In Belgium, Reuters reported that European airline chiefs said that the industry needs to make more money and may consolidate further to pay for sustainability targets, a trend likely to lead to higher fares for passengers. The head of British Airways parent IAG said that there was a more than a 90% risk that the […]
In Washington, Boeing said it is partnering with NASA and United Airlines for in-flight testing to measure how sustainable aviation fuel affects contrails and non-carbon emissions, in addition to reducing the fuel’s life cycle climate impact. Boeing’s second ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 737-10 destined for United Airlines, will fly with 100% SAF and conventional jet fuel […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reported that local flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has completed a test flight using a palm oil-blended jet fuel on a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. According to the report, the aircraft flew more than 130 km from the capital Jakarta to Pelabuhan Ratu in the southern part of Java island in a one-hour return […]
In Japan, Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced it has become the first industrial automation customer headquartered in Asia to join Avelia, a blockchain book-and-claim platform for sustainable aviation fuel. Launched in June 2022, Avelia was developed by Shell and Accenture, with support from the Energy Web Foundation together with American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT). […]
In New York, Arcadia eFuels said it has selected Plug Power Inc. to provide a 280 MW proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer system to Arcadia’s Vordingborg plant in Denmark for the production of sustainable aviation fuel. Arcadia eFuels Vordingborg site will utilize Plug’s electrolyzer technology to produce approximately 120 tons per day (TPD) of green […]
In Florida, Embraer announced it has successfully tested the Phenom 300E and Praetor 600 on 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel. The tests, with one engine running on 100% SAF, were performed at Embraer’s Melbourne facility and provided significant insight into systems’ performance when utilizing blends up to 100% SAF, which was provided by World Fuel. […]
In the UK, Biofuels International reported that formal engagement has begun on Lighthouse Green Fuels’ (LGF) Development Consent Order (DCO) application for an advanced sustainable aviation fuel facility on Teesside. LGF is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and requires consent from the Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero […]
In Finland, Valmet said it will supply a biomass plant to Göteborg Energi AB in Gothenburg, Sweden. Göteborg Energi is building a new plant to produce energy and district heat from renewable and recovered sources by 2025. The order will be included in Valmet’s orders received of the fourth quarter 2023. The value of the […]
In France, Arkema said it further decreased by 46% the carbon footprint of its bio-based Rilsan polyamide 11 grades reaching less than 2 kg CO2e/kg, by using renewable or low carbon energy sources and by making several energy efficiency improvements in its production sites. The firm said that this represents an improvement of around 70% […]
In North Dakota, Biodiesel Magazine reported that China’s biomass-based diesel imports are expected to increase 40% this year. The report also noted that the country’s exports of biomass-based diesel fuels are also surging, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network. According to the report, the export of […]
