
The average percentage of fossil fuel voluntarily…
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Airbus and LanzaJet have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to address the needs of the aviation sector through the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The MoU establishes a relationship between Airbus and LanzaJet to advance building SAF facilities which will use LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology. This agreement also aims to accelerate the certification and…
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Syclus will build and operate a plant for the production of renewable ethylene from sustainable ethanol in Chemelot Industrial Park, Geleen, the Netherlands.
With an annual production capacity in the range of 100,000 tonnes, this renewable ethanol-to-ethylene production plant would be a first in Europe, paving the way for a more sustainable way of producing plastics.
The facility will rely on…
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The North American ethanol industry is nothing if not persistent and innovative, qualities which have served the sector well in the past and are set to play a central role in helping to secure a sustainable place within the net-zero future of the world.
Buoyed in the US by the Inflation Reduction Act and the steady approach of future clean fuel policies and, in the US and Canada, by the…
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Bulk storage terminals play a critical role in the supply chain of renewable fuel production by providing a central location for the storage, blending and the distribution of fuels.
These terminals are typically located near transportation hubs such as ports, rail yards and highways, allowing them to efficiently receive and distribute renewable fuels to end-users.
In the context of renewable…
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Twelve and Washington Governor Jay Inslee have announced plans to scale the production of E-Jet® fuel, Twelve’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from CO2 and renewable energy.
A commercial-scale production facility is planned to be built in Moses Lake. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the Washington State exhibit at the 2023 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget,…
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Korean Air has partnered with GS Caltex to conduct test flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The test flights using SAF will be analyzed and the results will be used by the Korean government to establish SAF quality standards and accelerate commercialisation.
The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on June 29 to cooperate on a series of test flights using SAF.…
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