SAF News

A major sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in southern China is moving closer to completion, with construction progressing on a large-scale biofuel facility in Hainan Province that is expected to produce up to 300,000 tonnes of renewable fuel annually. Owned by Hainan Eco Prime, the plant is being developed at Yangpu Port within the Hainan Economic Development Zone on the island's…
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OXCCU has produced its first samples of a finished synthetic blend component for SAF blending. The fuel was tested to international standards by trusted chemical and fuel analysis partner Intertek, marking another key milestone in OXCCU’s journey to commercialising cost-effective, scalable SAF. The successful testing demonstrates that OXCCU’s synthetic blend component, made using its…
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LanzaJet announced fully committed new financing of at least $20 million (€17.8 million) to support the company’s next phase of growth and operations at Freedom Pines Fuels in Soperton, Georgia. The first close occurred on October 14, and the financing is expected to close in full by December 2026. The financing is supported by LanzaTech Global, Inc, Vinod Khosla and the LanzaJet board and…
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KROHNE has announced an expanded portfolio of process instrumentation designed to support the fast‑growing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) sector, helping producers improve reliability, efficiency and lifecycle performance as projects scale from first‑of‑a‑kind plants to full commercial deployment. SAF production brings together two technically distinct worlds: renewable feedstocks such…
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CarbonCore Inc. has advanced plans for its GeorgiaSAF™ programme, confirming Bainbridge and Decatur County as the focus of development for a proposed commercial‑scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Southwest Georgia. The project aims to convert sustainably sourced woody biomass into aviation fuel for the Southeast and wider US market, creating a new long‑term industrial outlet…
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Vopak Terminals Australia has welcomed the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s endorsement of its proposed aviation fuel infrastructure expansion project in Port Botany. Included as a key project to strengthen the state’s fuel security and resilience,  the expansion reinforces Vopak’s commitment to providing robust, future-ready energy infrastructure. Aligned with the government's fuel…
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Uniper has joined a growing list of aviation fuel buyers that have reserved future production capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics' NovaSAF™ platform, as commercial momentum behind the company's SAF technology continues to build. The agreement adds to Uniper's low carbon portfolio and brings additional commercial traction to Syzygy's planned NovaSAF™ facilities in Central and South America, as…
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The Latvian company developing the Baltic’s largest sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project, NorSAF, has agreed to collaborate with UK clean-tech company Nova Pangaea Technologies to develop an advanced ethanol production plant in Latvia to supply NorSAF’s SAF facility. The project will use locally sourced wood waste to make ethanol using Nova Pangaea’s proprietary technology. The…
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Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF) has published new independent analysis revealing the economic impact its proposed multibillion-pound sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility could generate for Teesside and the wider UK. Undertaken by Arup, the analysis forecasts that the project could generate more than £8 billion (€9.3 billion) in Gross Value Added (GVA) across the UK throughout construction…
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OMV Petrom has confirmed major construction progress on its new sustainable fuels unit at the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania. The €560 million project will create a 250,000‑tonne‑per‑year facility producing SAF and renewable diesel (HVO) from vegetable oils and used cooking oil, supported by green hydrogen. Foundations are complete and key process equipment — including columns and…
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KROHNE has been highlighting its process instrumentation portfolio engineered for the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. The portfolio enables producers to manage challenging feedstocks, hydrogen service, and demanding process conditions ranging from pretreatment through the final downstream process. As SAF projects move from first-of-a-kind plants toward larger-scale deployment, engineers…
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FedEx is scaling its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) procurement through new agreements projected to secure more than 20 million gallons of neat SAF across five US airports through next year. The agreements span FedEx operations at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Oakland International Airport (OAK), Miami International Airport (MIA), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), and…
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