In India, Hindustan Times reported that the state Cabinet approved the Uttar Pradesh Sustainable Aviation Fuel Manufacturing Promotion Policy-2026 to establish the state as a major hub for sustainable aviation fuel production. The policy promotes SAF production using agricultural residues, municipal waste and non-edible oilseeds, with the aim of creating rural value chains and diversifying […]
In Texas, Hydrocarbon Processing reported that Shougang LanzaTech has signed a cooperation agreement with Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing and Sinopec Ningbo Engineering to advance a 50,000-tpy industrial off-gas-to-ethanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel project in Shizuishan, Ningxia, China. The partnership will combine Shougang LanzaTech’s microbial fermentation technology with Sinopec’s research and engineering capabilities to develop an […]
In Ukraine, UkrAgroConsult reported that the US grain industry sees India’s sustainable aviation fuel sector as a potential new market for American corn. The concept involves using corn-based ethanol in alcohol-to-jet technology, which converts ethanol into aviation fuel. The US industry is also promoting imported corn for ethanol production aimed at higher blending levels, including […]
Uniper reserves NovaSAF capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics planned facilities in Latin America. In Germany, Uniper said it has joined a growing list of aviation fuel buyers that have reserved future production capacity from Syzygy Plasmonics’ NovaSAF platform. The agreement adds to Uniper’s low carbon portfolio and brings additional commercial traction to Syzygy’s planned NovaSAF facilities […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that ETFuels announced that Q8Aviation has selected the company for the long-term supply of power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) from Project Kings Road Humber, its planned methanol-to-jet facility at the Port of Immingham. The parties are now progressing negotiations towards a long-term binding offtake agreement. ETFuels’ Project Kings […]
In Australia, Vopak Terminals Australia welcomed the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s endorsement of its proposed aviation fuel infrastructure expansion project in Port Botany. Aligned with the government’s fuel security goals, the expansion capacity of approximately 120,000 cbm will strengthen supply chain resilience to help protect consumers and businesses. Adding new storage tanks and pipeline […]
In the UK, UK Tech Investment News reported that Neela Biotech, the Cambridge-based biotech start-up turning waste into sustainable aviation fuel, announced it has raised $2.8 million in pre-seed funding to take its technology from the lab to a pilot-scale trial at a biogas plant over the next two years. Neela Biotech transforms diverse waste […]
Santa Fe Bio—a joint venture between YPF and Essential Energy—and TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA have signed a long-term purchase agreement for the future production of sustainable aviation fuel and other renewable fuels to be manufactured at the San Lorenzo biorefinery in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. This agreement marks a key milestone for the […]
In Canada, ARC Bio, the Canadian joint venture between an affiliate of Bioénergie AE Cote-Nord Canada Inc. (Bioénergie AECN) and Alder Renewables, announced the successful demonstration of a pathway to produce sustainable aviation fuel from Canadian forest residues through refinery co-processing. “Canada has the biomass feedstock, the forest sector expertise, the industrial capability and the […]
In the UK, Nova Pangaea Technologies said it has agreed to collaborate with NorSAF, the company behind the Baltic’s largest SAF project, to develop an advanced ethanol production plant in Latvia to supply the new facility. The plant will use locally sourced wood waste to make ethanol using Nova Pangaea’s proprietary technology. The partnership aims […]
