In Austria, Diamond Aircraft Austria together with its sister company Austro Engine has launched a dedicated sustainable aviation fuel development program for their Austro Engine powered aircraft. “Next to the all-electric eDA40, SAF will become a near term available solution for sustainable aviation,” said Robert Kremnitzer, Head of Design Organization, Diamond Aircraft Austria. “In the […]
In Jordan, MENAFN reported that Mubadala Capital, a state-owned investment firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a deal to invest $2.5 billion in Brazil over the next 10 years to build a sustainable aviation fuel and kerosene plant. The plant will be located in the northeastern state of Bahia and will be […]
In Singapore, Apical, through its renewable energy subsidiary Bio-Oils located in Huelva, Spain, said it has established a joint venture with Cepsa to produce second generation biofuels by constructing a plant in Spain. The alliance marks Apical’s entry to the sustainable aviation fuels market, the firm said. The new plant, which is scheduled to begin […]
In the UK, the Royal Air Force said it has successfully completed a Voyager air-to-air refueling flight, powered by an approximately 43% blend of SAF. Flying from RAF Brize Norton, over the North Sea and via Farnborough on its return home, the Voyager aircraft also undertook air-to-air refueling with Typhoons, as part of planned training, […]
In France, Axens said it has acquired stakes in the BioTJet project, which has the aim of building and operating the largest European SAF production unit using the Fischer-Tropsch process, relying on the BioTfueL technology. This unit will be built in France and will be started up by 2027, Axens said. Axens noted that the […]
In France, the ADP Group said it demonstrated a large part of what can be done around an aircraft at Le Bourget airport in terms of low-carbon aviation, including SAF refueling and ground operations using electric vehicles. The ADP Group said it began an eight-week test campaign around decarbonized aviation at Paris-Le Bourget Airport on […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering (MHIEC) has received an order from the Clean Authority of Tokyo to rebuild the Kita Incineration Plant in Kita City, Tokyo. This municipal solid waste incineration plant with disposal capacity of 600 tons per day has been in operation since 1998, and has become superannuated. Completion […]
In California, San Diego International Airport said it started to use renewable diesel for airside equipment. The airport said that the sustainable fuel is now being used in all diesel-powered airside vehicles and equipment, such as baggage tugs, belt loaders, and firefighting vehicles. Approximately 30% of all airside vehicles and equipment at San Diego International […]
In New York, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced the acquisition of PurposeEnergy, a renewable fuels and biogas specialist. PurposeEnergy has developed, owned and operated multiple projects that convert organic waste streams to biogas for use in industrial processes, conversion to renewable electricity, or refinement to renewable natural gas. “Quinbrook is really excited to be moving into […]
In Egypt, Egypt Independent reported that Mawared Industries signed a contract with the National Company for Animal Production of the National Service Projects Organization to establish Egypt’s first factory to generate electricity from bioenergy in Sadat City. The factory will process 85,000 tons of cattle dung annually to produce one megawatt/hour of electricity to be […]
