Sugar Valley Energy aims to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for the airline industry. The project could produce up to 61 million gallons of SAF annually. The move will help address a key objective of the aviation industry, which aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. “Ultimately, diversifying our product offering to the broadest possible customer... [Read More]

Germany delivered around 9% more biodiesel (FAME) to other EU member states in the first nine months of the 2023 calendar year than in the same period in 2022, according to EUROSTAT figures. With intra-community exports amounting to 1.6 million tonnes, Germany ranked third among the biggest biodiesel exporters of the European Union. The Netherlands is in first place... [Read More]

Valero Energy and Darling Ingredients have announced that the joint sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project at the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Port Arthur plant remains on schedule with completion expected in the first quarter of 2025. The project is expected to give the DGD plant the optionality to upgrade approximately 50% of its current 470 million gallon renewable... [Read More]

Jet Zero Australia attended the ground-breaking of LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels Project. This is the Australian company’s primary reference plant for its flagship Project Ulysses Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in North Queensland, Australia. LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Project is the first commercial scale plant to fully commercialise... [Read More]

LanzaJet has opened its Freedom Pines Fuels plant - the world’s first ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility. This ethanol-based technology is the world’s first viable next-generation SAF technology capable of scaling production to the levels needed to decarbonise aviation through widely available and sustainable feedstock, emerging commercial... [Read More]

The European Biodiesel Bord (EBB) has moved to the next and most significant phase of its plan to combat the huge volumes of biodiesel imports from China that are causing such damage to the European industry. This is after its success in identifying evidence of fraudulent practices and stopping the suspected re-exporting of Indonesian biodiesel through the Port of Hainan... [Read More]

Ryanair and Enilive, a company directly controlled by Eni, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the long-term supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at selected Ryanair airports across Italy. This agreement with Enilive will enable Ryanair to access to up to 100,000 tonnes of SAF between 2025 and 2030. SAF is a concrete solution to contribute to the decarbonisation... [Read More]

Praj’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demonstration facility at its R&D Centre in Pune was opened on January 20. Praj has developed a proprietary technology to process agricultural feedstocks for the production of SAF that can be blended with aviation turbine fuel (ATF). During the inauguration ceremony, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, the Minister of Petroleum and Natural... [Read More]

Topsoe has signed a licensing and engineering agreement with Preem, Sweden’s largest fuel company, to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel using Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology. According to the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Scenario, over 10% of fuel consumption in aviation by 2030 needs to be SAF to stay on course for net-zero... [Read More]

Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomed EPA’s release of public data for the Renewable Fuel Standard, including final production volumes for last year. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data shows that US production of biomass-based diesel – including biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and heating oil – reached 4 billion gallons... [Read More]

Greenergy has announced the successful commissioning of expansion works at two of their biodiesel plants in the UK and in Amsterdam. The works included upgrading the pre-treatment process capability, allowing for a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks to be processed into lower carbon biodiesel that will be used in transport fuels to reduce emissions. Already a... [Read More]

Sasol and Topsoe have announced the appointment of Jan Toschka as the CEO of the joint venture established to develop, build, own and operate SAF ventures and to market the products. In June last year, Sasol and Topsoe announced their intent to form a new joint venture. The aviation industry alone accounts for 2% of global carbon emissions, and the joint venture aims... [Read More]

New York City took a monumental step towards clean air and a sustainable future with the grand opening of the city's first retail fuel station dispensing renewable diesel on January 11. This historic collaboration between Sprague and Sonomax signals a new era for the transportation sector with this drop-in fuel solution. “Sprague has a long history of introducing... [Read More]

The cities of Ames, Madison and Washington DC have utilised Optimus Technologies for their snowplows which are using 100% biodiesel (B100) as the decarbonisation solution for their heavy-duty fleets. This decision marks a significant milestone in these cities’ commitment to reducing carbon emissions and transitioning towards renewable energy sources today. This week,... [Read More]

The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new measures to strengthen carbon emission reduction targets for new heavy-duty vehicles. Negotiators agreed on emissions reduction targets of 45% for the period 2030-2034, 65% for 2035-2039 and 90% as of 2040, applying for large trucks (including vocational vehicles, such as garbage trucks, tippers... [Read More]

Wizz Air has reported that its average carbon emissions for 2023 amounted to 51.5 grams per passenger/km, 6.8% lower than in 2022. This represents the airline’s lowest ever average annual carbon intensity result recorded in one calendar year, underpinning its leadership in CO2 intensity reduction among competitor airlines. As part of its sustainability strategy, Wizz... [Read More]