Category: Fuels

Vibra Energia first to offer SAF in Brazil

Vibra Energia first to offer SAF in Brazil

April 3, 2025 |

In Brazil, Vibra Energia has signed an exclusive commercialization contract for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that Brasil BioFuels (BBF) intends to produce in Brazil from 2025. The agreement is valid for five years and adds to the contract already signed between the parties for the purchase and sale of the green diesel HVO (acronym, for […]

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Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways support SAF in North Queensland

Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways support SAF in North Queensland

April 3, 2025 |

In Australia, Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways have agreed to work together with Renewable Developments Australia (RDA) to become key partners on a project that will set out to deliver a homegrown Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility in the Charters Towers Region of North Queensland. The project aims to establish a fully-integrated Ethanol to […]

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In Defense of the USDOE’s Transformative Loan & Grant Programs, Part 2: Advancing Innovations from Early-Stage Promise  to the Threshold of Commercialization

In Defense of the USDOE’s Transformative Loan & Grant Programs, Part 2: Advancing Innovations from Early-Stage Promise to the Threshold of Commercialization

April 3, 2025 |

Part 1 of this series is here By CJ Evans, Managing Director, American Diversified Enterprises and Co-Founder, Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition Special to The Digest It requires nine development steps, known as Technology Readiness Levels, or TRLs,  and often as many as 10 to 15 years or more, for an innovation to advance from […]

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IAG extends SAF agreement with Microsoft until 2030

IAG extends SAF agreement with Microsoft until 2030

April 2, 2025 |

In the UK, International Airlines Group (IAG) and Microsoft are strengthening their efforts to reduce lifecycle carbon emissions across the industry by extending their 2023 co-funded purchase agreement for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by five years. Under the new terms, Microsoft will co-fund an additional 39,000 metric tons of SAF that will help reduce lifecycle […]

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Tidewater Renewables’s renewable diesel refinery suffers minor fire

Tidewater Renewables’s renewable diesel refinery suffers minor fire

April 2, 2025 |

In Canada, Tidewater Renewables Ltd. reports that, at approximately 9:00 a.m. (MST) on April 1, 2025, there was a minor fire in the main renewable diesel process unit at the Corporation’s renewable diesel refinery located in Prince George, British Columbia. The incident has been extinguished and the impacted area of the HDRD Complex has been […]

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ENEOS, Maersk and others invest $100M in C2X to develop Louisana methanol plant

ENEOS, Maersk and others invest $100M in C2X to develop Louisana methanol plant

April 2, 2025 |

In Louisiana, C2X LTD and ENEOS Corporation jointly announced a combined investment in C2X of $100 million from ENEOS and existing shareholders A.P. Møller Holding and A.P. Møller – Mærsk. The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions including applicable regulatory clearances. The proceeds from the investment will primarily be used to […]

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Anaergia signs Technau to design and build Italian biomethane plants

Anaergia signs Technau to design and build Italian biomethane plants

April 2, 2025 |

In Italy, Anaergia Inc. through its subsidiary, Anaergia S.r.l., has signed a contract with Techbau S.p.A., a leading Italian company specializing in large-scale engineering and construction projects for the building of five new biomethane production plants in Italy. Anaergia S.r.l. will supply state-of-the-art equipment for the biomethane production process, while Techbau will serve as the […]

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Oil and Gas Climate Initiative launch hydrogen mobility report

Oil and Gas Climate Initiative launch hydrogen mobility report

April 2, 2025 |

In the UK, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) released The Road Ahead for Hydrogen Powered Mobility, a report exploring strategies to accelerate hydrogen’s role in achieving a low-carbon transport future. With transportation a major source of global CO₂ emissions, the report highlights how scaling hydrogen adoption through infrastructure expansion, regulatory updates and industry […]

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Q8 Italia buys Agriferr and ArMa to enter biomethane market

Q8 Italia buys Agriferr and ArMa to enter biomethane market

April 2, 2025 |

In Italy, Q8 Italia announce dthe purchase of 100% of the shares of Agriferr and ArMa, companies operating in the Biogas/Biomethane and BioGNL production sector. Q8 Italia thus becomes the sole shareholder of Agriferr, owner of two plants, one for the production of BioGNL, active since 2023, with a production capacity of 2.5 million standard […]

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Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association teams up with World Bioenergy Association on SAF

Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association teams up with World Bioenergy Association on SAF

April 2, 2025 |

In Singapore, the Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Association (ASAFA) announced a new strategic partnership with the World Bioenergy Association (WBA). This collaboration marks a pivotal step forward in accelerating the deployment and adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and broader bioenergy solutions across the Asia-Pacific region. Strategic Objectives of the Partnership: ·      Advance regional collaboration […]

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