In Ukraine, Ua.News reported that China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is developing a plan for the rational allocation of major projects in the hydrogen sector. Authorities seek to curb excess capacity amid overheated investment in clean hydrogen production projects, according to the report. NDRC representative Ren Zhongbao said that excessive investment is being […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Aternium has completed engineering studies on individual elements of its planned 60MW hydrogen and heavy water production facility in Dover, Delaware, with a full project-wide FEED study due in the first half of 2027 and off-site modular construction targeted to begin at the same time. The facility […]
In California, NewHydrogen, the developer of ThermoLoop, a technology that uses water and heat to produce industrial-scale clean hydrogen, announced that it has completed construction and commissioning of its engineering test unit (ETU) and is now capable of demonstrating long duration stability of its ThermoLoop process. The primary purpose of the ETU is to generate […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that China is preparing to expand exports of sustainable aviation fuel to the European Union and Southeast Asian markets. According to the report, Zhejiang Jianglan Biotechnology is building a plant on Liuheng Island in Zhejiang province with an annual production capacity of 225,000 tons of SAF. The facility has already secured […]
In Malaysia, The Malaysian Reserve reported that Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) Deputy CEO Mohd Radzi Mohamed Alias said developing a commercially viable domestic SAF industry would require careful assessment of feedstock availability, supply reliability, processing costs and the prices airlines could reasonably afford. “The viability of this industry will depend on comprehensive assessment […]
In Azerbaijan, 1News reported that a plant producing environmentally friendly aviation fuel from food waste is preparing to launch in China’s Hainan province. The facility’s capacity will be up to 300,000 tons of fuel per year. The report noted that the project is being implemented by Hainan Eco Prime in the Yangpu port industrial and […]
In the UK, SAFInvestor reported that NorSAF is leading calls for Europe to make domestic advanced SAF projects investable, warning that the continent risks replacing dependence on imported fossil fuels with reliance on imported feedstocks. Europe risks creating a new strategic dependence on China and other overseas feedstock suppliers as it scales up sustainable aviation […]
In Belgium, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airbus, and Accenture released a SAF Environmental Attribute Certificate (EAc) Market study which estimates that corporate purchases could support between 1 million and 1.9 million tons of SAF by 2030, up from an estimated 323,000 tons in 2024. IATA said that SAF can significantly reduce aviation emissions […]
In Mexico, Expansion reported that Mexicaon oil firm Pemex is studying the possibility of producing SAF in Veracruz with a 5,000-barrel-per-day plant. The state-owned oil company began a feasibility study last week to evaluate the construction of its first biorefinery at the Pajaritos petrochemical complex in Coatzacoalcos, according to the report. The study, whose results […]
In Malaysia, Wral News reported that the head of Malaysia Airlines’ parent company said he doesn’t rule out a green tax on passengers to help offset high costs of sustainable aviation fuel. Neighboring Singapore was the first in the world to announce a government-mandated green aviation tax from January 2027, with charges varying by destination […]
