In Spain, Iberdrola said it is leading the Atmosphere consortium, which has the main objective of researching new technologies associated with critical equipment in green hydrogen generation plants. This initiative seeks to enable a significant reduction in investment costs and the operation and maintenance of these plants. The consortium also includes Ingeteam, Inerco, ABC Compressors, […]
In the UK, Financial Times reported that the UK government will publish on March 30 a report recommending the implementation of state subsidies for the production of sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, the Department for Transport expects to release the report as part of wider package of proposed policies. The UK government had […]
In Illinois, United announced its $15 million investment in carbon capture technology company Svante, who provides materials and technology as part of the value chain that has the potential to convert CO2 removed from the atmosphere and from industrial emission sources into sustainable aviation fuel. This is the latest announced investment from the new UAV […]
In Texas, Nacero said it will transition its current pre-construction facility in Texas, designed to produce low carbon gasoline to the production of sustainable aviation fuel and lower carbon aviation fuel. When fully completed, Nacero’s facility in Texas will be the largest commercial scale facility in the US for producing SAF and LCAF utilizing TOPSOE’s […]
In Germany, the Lufthansa Group said it became the first European airline group to join the First Movers Coalition (FMC). FMC is a global initiative led by the World Economic Forum and the U.S. Department of State. Since its launch at COP26 in 2021, it has been bringing together countries and companies worldwide to jointly […]
In India, local newspaper The Economic Times reported that India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said various initiatives, including encouraging the use of sustainable aviation fuel, have been taken for sustainable development and reduction of carbon emissions at airports. In a release, the ministry also said that steps are being taken for the reduction of […]
In New Jersey, AINonline reported that Safran’s CEO Olivier Andriès has warned the European Commission that Europe might fall behind the U.S. if it does not increase its incentives for airlines to use sustainable aviation fuel and for the oil industry to advance in terms of SAF production. “SAF is going to be the major […]
In Washington, Alaska Airlines announced an agreement with Shell Aviation with the aim of expanding the sustainable aviation fuel market beyond a standard fuel supply agreement. “Alaska Airlines has set our course to net zero by 2040 and sustainable aviation fuels represent the greatest near-term opportunity to make a step-level change on that journey,” said […]
In Australia, Ampol Limited said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese company ENEOS to explore the production of advanced biofuels at the Lytton refinery in Brisbane, Australia. Ampol and ENEOS will jointly explore the feasibility of delivering an advanced biofuels manufacturing facility with the capacity to generate up to 500 million liters […]
In Massachusetts, Cabot Corporation announced the launch of EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions, a new technology platform for advancing sustainable reinforcing carbons. Cabot said its ambition through this technology platform is to develop products that offer sustainable content with reliable performance at industrial scale by leveraging circular value chains and materials recovered from end-of-life tires, and/or renewable […]
