In California, Verdagy announced the closing of a $73-million Series B funding round. Temasek and Shell Ventures co-led the Series B round, with participation from new global investors Bidra Innovation Ventures, BlueScope, Galp, Samsung Venture Investment, Toppan Ventures, Tupras Ventures, Yara Growth Ventures and Zeon Ventures. The new funding will enable Verdagy to accelerate the […]
In Denmark, Topsoe said it has signed an agreement with World Energy GH2 to provide Topsoe’s dynamic ammonia loop technology for Canada’s renewable hydrogen project Nujio’qonik. Located in the Bay St. George region of Newfoundland and Labrador, Project Nujio’qonik was announced by World Energy GH2 in 2022 with an intended investment of $12 billion to […]
In the UK, Bramble Energy has announced the opening of its headquarters in Crawley, West Sussex, which includes a hydrogen innovation and development hub. The facility, Atrium Court, spans almost 34,000 square feet, more than three times the size of its previous premises, the company said. At the heart of Atrium Court lies the Hydrogen […]
In New York, research firm MRFR/Market Research Future (MRFR) reported that the global SAF market is forecast to expand at a CAGR of 52.90% during the 2022-2032 period. According to the report, the global SAF market is forecast to reach a market value of $18.26 billion by the end of 2032, up from nearly $400 […]
In Spain, Compromiso RSE reported that Spanish low-cost airline Vueling said that more than 100,000 consumers have chosen to contribute to the supply of SAF on the day of their flight, helping to reduce CO2 emissions. This is possible thanks to the partnership with Avikor, a service offered by Exolum, according to the report. Avikor […]
In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazil has the potential to become one of the major global players in sustainable aviation fuel, according to a Boeing executive. “Brazil has the technical capacity, qualified workforce and raw material to post the concrete results and impacts needed for us to solve together this global challenge of how to […]
In the UK, Airport Technology reported that Israeli airline EL AL confirmed the delivery of its latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner on August 7, using 30% sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, the flight from Seattle’s King County International Airport-Boeing Field to Tel Aviv was the first EL AL flight to use SAF. EL AL […]
In France, Axens said that Shandong Haike Chemical Co., a Chinese refining and petrochemical company, has selected Axens’ Vegan technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by retrofitting its existing assets. Vegan technology is a second-generation hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) solution which processes up to 100% of any kind of lipid, including wastes from agriculture […]
In Sweden, Swedish Biofuels AB announced that the ASTM International Committee has accepted the use of C2 to C5 alcohols as feedstock for the alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) pathway as well as a new specification for fully formulated aviation fuel with aromatics. When published, the revised issue of D7566 will be numbered D7566-23a and will display the […]
In Belgium, Reuters reported that the European Union plans to start taxing polluting aviation fuels have hit an impasse as the bloc’s 27 member states struggle to agree to make green fuels cheaper and fossil fuels more expensive. The report noted that EU countries are negotiating an overhaul of energy taxes with their new climate […]
