Executive aviation provider Jetex has become the first to offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to customers in the United Arab Emirates. Building on the success of supplying SAF at selected locations in Europe, Jetex will now offer aircraft operators and private owners the possibility of significantly reducing emissions whenever they operate flights from its flagship... [Read More]

Cornwall-based fuel distributor Mitchell and Webber is reducing its carbon emissions and improving its renewable fuel offering - thanks to support from Lloyds Bank. Mitchell and Webber provides fuel to a variety of customers for a range of applications, including domestic heating. As part of its sustainability efforts, the company sought to invest in its fleet to ensure... [Read More]

Lootah Biofuels has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Atmosphere Hotels Resorts to produce and supply biodiesel and provide waste cooking oil recycling services in the Maldives. The deal was inked during the second day of the Dubai Business Forum, an influential global gathering of businesses and investors held from 1-2 November at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. The... [Read More]

Sufficient oxidation and cold stability is essential for the safe use of biodiesel (FAME). The additives used must not have any negative interactions with the FAME itself or the base diesel fuel and its additives. Only two antioxidants and one flow improver were able to pass the challenging no-harm tests in 2023 and be included on the no-harm lists. Fatty acid methyl... [Read More]

The aviation industry has been working on bio-aviation fuels since the late 2000s. The first flight using bio-aviation fuel took off in 2008 - it was flown by Virgin Atlantic from London to Amsterdam. Since then, many more airlines have carried out flights using bio-aviation fuels. In 2009, the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) which sets a cap on how much CO2 can... [Read More]

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has become a new dedicated partner in the ALIGHT project. Airbus has a unique expertise and will have a significant impact on the work in ALIGHT towards sustainable aviation. Airbus has a vast experience within the field of smart usage of sustainable aviation fuels to reduce both CO2 and non-CO2 emissions. In close collaboration... [Read More]

One of Amafilter’s® customers collects and recycles leftover food from hotels and the retail trade, which would normally be sent to landfill or be simply thrown away. A key component of Amafilter’s filtration process is to filter and separate the solids and the PE from the fat contained in the leftover food. The customer needed to achieve less than 50 ppm in order... [Read More]

The first Emirates flights operating with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Shell Aviation has taken off from Dubai International Airport (DXB). Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24 October was among the first to operate with SAF. Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at the airline’s hub in Dubai. This first ever supply... [Read More]

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) flight. Virgin Atlantic plans to fly across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on 28 November to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% SAF. The permit follows a programme of technical reviews by... [Read More]

Southwest Airlines has announced an offtake agreement with USA BioEnergy for up to 680 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Over the term of the 20-year agreement, once blended with conventional jet fuel, the SAF could produce the equivalent of 2.59 billion gallons of net-zero fuel and avoid 30 million metric tons of CO2. Southwest plans to begin... [Read More]

Wizz Air has taken home the award for Global Environmental Sustainability Airline Group of the Year for the second consecutive year at the CAPA Asia Aviation Summit in Kuala Lumpur. The CAPA Environmental Sustainability Awards for Excellence recognise airlines, airports and suppliers who put climate change at the forefront of their business. Wizz Air was recognised... [Read More]

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team saved 339 tCO2e and reduced race and hospitality trucks and generator emissions by 67% through HVO 100 biofuel use over the course of the 2023 Formula One European season. The combined 67% emissions reduction and 339 tCO2e saving, calculated in line with the GHG protocol and latest DEFRA GHG emissions factors, exceeded the team's initial... [Read More]

Velocys has launched its new 52,500 sq ft technology facility in Plain City, Ohio that will house the reactor core assembly and catalysis operations which form a critical part of the production process for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The new site enables the consolidation of Velocys’ catalysis services, microchannel reactor core assembly and technology licensing... [Read More]

easyJet has become the first airline in the world to sign a contract with Airbus for its carbon-removal initiative. Available through the Airbus Carbon Capture Offer, the technology uses Direct Air Carbon Capture and Storage (DACCS), to offer airlines worldwide carbon removal credits to advance their decarbonisation goals. The technology is complementary to other carbon... [Read More]