In Australia, Australia Manufacturing reported that Sparc Technologies, Fortescue, and the University of Adelaide have advanced to Stage 2 of the Sparc Hydrogen joint venture to develop low-cost green hydrogen using innovative photocatalytic technology. The report noted that the Stage 2 focus will center on constructing a pilot plant and testing reactors, alongside continued laboratory […]
In Singapore, The Straits Times reported that a hydrogen-compatible natural gas power plant built by local electricity generator PacificLight Power on Jurong Island will begin operations in 2029. The company said the project, which will cost around $1 billion, will be the largest single and most efficient combined cycle gas turbine facility in Singapore, according […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that China’s largest integrated offshore photovoltaic (PV) demonstration project, combining solar power, hydrogen production and refueling, and energy storage, has been connected to the grid for power generation. Hengtong Group announced that this development marks the launch of “China’s first” PV project aimed at ecological remediation of tidal flats. […]
In Brazil, G1 reported that researchers from the National Biorenewables Laboratory (LNBR) of the National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas, Sao Paulo state, discovered that sustainable fuel made from microbial oil derived from sugarcane has the potential to replace kerosene and, thus, reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by more […]
In Spain, EFE reported that Spanish airline association (ALA) estimates that airlines will pay an additional cost of $243 million in 2025 for the use of 2% of sustainable aviation fuel SAF in Spain. ALA recalls that in 2025 the European SAF mandate ReFuelEU Aviation -will begin to apply, which establishes SAF use quotas ranging […]
In Brazil, Eixos reported that Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has defined the composition of the working group responsible for the studies that will support the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) in new policies for waterway and aviation fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The working group will be coordinated by the director of […]
In Washington, Elkhorn Media Group reported that the Port of Walla Walla Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize Executive Director Pat Reay to execute contracts with both the Washington State Department of Commerce and SkyNRG. The report noted that the contracts are to accept a $1.5 million non-construction grant from Commerce to assist in the engineering, […]
In Singapore, TTG Asia reported that new estimates from IATA show strong growth in global SAF production, although it remains below previous expectations. In 2024, SAF production reached 1 million tn, double the 0.5 million tn produced in 2023. SAF accounted for 0.3% of global jet fuel production and 11% of global renewable fuel. “SAF […]
In South Korea, KED Global said that SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, has shipped its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel to Europe. With the shipment, SK Energy, a unit of the country’s top energy company and battery maker SK Innovation Co., has become Korea’s first oil refiner to export SAF to […]
In Austria, Aviation Direct reported that the Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL) is calling for the aviation tax to be abolished in order to alleviate the additional financial burden given that on January 1, 2025, the new EU requirement came into force, according to which airlines at European airports must replace 2% […]
