In Washington D.C., U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley, introduced legislation that would help accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel through existing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to allow further growth for alternative fuels to be used in the aviation […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zawya said that Wizz Air reported that its average carbon emissions for 2023 amounted to 51.5 grams per passenger/km, 6.8% lower than in 2022. This represents Wizz Air’s lowest ever average annual carbon intensity result recorded in one calendar year, underpinning its leadership in the CO2 intensity reduction among […]
In Norway, Norsk e-Fuel said it has signed long-term offtake agreements with Norwegian and Cargolux. Norsk e-Fuel is starting the industrialization of e-Fuel production in Mosjøen, Norway and will start to provide e-Fuels to the aviation industry after 2026. “We have ambitious plans to ramp-up e-Fuel production as soon as possible to deliver fossil-free fuels […]
In Ireland, Ryanair and Enilive, announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the long-term supply of Enilive sustainable aviation fuel at selected Ryanair airports across Italy. This agreement with Enilive would enable Ryanair to access to up to 100,000 tons of SAF between 2025 and 2030. Ryanair’s Director of Sustainability, Thomas […]
In Denmark, Topsoe and Sasol announced the appointment of Jan Toschka, a leader in the aviation fuels industry, as the CEO of the joint venture established to develop, build, own and operate SAF ventures and to market the products. During June 2023, Sasol, together with Topsoe, announced their intent to form a new joint venture. […]
In Canada, Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. said it continued to reach milestones in its development of a renewable fuel production facility in Canada that will produce approximately 20,000 barrels per day of predominantly SAF with first production targeted for 2027. “Our ambition is to develop the first SAF-dedicated renewable fuel production facility of scale in […]
In Florida, Blue Biofuels and Vertimass have created a partnership to employ Vertimass’ proprietary Consolidated Alcohol Deoxygenation and Oligomerization (CADO) technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable propane and butane (rLPG) as co-products from ethanol. This new company, VertiBlue Fuels LLC, is equally owned by Blue Biofuels and Vertimass. VertiBlue Fuels has the immediate […]
In India, The Hindu reported that Airbus and the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop new technologies and to test and qualify indigenous sustainable aviation fuel in the country. The collaboration will address the Indian aerospace industry’s decarbonization ambitions by supporting SAF production and commercialization, using a […]
In Spain, Repsol said it will exceed 600 service stations supplying 100% renewable fuel by the end of 2024. Repsol currently supplies 100% renewable fuel at more than 60 service stations in the main cities and transport corridors of the Iberian Peninsula. With 46 stations in Spain and 15 in Portugal, the energy company has […]
In India, The States Man reported that the Himachal Pradesh government will set up Ethanol plant at Jeetpur Behari in the Una district. The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and the state government would equally share the construction cost of the plant. According to the report, the state’s share would include the cost of the […]
