In Indonesia, the Government of DKI Jakarta Province alongside Apical, Tanoto Foundation and T.CARE launched Rumah Anak SIGAP (SIGAP Children’s Home), an early childhood center in Ciracas, East Jakarta, a project funded through UCO collection for biofuels. Rumah Anak SIGAP is established with an aim of improving the quality of early learning and childhood care […]
In the UK, the University of Sheffield has been chosen to be the home of the UK’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Clearing House, as part of new government investment to help decarbonise transport. The Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield is set to deliver the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels Clearing House – a central […]
In Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific has teamed up with the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to drive the further development of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supply chain in China. SPIC is one of the largest state-owned energy companies in the Chinese Mainland and a company with the world’s largest solar power installed capacity. SPIC […]
In Michigan, the Associated Press reports that hundreds were evacuated from their homes 100 miles outside of Minneapolis following a train derailment in the early hours Thursday that led to 22 cars carrying ethanol and corn syrup jumping the track, with four catching fire. Residents were allowed back into their homes late Thursday morning. Officials […]
In Singapore, Reuters reports that Shell has decided to pull out of its planned sustainable aviation fuel facility in Singapore, as well as a base oils investment it was exploring, although the company says it will continue to supply both biofuels and base oils and lubricants to the region. The 550,000 metric ton per year […]
In Australia, agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be turned into jet fuel through investment from the Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government, at a Queensland biofuel production facility being developed by Jet Zero Australia in partnership with leading sustainable aviation fuel technology company LanzaJet. The Qantas Group and Airbus will jointly invest A$2 million […]
In Singapore, S&P Global Commodity Insights launched on Wednesday the Platts Editorial Window (eWindow) communication tool for assessing the tradable value of physical Asian Biofuels and Feedstock FOB Straits and China. The Platts eWindow communication online data-entry and communications tool brings greater speed, transparency and efficiency to the Platts Market-on-Close (MOC) price assessment processes. Between […]
In Japan, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has for the first time agreed to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that was blended in Japan under a public-private initiative led by the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). ANA will procure the blended SAF from ITOCHU Corporation, and will use […]
In the Netherlands, 17 companies will together save 2023 metric tons of CO2 this year by providing several vessels owned by shipping company Samskip with biofuel. Companies that import or export their freight by vessel generally have little influence on the container shipping company’s fuel choice. GoodShipping aims to change this with the ‘insetting’ concept. […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V. has signed an offtake agreement with Kvadrat A/S, a leader in design innovation, producing quality contemporary textiles and textile related products for architects, designers, and private consumers across the world. Kvadrat will purchase the 100% plant-based and fully recyclable polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate) from Avantium’s FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) Flagship Plant, […]
