Airbus and Qantas are set to announce a $200 million (€190 million) fund to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia. Qantas has set a target of using 10% SAF in its fuel mix by 2030 and placed a multibillion-dollar order for Airbus narrowbody and widebody aircraft, Reuters reported. Stephen Forshaw, Airbus' chief representative for Australia,... [Read More]

LanzaTech Global, a carbon capture company that transforms waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, and the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company (Tadweer), plan to develop a large-scale conversion plant for transforming solid municipal waste into sustainable alternative fuel. Ali Al Dhaheri, chief executive officer of Tadweer, said: “This is another great... [Read More]

Germany shipped around 2.3 million tonnes of biodiesel abroad last year - the largest quantity ever. Imports also hit an all-time high of 1.4 million tonnes. The Netherlands remained by far Germany's most important trading partner for taking 21% more biodiesel (1.16 million tonnes) than in 2021. The previous record high reached in 2020 was exceeded by 124,000 tonnes.... [Read More]

Bell Textron has completed its first flight fuelled with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Its Bell 505 became the first-ever single engine helicopter to fly using 100% SAF. This milestone flight was achieved by a close cooperation between Bell, Safran Helicopter Engines, GKN Aerospace, Neste and Virent. Safran Helicopter Engines, manufacturer of the Arrius 2R... [Read More]

BHP is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia. Supplied through a collaboration with bp, the renewable diesel made from HVO will be used in haul trucks and other mining equipment over an initial three-month trial period. BHP Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) asset president,... [Read More]

Eni Sustainable Mobility and Saipem have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of employing biofuels on Saipem’s drilling and construction naval vessels at operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Saipem has a global fleet consisting of 45 vessels for construction and drilling. The MoU represents an important milestone for Eni and Saipem, confirming... [Read More]

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has carried out the third successful trial using marine biofuel. The trial used B24 marine biofuel comprising 24% fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). This was supplied by bp to the capesize bulker Cape Tsubaki with the co-operation of the charterer, JFE Steel Corporation. K Line has been accumulating... [Read More]

Heathrow Airport has called on the UK government to help make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) more commercially viable in the country. SAF cuts the amount of carbon emissions released during air travel but is currently several times more expensive to produce than traditional fuel. The government has said it wants five SAF plants under construction by 2025. SAF is produced... [Read More]

United Airlines alongside five corporate partners are launching a new fund to invest in start-up firms to expand the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund will start with $100 million (€94 million) invested by United Airlines, Air Canada, Boeing, GE Aerospace, JPMorgan Chase and Honeywell. “This fund... [Read More]

Neste and Wizz Air have agreed on the supply of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ from 2025 onwards. The agreement gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase 36,000 tons of Neste-produced sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per annum over a period of three years for the airline to use across its route network in Europe and the UK. The SAF volumes to be purchased are... [Read More]

Emerson has launched its new ASCOTM Series 262 and 263 Biodiesel Valves, the first combustion valves certified for use with biodiesel blended fuel in industrial and commercial boilers in the Americas and Asia. These biodiesel valves make it possible for district heating and commercial boiler burner applications to transition to a more sustainable energy source, simplifying... [Read More]

Sasol and Topsoe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the intent to establish a 50/50 Joint Venture (JV) to develop sustainable aviation fuel solutions (SAF). The JV will develop, build, own, and operate ventures producing SAF based on Sasol’s Fischer Tropsch technology and Topsoe’s relevant SAF technologies. With aviation being responsible for 3%... [Read More]

The annual Biofuels International Conference and Expo is just over two months away with the industry taking centre stage in Brussels. Decarbonisation, net-zero and energy security will be some of the hotly debated topics on the agenda at the Plaza Hotel on May 16-17. Following on from the European Parliament’s recent target of 45% renewable energy consumption by... [Read More]

KBR has launched sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology in alliance with Swedish Biofuels - a technology developer and pioneer in cutting-edge research on biofuels. The alliance extends KBR's decarbonisation and energy transition portfolio into the aviation sector with a differentiated SAF offering. In addition to processing ethanol, this technology can also convert... [Read More]

Sustainable aviation experts are set to descend on Amsterdam later in the summer to discuss how the sector can further embrace sustainability and move closer to their net-zero goals. The Sustainable Aviation Futures Congress event will take place at Hotel Okura in the heart of the Dutch capital on June 7-9. Delegates and guests will be able to listen to speakers highlight... [Read More]

Petronas Research and SEDC Energy have signed an agreement to develop technology for microalgae oil production. Under the agreement, the two firms will jointly develop algae production technology which includes cultivation, harvesting and extraction of crude algae oil that will later be refined to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Both parties will also deep dive... [Read More]