In New Jersey, AIN Online reported that Dassault Aviation has added a continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel at its Little Rock completions facility at Bill and Hillary Clinton International Airport (KLIT) in Arkansas. According to the report, the SAF, supplied by Avfuel and refined by Neste in a 30 percent SAF blend, is being […]
In the UK, sustainable fuels technology firm Velocys welcomed the recent consultation paper from the UK Government which contains a number of proposals aimed at supporting and financing the development of the sustainable aviation fuel industry. Velocys believes this will help to support the further development of its UK reference project, Altalto Immingham and other […]
In Washington D.C., the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said it has recommended that the Departments of Transportation, Energy, and Agriculture develop and incorporate performance measures into the Grand Challenge roadmap. To reduce aviation greenhouse gas emissions, the White House issued a “Grand Challenge” that aims to increase the production of sustainable jet fuel to […]
In Canada, the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) said it has partner with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in their Assistance, Capacity-building, and Training for Sustainable Aviation Fuels initiative (ICAO ACT-SAF). Sustainable aviation fuels are a key component to meet the industry’s collective goals towards NetZero carbon emissions by 2050, in line with Business […]
In Australia, LanzaJet announced it is collaborating with Jet Zero Australia to start project development to progress towards the deployment of its LanzaJet Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology for a sustainable aviation fuel production plant in Queensland. The plant, which could be Australia’s first ATJ sustainable aviation fuel production facility, is supported by the Queensland Government, Qantas, […]
In Spain, RTVC reported that the president of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, met with the executive president of Spanish airline Iberia, Javier Sánchez, and the president of Iberia Express, Carlos Gómez, to discuss potential investments in the SAF market. Both presidents of Iberia and Iberia Express agreed with Torres on the opportunity that […]
In California, Origin Materials announced it has produced carbon black blends that perform at or exceed the level of traditional fossil-based carbon black for N660, a widely used and technically demanding performance specification for automotive tires and mechanical rubber goods. The bench-scale achievement validates the potential for Origin’s sustainable, biobased, low-carbon carbon black to be […]
In Colorado, Gevo announced that it has entered into a joint development agreement with Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) to measure, report and verify carbon intensity (CI) through the entire value chain, inclusive of climate-smart agriculture practices to lower the carbon footprint of SIRE’s product portfolio. Utilizing the Verity Tracking platform under Gevo’s newly created […]
In China, A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) on strategic cooperation for Shanghai Port methanol marine fuel project. The two parties will jointly explore green methanol fuel vessel-to-vessel bunkering operation after Maersk’s green methanol container vessels being delivered in 2024. “Collaborating with ports globally to build […]
In Canada, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) said it has concluded the financing on its first project from its low-carbon fuels, carbon capture utilization storage and hydrogen initiative with support for a biorefinery and the country’s largest electrolyzer. Under the terms of the agreement, the CIB will provide a loan of $205 million to a […]
