In India, Reuters reported that the Indian government has extended a waiver of transmission fees for renewable power to hydrogen manufacturing plants commissioned before January 2031. The move is expected to cut the cost of green hydrogen by a fifth, according to the report. The initiative will make more green hydrogen manufacturing projects eligible for […]
In India, local newspaper The Economic Times reported that Indian Oil Corporation is planning to set up a joint venture with US-based clean energy technology company LanzaJet and multiple domestic airlines to produce sustainable aviation fuel. The proposed venture will set up a SAF plant at the state-run company’s Panipat refinery in Haryana, according to […]
In India, local market research firm Exactitude Consultancy stated that the global sustainable aviation fuel market is projected to reach $ 9.78 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 60.8% from 2023 to 2029. According to the report, the market was valued at $ 84.70 million in 2022. “North America is expected to expand […]
In the UK, Air Cargo News reported that freight forwarder Dachser will offer a SAF booking option to customers as part of its emission reduction efforts. The German company said that shipments transported using SAF generate 30% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than those transported with traditional fuels. Dachser said that customers will be able to […]
In Ireland, European low-cost airline Ryanair announced that it has expanded its partnership with Neste, to power its full schedule of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol flights with a 40% SAF blend from April 1. The airline has the goal of operating 12.5% of flights with SAF. Ryanair’s Director of Sustainability, Thomas Fowler said: “Ryanair is delighted […]
In China, Airbus and the China National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to intensify Chinese-European cooperation on the production, competitive application and common standards formulation for sustainable aviation fuel. In September 2022, Airbus and CNAF contracted to support commercial and delivery flights in China to be operated with SAF. By […]
In Singapore, S&P Global Commodity Insights launched the Platts Editorial Window (eWindow) communication tool for assessing the tradable value of physical Asian Biofuels and Feedstock FOB Straits and China. The firm said that the Platts eWindow communication online data-entry and communications tool brings greater speed, transparency and efficiency to the Platts Market-on-Close (MOC) price assessment […]
In Japan, local newspaper The Mainichi reported that Japanese sushi chain Akindo Sushiro will supply used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel. Food & Life Companies, based in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, aims to supply oil from around 680 Sushiro and other restaurants across Japan to produce sustainable aviation fuel from 2025, according to the […]
In Washington D.C., AeroXplorer reported that Honeywell’s Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) division is currently in talks with several Latin American countries about launching 12 projects in the SAF field. Honeywell PMT’s regional president Jose Fernandes, said: “Latin America right now is really a hot spot for Honeywell”. According to the report, one of the […]
In India, The Meghalayan Bureau reported that Assam state will start exporting methanol to Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal last this month as the country’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the methanol plant of the state-run Assam Petrochemicals Ltd (APL) at Namrup in Upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district on April 14. “The quantity of methanol to […]
