In India, Mint reported that the Indian government is considering issuing a directive to force airlines to use blended sustainable aviation fuel by 2025. “We have put together an advisory saying we will look at 1% blending of sustainable aviation fuel by 2025, 2% by 2026, and 5% by 2030,” Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya […]
In China, China Daily reported that Honeywell is positioned to expand its business in the sustainable aviation fuel sector in China. “We are optimistic about the SAF industry prospects in the country, which are expected to further facilitate China’s green transition,” said Henry Liu, vice-president and general manager of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies Asia-Pacific. […]
In Georgia, Delta said it will purchase up to 10 million gallons of neat SAF from Shell Aviation over a two-year period for use at its hub at Los Angeles International Airport. The company said this new deal will increase the global airline’s SAF commitments to over 200 million gallons – more than halfway to […]
In Germany, chemical giant BASF said that LAPP will now be presenting the first Ethernet cable with a bio-based sheathing at the Hannover Messe fair in Germany. The compound was developed by BASF. BASF noted that the ETHERLINE FD P Cat.5e for Industrial Ethernet has been part of the LAPP portfolio for a long time […]
In Sweden, cleantech firm OrganoClick said it has collaborated with Glatfelter for nearly five years in the development of the new airlaid material. OrganoClick’s biobased and home-compostable binder, which replaces the fossil-based binder in the traditional material, is made of raw materials from side streams in the food industry originating from wheat, corn, lemons and […]
In Ohio, Locus Performance Ingredients (Locus PI) and Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions announced their exclusive collaboration that will focus on developing new biobased solutions tailored to address process, water and wastewater sustainability and performance challenges. Under the partnership both companies will combine Veolia’s water treatment technology and process experience with Locus PI’s proprietary fermentation […]
In Oman, Muscat Daily reported that Oman Power and Water Procurement Company and the Oman Environmental Services Holding (be’ah) have completed a technical and economic feasibility study for establishing an electric power generation plant using waste. According to Abdulaziz al Shidhani, Director General of Renewable Energy and Hydrogen at the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, […]
In Finland, Neste said it is collaborating with Q8 Denmark to make Neste MY Renewable Diesel available in the Danish market. Initially, the renewable diesel will be made available to heavy transport at nine stations. “We are facing a major restructuring of the transport sector in the coming years, and we are experiencing increasing demand […]
In Finland, Neste welcomed the Italian government’s decision to introduce a mandate for increasing the use of unblended, i.e. “neat”, biofuels to further accelerate reductions in transport sector greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). While the use of such renewable fuels is not new in Italy, their use as neat, i.e. without being blended with fossil fuels, […]
In the Netherlands, Food Ingredients reported that Sweden-based Blue Ocean Closures, Swed-jam and the Research Institutes of Sweden are partnering in a research project to replace metal lids with fiber-based alternatives. The project is funded by Vinnova’s BioInnovation program to research and develop packaging substitutes using bio-based materials. Blue Ocean Closures noted that for some […]
