In Denmark, Topsoe said it has signed an agreement with Guangxi Hongkun Biomass to provide its HydroFlex technology to produce SAF at the company’s plant in the Qinzhou Port Area Free Trade Pilot Zone of Guangxi, China. This agreement is Topsoe’s first SAF project in China. Under the terms of the contract, Topsoe will deliver […]
In Spain, DHL Express Spain and Camper have signed a strategic agreement by which the latter adheres to the DHL Express GoGreen Plus program, the first express international parcel service that allows reducing carbon emissions associated with shipping through the use of sustainable aviation fuels. Thanks to this collaboration, Camper has set the goal for […]
In Washington DC, the Renewable Fuels Association announced it will be a founding member of the SAF Coalition, which was launched as a tool to advocate for the establishment of significant and durable federal policies related to the production, consumption and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel. “Expanding the availability of sustainable aviation fuel is an […]
In the UK, ABTA supported the UK Government’s plans to introduce a mandate for 10% of jet fuel to be sustainable aviation fuel in all UK outbound flights by 2030. ABTA is a trade association for UK travel agents, tour operators and the wider travel industry. ABTA says it is good the Government shares the […]
In the UK, the University of Sheffield said it has been selected as the delivery partner for the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Clearing House, funded by the Department for Transport. Led by the Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield, and supported by engineering and environmental consultancy Ricardo, the UK SAF Clearing House is now […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel from biomass. The new technology produces 3-5% more SAF, enables a cost reduction of up to 20% and reduces by-product waste streams as compared to other commonly used hydroprocessing technologies, Honeywell said. Honeywell said its Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking technology […]
In The Netherlands, GIDARA said its Energy’s HTW technology for gasification of solid waste to syngas has been selected by Aker Solutions, as one of several suppliers, to contribute to a feasibility study for the Equinor Mongstad Industrial Transformation (MIT) project. The aim is to convert solid waste and RDF to produce SAF, the company […]
In the UK, the UK government has confirmed new targets to ensure 10% of all jet fuel in flights taking off from the UK comes from sustainable sources by 2030 through its sustainable aviation fuel mandate. The UK’s SAF mandate, which, subject to parliamentary approval, which will come into force in January 2025, will be […]
In Switzerland, ETH Zurich said that a group of its researchers have engineered bacteria in the laboratory to efficiently use methanol. The metabolism of these bacteria can now be tapped into to produce valuable products currently made by the chemical industry from fossil fuels, ETH Zurich said. Researchers explained that methanol can be synthesized from […]
In India, The Economic Times reported that the Indian government has allowed sugar mills to use 670,000 tons of B-heavy molasses as feedstock for making ethanol in the current year. Sugar mills in India were holding excess stock of B-heavy molasses — a byproduct of the sweetener — produced before the ban on its use […]
