In the UK, Air bp has announced the first sale of International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) EU SAF from bp’s Castellon refinery in Spain. The flight was carried out by LATAM Cargo Chile from Zaragoza, Spain to North America. Andreea Moyes, Air bp’s global sustainability director, said: “This latest announcement marks another important milestone […]
In Florida, Business Traveler USA reported that Airbus and Australian airline Qantas will shortly announce which early-stage sustainable aviation fuel projects will receive the first investment from a $200 million fund to kickstart the SAF industry in Australia. The two companies had established the fund last year as Qantas set a target of using 10% […]
In Australia, local national science agency CSIRO and Boeing Australia have partnered to deliver a sustainable aviation fuel roadmap to assist in decarbonizing the aviation industry. The SAF roadmap, due to be released later this year, aims to build consensus on how to develop Australia’s SAF industry within an Asia-Pacific context. The SAF Roadmap will […]
In the UK, Edie reported that a new research published by the Royal Society warned that “there is no single simple answer to decarbonizing aviation”, other than “reducing the amount of air travel or relying on long-term offsets”. The report noted that the research warns that any solution would face challenges in terms of the […]
In the UK, the Transport Committee has urged the UK Government to change its approach towards backing specific technology solutions to decarbonize the country’s transport sector, or risk failing its targets for cutting emissions. The Government has set a number of targets to decarbonize different sections of the transport sector over the next 30 years. […]
In the UK, Proactive Investors reported that Rolls-Royce Holdings has said it won’t modify its net zero plans, following a report which claimed sustainable aviation fuels are not a viable solution to decarbonize air travel. “SAF remains a key part of our sustainability strategy,” a company spokesperson reportedly said. “The scalability and availability of SAF […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Zawya reported that Saudi power generator firm ACWA Power and Indonesia’s state-owned fertilizer producer Pupuk Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project. Pupuk Indonesia PT (Persero) is the largest fertilizer manufacturer in Southeast Asia with a total production capacity of 12.71 million […]
In India, The Hindu Business Line reported that Aranayak Fuel and Power will break ground on its biomass-based green hydrogen plant in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh on March 3. The facility, which aims to begin production of green hydrogen on August 15, will be India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based green hydrogen project, according to the […]
In Germany, TES said it has signed a letter of intent with Zurich-based energy provider Energie 360° to supply green energy to industry. Under the terms of the agreement, TES aims to supply Energie 360° with around one terawatt hour (TWh) of eNG (renewable synthetic methane) annually from 2027. Energie 360°, in return, wants to […]
In Canada Charbone Hydrogen announced that it has concluded the final negotiations and executed a special construction agreement based on a hybrid model between a “CostPlus Contract” and an “Integrated Project Delivery” agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary, Charbone Hydrogène Québec and Construction Sorel Ltée. Securing this agreement was the final item included in Charbone’s […]
