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Skymetrix and 123Carbon to jointly enhance SAF management for airlines

Skymetrix and 123Carbon to jointly enhance SAF management for airlines

November 20, 2025 |

In Germany, Skymetrix and 123Carbon announced a partnership to simplify and enhance the management of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for airlines. This collaboration will connect Skymetrix’s digital fuel management platform to 123Carbon’s carbon insetting platform, enabling the full end-to-end management of SAF: from the producer to the sustainability report generated by the airline customers. The […]

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Argentine biodiesel industry looks to Brazil as inspiration for higher blending

Argentine biodiesel industry looks to Brazil as inspiration for higher blending

November 20, 2025 |

In Argentina, Sin Mordaza reports biodiesel industry again demanded an urgent reform of Law 27,640 and warned that the current scheme is hitting the Santa Fe Industrial Corridor hard, the area that concentrates the greatest productive capacity in the country. The president of the Argentine Chamber of Biofuels, Luis Zubizarreta, was categorical in stating that […]

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Spring GDS launches SAF Book & Claim solution

Spring GDS launches SAF Book & Claim solution

November 20, 2025 |

In Switzerland, Spring GDS is launching its’ Book & Claim solution to reduce emissions from air transport in November 2025. Following the success of its HVO100 biofuel initiative that reduces road transport emissions by up to 90 %, it is expanding its sustainability focus to air transport. Shipping by air is a significant source of […]

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Brookhaven researchers engineer poplar trees to produce chemicals and bioplastic

Brookhaven researchers engineer poplar trees to produce chemicals and bioplastic

November 20, 2025 |

In New York state, a team led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has engineered poplar trees to produce valuable chemicals that can be used to make biodegradable plastics and other products. The modified trees were more tolerant of high salt levels in soil and were easier to break […]

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Trump´s EPA backing away from plans to slash RINs for foreign feedstocks

Trump´s EPA backing away from plans to slash RINs for foreign feedstocks

November 20, 2025 |

In Washington, Reuters reports that Trump Administration may delay the winding down of RIN credits applied to imported biofuels and biofuel feedstocks until 2027 or 2028 following push back from refiners who have invested in foreign fuels. The Trump Administration has been pushing an America First agenda that sought to cut in half the value […]

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Argus launches world’s first calculated prices for e-SAF

Argus launches world’s first calculated prices for e-SAF

November 19, 2025 |

In the UK, Argus has launched the world’s first calculated prices for e-SAF (electrolytic sustainable aviation fuel). The modelled production costs will support offtake agreement negotiations and provide new transparency to help the energy industry address environmental requirements. E-SAF as a pioneering technology is more expensive than bio-SAF and conventional jet fuel. The new Argus […]

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Ethanol production rises as margins soften

Ethanol production rises as margins soften

November 19, 2025 |

In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Environmental Information Administration data shows ethanol production continued to rise, though below production levels this time last year, to 1.091 million barrels per day. Crush margins are starting to ease, although producers expect demand to remain firm. Stocks also rose last week to 22.307 million barrels, up 88,000 higher […]

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Al-Corn Clean Fuel pays $40,427 in fines for air permit violations

Al-Corn Clean Fuel pays $40,427 in fines for air permit violations

November 19, 2025 |

In Minnesota, Al-Corn Clean Fuel, LLC, an ethanol plant in Dodge County, paid $40,427 in fines for air permit violations. A Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) investigation found that Al-Corn Clean Fuel, LLC exceeded its permitted limits of particulate matter (PM) three times in June 2024, October 2024 and March 2025. Prolonged exposure to PM […]

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Bank of Brazil and JBIC sign MOU for biofuels and energy transmission sectors

Bank of Brazil and JBIC sign MOU for biofuels and energy transmission sectors

November 19, 2025 |

In Brazil, Bank of Brazil and the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of developing a line of credit aimed at climate change mitigation projects, focusing on the biofuels and energy transmission sectors. The initiative seeks to boost investments that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas […]

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DHL Express agrees 240,000 metric tons of SAF deal with Phillips 66

DHL Express agrees 240,000 metric tons of SAF deal with Phillips 66

November 19, 2025 |

In Germany, DHL Express has announced a significant Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) agreement with Phillips 66. This agreement will see the delivery of over 240,000 metric tons of SAF over a three-year period, aimed at reducing lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 737,000 metric tons compared to conventional jet fuel, marking a major milestone in […]

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