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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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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has made new estimates for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
In summary the headline figures include:
• SAF volumes reached over 600 million litres (0.5Mt) in 2023, double the 300 million litres (0.25 Mt) produced the year before.
• SAF accounted for 3% of all renewable fuels produced with 97% of renewable fuel production…
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Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A have announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring an end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste.
The alliance brings together a wealth of diverse expertise and capabilities to help customers streamline the entire SAF production…
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APG is investing up to €250 million in SkyNRG to enable the development and adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) worldwide.
The funding will support the continued growth of SkyNRG’s platform which includes a portfolio of capacity development projects, R&D activities, advisory services, and a range of commercial innovative customer programmes.
As part of an investment round of up to…
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In April and May, Dr Alan Crofts and a team of four experienced British explorers carried out the Into Clean Air expedition in Chile and Bolivia.
This ground breaking expedition was organised to evaluate the premise that remote expeditions over the severest terrain and environmental conditions can be carried out using sustainable and carbon saving fuel sources – primarily waste cooking oil -…
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Gevo has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Agri-Energy to A.E. Innovation for $7 million (€6.1 million).
The transaction includes Agri’s 18-million-gallon-per-year ethanol production facility located in Luverne, Minnesota.
Gevo will retain ownership of certain isobutanol-production-related assets and a portion of the vacant land at the site for future use.
With these retained…
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Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont-Blanc airport, operated by VINCI Airports, has taken a new step in its environmental strategy by providing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) thanks to a new fuelling contract with TotalEnergies.
This initiative is in line with the commitment made to the Haute-Savoie department when it took over operation of the infrastructure in 2022, aiming to decarbonise the activities…
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The Iowa Biodiesel Board and Iowa Soybean Association joined Pilot Travel Centres, PepsiCo and Optimus Technologies to celebrate the launch of a new B99 biodiesel pump for fleets at Pilot’s Des Moines travel centre — one of only a few in the nation dispensing almost pure biodiesel to commercial fleets.
The programme helps fuel retailers upgrade their equipment to accommodate higher blends of…
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The Tour d’Europe has been showcasing the decarbonisation potential provided by renewable fuels and underlining their role in reaching the EU’s objective of climate neutrality by 2050.
The Europe-wide event concludes in Brussels shortly.
During the Tour d’Europe, ICE light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles travelled throughout Europe between end-February and June, with a number of stops in…
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All petrol vehicles taking part in this year’s Formula Student competition will use SUSTAIN biofuels - thanks to a partnership between the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and fuel supplier Coryton.
The finals of the competition, which is organised by IMechE and attracts over 100 teams from universities in the UK and worldwide, will take place in July at the Silverstone race…
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LanzaJet and BioD have launched a feasibility study to develop the first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant in Colombia.
After more than three years of thorough evaluation of over 20 technologies, BioD has selected the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology developed by LanzaJet, a global leader in scalable ethanol-to-SAF conversion solutions.
The feasibility study will assess the…
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Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, announced on 23 April its plan to divest its proprietary technology NAPCON to Lummus Technology.
The divestment has now been completed.
NAPCON covers solutions in the field of interactive operator training simulators and game-aided learning systems, real-time process optimisation, AI based process…
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Firefly’s founder James Hygate and Nufarm’s André Paulo Santos will be speaking at the Biofuels International Conference and Expo and SAF Summit to be held in Brussels on 24–25 June. Both share their thoughts on the challenges facing the industry.
Can you outline what Firefly has been doing this year?
Over the past year, Firefly has been progressing its FOAK project in Harwich, Essex,…
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SAFasia and Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) supporting the development of multiple sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects throughout the Philippines.
These projects will utilise biogas produced from agricultural waste as feedstock and incorporate an innovative e-Reformer developed by the German company Caphenia.
Caphenia's Plasma-Boudouard Reactor…
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Castle & Cooke Aviation, a premier provider of luxury FBO services, has highlighted its growing sustainability portfolio at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) as it joins forces with Avfuel.
With a focus on operational elegance and environmental responsibility, the FBO is positioned as a go-to destination for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and clean energy advancements in Southern California.
“While…
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Johnson Matthey has reached an agreement to sell its Catalyst Technologies business to Honeywell International at an enterprise value of £1.8 billion (€2.15 billion).
The technologies that JM is selling to Honeywell include the development of hydrogen for industry and transport and sustainable aviation fuels for the airline industry.
Patrick Thomas, chair of Johnson Matthey, said: "On…
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