Alfa Laval and Bisviridi are collaborating to elevate the sustainability potential of organic and food waste recycling. The partnership integrates Alfa Laval's state-of-the-art Prodec Oil Plus decanter, designed for efficient oil separation, with anaerobic digestion to convert oil and fats waste into biofuel. This ground-breaking process, developed and patented by Bisviridi,... [Read More]

Malaysia-headquartered biofuel feedstock supplier FatHopes Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based Lootah Biofuels to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to airlines flying out from the Dubai International Airport. The MoU, signed during COP28 in Dubai, was witnessed by Malaysia’s Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate... [Read More]

From chicken nuggets to fish and chips, fried restaurant foods have one thing in common — they all generate tonnes of used cooking oil (UCO) per year. However, for Thumb BioEnergy, UCO is not a waste product. Instead, the Sandusky, Michigan, enterprise creates value by using UCO as a feedstock to produce biodiesel fuel. Renewable, cleaner burning biodiesel benefits... [Read More]

Repsol has started supplying sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Atlas Air for use in all its flights with its customer Inditex from Zaragoza Airport, Spain. Atlas Air is incorporating 5% SAF into all its flights. “With this agreement, we take another step in the decarbonisation of aviation. We show that SAF is the future, but also the present. With the upcoming launch... [Read More]

Vietjet and SAF One have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Vietnam. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his official trip to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) on climate action in Dubai, UAE. Vietjet will join forces with SAF... [Read More]

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) successfully bunkered the third supply chain of a biofuel blend as part of its pilot to develop a quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework for drop-in green fuels earlier in the summer. Partnering with tonnage provider Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), this GCMD-led trial involved the Kaupang, a mid-sized... [Read More]

Emirates has reached an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply of over 300,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s international hub in Dubai. The first SAF delivery under the agreement is expected to commence before the end of the year, making it the first time that SAF is supplied through the Middle Eastern airport’s fuelling system. Focus... [Read More]

A new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) storage unit is being built at Koole Tankstorage Botlek. After a preparatory period in which engineering, research and discussions with customers came together, Koole Terminals has decided to invest in a second distillation unit in the PID where SAF will be produced. Michiel Flier, business unit director at KTB, said: “We have... [Read More]

Clariant has announced it would be closing its sunliquid® bioethanol plant in Romania and downsize its operations in Germany. After developing its sunliquid® technology, Clariant took the decision in 2017 to establish its own commercial sunliquid® plant in Podari, which began producing bioethanol in the second quarter of 2022. In July this year, Cthe Swiss-based... [Read More]

The first test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting methanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) took place in Dubai on the sidelines of COP28 in the UAE. Masdar, TotalEnergies, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus, Falcon Aviation Services and technology licensor Axens all contributed to the successful flight. The Alcohol-to-Jet Synthetic Paraffinic... [Read More]

The boards of directors of Madison Bidco Limited and Velocys have reached an agreement concerning the takeover of the sustainable fuels technology company. It has been reported that terms and conditions of a recommended cash acquisition by Bidco of the entire issued, and to be issued, ordinary share capital of Velocys has been agreed. It is intended that the acquisition... [Read More]

Macquarie Asset Management will support the growth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with an initial investment of up to €175 million in SkyNRG. This new investment led by Macquarie Asset Management’s specialist Green Investments team (MAM Green Investments) will support SkyNRG’s next phase of growth. By 2030 SkyNRG aims to build its dedicated SAF facilities in... [Read More]

UK-based energy giant SSE has submitted proposals to transform its Tarbert Power Station in County Kerry in Ireland into a facility that operates on biofuels. The energy company’s Irish subsidiary, SSE Thermal, submitted the application to An Bord Pleanála to develop the 350 megawatt power station. The facility will initially run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)... [Read More]

Alfanar has awarded Air Liquide an engineering package to support the development of their Lighthouse Green Fuels project located in Teesside, UK. The project is one of the first projects underway in the UK aiming to convert biogenic and non-biogenic solid wastes and residues into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a large scale. As part of the agreement, Air Liquide... [Read More]

The Royal Australian Airforce used sustainable fuel (SAF) for its jets as they took to the skies for the Newcastle Air Show. The fuel was provided by the RAAF’s strategic partner Viva Energy and was made from sources such as oils, fat and waste. It produces up to 80% less carbon than the current range of fuels in use and will be used by the Roulettes. Defence Industry... [Read More]

World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement body has agreed to set up a panel to review countervailing duties imposed by the European Union (EU) on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia. Indonesia has requested WTO dispute consultations with the EU regarding the bloc's imposition of duties on imports of biodiesel from the Southeast Asia nation in August. However... [Read More]