In Argentina, Nuevo Diario de Salta reported that the Chamber of Deputies of Salta province approved a bill to promote the production and consumption of biofuels has in the province. The bill still needs to be approved by the local Senate. Lawmaker Patricia Hucena, president of the Treasury and Budget commission, stated that this initiative […]
In Washington D.C, the Clean Fuels Alliance America said its members had a meeting this week to elect new Governing Board leaders. The alliance said that its new leadership reflects the interests of both large and small companies, biodiesel and renewable diesel producers, as well as soybean growers and renderers. “Clean Fuels is the leading […]
In Dubai, Arab News reported that a Boeing executive sees sustainable aviation fuel as key to airline industry’s decarbonization. Robert Boyd, the regional lead of Boeing’s global sustainability policy and partnerships, said that there is a “huge amount of work” needed to drive down SAF prices, including more research and development, and technological development on […]
In France, Global Bioenergies said it has delivered a 200-liter batch of sustainable aviation fuel for tests commissioned as part of the GENOPTAIRE project funded by the French government defense procurement and technology agency (DGA). The project, which forms part of the ministry’s defense energy strategy, seeks to promote technological advances in the design and […]
In Norway, local hydrogen-plant manufacturer HydrogenPro said that it will supply water electrolyzers to DG Fuels’ newly-announced SAF project in Maine, in the United States. HydrogenPro previously became a supplier for DG Fuels’ Louisiana project. In total, HydrogenPro will supply green hydrogen technology with a capacity of approximately 1.7 GW to DG Fuels’ projects in […]
In India, local newspaper The Economic Times reported that Sebastian Mikosz, Senior Vice President for Environment & Sustainability at IATA considered that India is among the countries with the largest potential to produce SAF. For production of SAF, there should be access to feedstock like biomass, the executive said, adding that the environmental problem has […]
In Germany, OMV said that the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) announced funding of $ 3.53 million for a Methanol-to-SAF (M2SAF) development project The members of the consortium that received the funds are BASF, Thyssenkrupp, OMV, DLR and ASG. In addition to catalyst development, process development, plant integration and the design of a […]
In Japan, Japanese biofuels company Euglena said it has supplied SAF to a government aircraft carrying Japanese premier Fumio Kishida to the 2022 ASEAN Summit, the G20 Bali Summit, and the APEC Summit. The aircraft fuelled with Euglena’s SAF left Tokyo’s Haneda airport on 12 November. This is the first time SAF has been used […]
In Hungary, Wizz Air has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with energy firm OMV for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel for the period between 2023 and 2030. The MoU gives Wizz Air the opportunity to purchase up to 185,000 metric tons of SAF from OMV. Swain Jones, Development Officer at Wizz Air, said: […]
In Taiwan, Chimey Corporation said it is adding a range of international sustainability and carbon certification (ISCC) PLUS approved bioplastics to its newly released Ecologue sustainable materials portfolio. The firm noted that ISCC PLUS adopts a mass balance approach to ensure that renewable materials are correctly calculated and used in production processes. The ISCC PLUS […]
