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Soil survey underway for Dutch hydrogen and CO2 pipeline network

Soil survey underway for Dutch hydrogen and CO2 pipeline network

April 2, 2026 |

In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Fugro and Sweco are carrying out soil investigation fieldwork for a pipeline network that will link three industrial areas in the Netherlands and transport hydrogen and directly captured CO2 to designated offshore storage sites. Commissioned by Gasunie, the Delta Rhine Corridor West (DRC West) infrastructure project will create […]

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Solar energy could be key to making sustainable aviation fuel, research finds

Solar energy could be key to making sustainable aviation fuel, research finds

March 31, 2026 |

In the UK, the University of Sheffield reported that a new way of making sustainable aviation fuel that could cut the reliance on used cooking oil as a feedstock, has been developed by a team of engineers led by the University of Sheffield. The new technique captures CO2 from the air, combines it with hydrogen […]

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Energy Estate and QCAR collaborate to fast-track Australia’s BioNQ project

Energy Estate and QCAR collaborate to fast-track Australia’s BioNQ project

March 31, 2026 |

In Australia, Australian Rural & Regional News reported that Energy Estate (EE) and Queensland Cane Agriculture and Renewables (QCAR) have formalized a strategic affiliation to advance the BioNQ Project in North Queensland, positioning sugarcane as a critical solution to Australia’s fuel security challenge. The BioNQ Project is designed to harness currently untapped agricultural resources and […]

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Austrian Airlines advances SAF goals with shark skin-inspired technology to cut fuel use

Austrian Airlines advances SAF goals with shark skin-inspired technology to cut fuel use

March 31, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Austrian Airlines is strengthening its push toward SAF adoption by improving fuel efficiency through a shark skin-inspired technology on its long-haul aircraft. The airline has applied AeroShark film to its Boeing 777-200ER fleet, helping reduce drag and lower fuel consumption. The modification, tested on four aircraft, has resulted in […]

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Aviator cuts half of business travel emissions through SAF initiative in Sweden

Aviator cuts half of business travel emissions through SAF initiative in Sweden

March 31, 2026 |

In Sweden, Aviator Airport Alliance, the largest independent ground handling provider in the Nordics and part of Avia Solutions Group, has joined Swedavia’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) procurement initiative. Through this initiative, Aviator Sweden has reduced approximately 50% of emissions from its business travel in 2025. “As part of our continued climate efforts, we at […]

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INERATEC and TERTU establish JV T.H2 to build a synthetic fuel plant in Normandy

INERATEC and TERTU establish JV T.H2 to build a synthetic fuel plant in Normandy

March 31, 2026 |

In Germany, German cleantech company INERATEC and the French industrial group TERTU have formed the joint venture T.H2, marking a major step toward the development of a common synthetic fuel production plant to be located near Caen in Normandy. The plant will be developed within the “BELair” project, for which the partners are preparing an […]

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European airlines call on EU to lower carbon pricing and SAF costs

European airlines call on EU to lower carbon pricing and SAF costs

March 31, 2026 |

In the UK, Green Air News reported that European airline CEOs meeting in Brussels have called on the EU to urgently address rising costs and a growing regulatory burden on the sector, identifying in particular the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the impact of ReFuelEU’s sustainable aviation fuel mandate. Trade body Airlines for Europe […]

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Middle East conflict exposes America’s aviation fuel vulnerability, says XCF Global

Middle East conflict exposes America’s aviation fuel vulnerability, says XCF Global

March 31, 2026 |

In Texas, XCF Global issued a statement on the ongoing disruption to global aviation fuel markets caused by the Middle East conflict. As jet fuel and SAF prices surge to historic levels, XCF Global is sharing its perspective on what the current crisis reveals about the structural vulnerabilities of petroleum-dependent aviation fuel supply chains and […]

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JFE, University of Toyama develop catalyst to boost SAF output

JFE, University of Toyama develop catalyst to boost SAF output

March 31, 2026 |

In India, BioEnergy Times reported that JFE Engineering Corporation has partnered with University of Toyama to develop a new catalyst aimed at improving the production of sustainable aviation fuel. The catalyst is used in Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, a process that converts carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid fuels. By improving on earlier work led by Professor […]

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US sorghum achieves No. 1 certification

US sorghum achieves No. 1 certification

March 30, 2026 |

In Washington DC, World Grain reported that US sorghum was, on average, graded above the necessary requirements for US No. 1 certification for the seventh straight year, according to the 2025-26 Sorghum Quality Report published by the US Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC). Data for the report, released March 17, was drawn from 102 samples […]

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