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There are two months’ to go before the annual Biofuels Conference and Expo and SAF Summit takes place on June 18-19. The event will once again be held at the Hotel Le Plaza in Brussels, which so successfully hosted the conference last year. Daniel Chereau who leads IATA's fuel team, will be speaking on the second day of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Summit, which will be a first for the…
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Neste and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement for the supply of nine million litres (around 7,200 tons) of neat Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™. The agreement represents the largest purchase of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste made by any airline outside North America and Europe for delivery before the end of 2024. The agreement follows an earlier SAF delivery to Air New…
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CPM introduced Crown’s Global Innovation Centre in 2019 at their headquarters in Blaine, Minnesota, US, and more recently unveiled Crown’s Liquids Pilot Plant as part of a continuing commitment to innovation. The Global Innovation Centre has been instrumental in both client and internal innovations for process and equipment designs. The products and processes have varied considerably,…
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Silvey Fleet and BWOC will be supply HVO for the British Truck Racing Championships (BTRC). The BTRC is one of the biggest motorsport categories in the UK, with machines weighing in at more than five tonnes and producing in excess of 1000 bhp. Silvey Fleet and BWOC will be helping the BTRC significantly reduce carbon emissions over the course of the 2024 season through the use of renewable…
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Boeing is buying 9.4 million gallons (35.6 million litres) of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support its US commercial operations this year. This is the company's largest annual SAF purchase, more than 60% higher than its buy in 2023. The blended fuel – 30% SAF made from waste by-products such as fats, oils, and greases and 70% conventional jet fuel – will support the Boeing…
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The Coastal Sustainability Alliance (CSA), an industry collaborative effort led by Kuok Maritime Group (KMG) revealed plans to advance the maritime biofuel ecosystem in Singapore with up to $10 million (€6.9 million) in investments. This partnership will be spearheaded by two of its Alliance members – Green COP and Ken Energy – which formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Over…
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Topsoe has signed an agreement with Cepsa to provide its HydroFlex™ technology for the production of SAF and renewable diesel. This will be carried out at Cepsa’s and Bio-Oils’ new second-generation biofuels plant in Palos de la Frontera, Spain. Elena Scaltritti, chief commercial officer at Topsoe, said: “We are excited to have been selected as the technology provider for this important…
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Growth Energy is celebrating another successful round of applications for the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). During the most recent application window, Growth Energy helped write grant applications for 39 different retailers comprising 198 stores—51% of all submissions. The effort could result in more than 1,200 new E15…
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World Fuel Services (World Fuel) will supply the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) with a further 5,150,000 litres of aviation fuel. The supplied fuel is blended with approximately 40% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), sourced from Neste. This follows a collaboration between World Fuel and the UK MoD that saw the successful delivery of 4,000,000 litres of SAF between November 2023…
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Imports of rapeseed meal to the European Union rose around 16% in the first eight months of the running marketing year. Imports from Russia increased especially sharply. In the first eight months of the running marketing year, the EU-27 received around 681,500 tonnes of rapeseed meal, which was 95,600 tonnes more than in the same period a year earlier. At 281,830 tonnes – which is just over…
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HGK Shipping is supporting the German government’s decision to approve the alternative fuel - HVO100. Europe’s largest inland waterway shipping company believes that this provides an opportunity to press ahead with decarbonising this mode of transport in the medium term. European inland waterway shipping companies face high investment costs for new drive systems for vessels The sector with…
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Japan Airlines (JAL) will launch a new business initiative called the JAL Corporate SAF Programme from April, which certifies the environmental value of CO₂ reduction achieved through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and provides it to corporate customers in Japan using JAL flights. JAL has been working on reducing its direct (Scope 1) CO₂ emissions from aircraft operations and…
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Daniel Chereau leads IATA's fuel team, which focuses on efficiency and reliability of fuel supply – including the ramp up of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) – and advocating for a competitive market and fair access to infrastructure. He will be speaking on the second day of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Summit to be held in Brussels on June 18-19 What are you planning to talk about at…
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