In the UK, The Manufacturer reported that The Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI), founded by King Charles III in 2020 when he was Prince of Wales, has appointed Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, as the new CEO Champion of its flagship Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Pathfinder Initiative. The SAF Pathfinder Initiative is focused on mobilizing […]
In France, Haffner Energy and IGNIS P2X kicked off their bio/e-SAF collaborative project AeroVerde.Their immediate task consists in identifying the project’s first site’s precise location in Spain. “AeroVerde emerged from our recognition of Haffner Energy’s innovative approach to creating value from residual biomass,” said Gustav Granberg, Director of P2X Business Development & Strategy. “At IGNIS […]
In Washington, Alaskan Airlines said that Washington State leaders, aviation industry partners, research institutions, Tribal representatives and sustainability advocates today launched the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator (CSAA). Announced at the Boeing Future of Flight, the initiative is the most comprehensive and well-funded across the region of its kind to accelerate the production, deployment and adoption […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Outokumpu, a producer of sustainable stainless steel, and Norsk e-Fuel, a Nordic form focusing on Power-to-Liquid project development, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together towards realizing a CO-to-SAF production plant to be located next to Outokumpu’s stainless steel mill in Koivuluoto, Tornio, Finland. […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a mandate to expand grain production as the Asian country seeks to shield its food supply from global volatility. Speaking at a two-day work conference in Beijing that concluded on Tuesday, Xi stressed the need to modernize agriculture and rural areas over the coming […]
In Ukraine, APK Inform reported that preliminary data showed that farms of all categories in Russia harvested 139.4 million tons of grain in 2025, up from 125.9 million tons a year earlier, including 91.4 million tons of wheat. The gross harvest of barley increased from 16.7 million tons in 2024 to 19.7 million tons, while […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reported that Indonesia will likely increase its palm oil export levy to support the country’s biodiesel mandate, according to the country’s energy ministry official Eniya Listiani Dewi. Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer, has implemented a mandatory 40% palm-based biodiesel blend, known as B40, the highest blending rate in the world. It […]
In Missouri, Brownfield reported that the USDA reported a mixed start to the calendar year for U.S. export inspections. Corn inspections during the week ending January 1 fell below the previous week but was more than double this time last year as the strong sales from earlier in the marketing year leave U.S. ports, according […]
In Canada, Manitoba Co-Operator reported that the average corn yield in Manitoba was 147 bushels per acre, according to data from Statistics Canada. That number would set a provincial record and sounds high, since many regions of Manitoba were extremely dry in May, June and early July, according to the report. Statistics Canada said in […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that global financial services company StoneX revised its forecast for Brazil’s 2025/26 soybean crop upward in January, estimating production at 177.6 million tons. This represents a 0.2% increase from the December report and a much stronger 5.2% rise compared with the previous season, despite irregular rainfall and periods of intense heat […]
