Category: SAF

Google to join Amex GBT and Shell Aviation SAF program

Google to join Amex GBT and Shell Aviation SAF program

August 16, 2023 |

In New York, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) and Shell Aviation announced that Google has joined its sustainable aviation fuel program. Michael Terrell, Senior Director of Climate and Energy at Google, said: “The use of SAF will play a critical role in helping the aviation sector on its path to decarbonize. Joining Amex […]

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IAG signs agreement with Microsoft for the large-scale global purchase of SAF

IAG signs agreement with Microsoft for the large-scale global purchase of SAF

August 16, 2023 |

In the UK, International Airlines Group (IAG) and Microsoft have signed a co-funded purchase agreement for SAF emissions reductions globally, where both parties are funding part of the cost of the supply. Microsoft will co-fund 14,700 tons of IAG’s SAF purchasing in 2023, enough to fully fuel approximately 300 British Airways Boeing 787 flights between […]

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Global SAF market to expand at a CAGR of 52.9% during 2022-2032, report finds

Global SAF market to expand at a CAGR of 52.9% during 2022-2032, report finds

August 9, 2023 |

In New York, research firm MRFR/Market Research Future (MRFR) reported that the global SAF market is forecast to expand at a CAGR of 52.90% during the 2022-2032 period. According to the report, the global SAF market is forecast to reach a market value of $18.26 billion by the end of 2032, up from nearly $400 […]

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Over 100,000 Vueling passengers already contributed to SAF expansion

Over 100,000 Vueling passengers already contributed to SAF expansion

August 9, 2023 |

In Spain, Compromiso RSE reported that Spanish low-cost airline Vueling said that more than 100,000 consumers have chosen to contribute to the supply of SAF on the day of their flight, helping to reduce CO2 emissions. This is possible thanks to the partnership with Avikor, a service offered by Exolum, according to the report. Avikor […]

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Boeing says Brazil could become top player in the SAF market

Boeing says Brazil could become top player in the SAF market

August 9, 2023 |

In Brazil, Reuters reported that Brazil has the potential to become one of the major global players in sustainable aviation fuel, according to a Boeing executive. “Brazil has the technical capacity, qualified workforce and raw material to post the concrete results and impacts needed for us to solve together this global challenge of how to […]

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Israeli flag carrier EL AL announces first flight using 30% SAF

Israeli flag carrier EL AL announces first flight using 30% SAF

August 9, 2023 |

In the UK, Airport Technology reported that Israeli airline EL AL confirmed the delivery of its latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner on August 7, using 30% sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, the flight from Seattle’s King County International Airport-Boeing Field to Tel Aviv was the first EL AL flight to use SAF. EL AL […]

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Axens to provide Vegan Technology to Haike Chemicals for its SAF project in China

Axens to provide Vegan Technology to Haike Chemicals for its SAF project in China

August 9, 2023 |

In France, Axens said that Shandong Haike Chemical Co., a Chinese refining and petrochemical company, has selected Axens’ Vegan technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by retrofitting its existing assets. Vegan technology is a second-generation hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) solution which processes up to 100% of any kind of lipid, including wastes from agriculture […]

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Montana Renewables achieves ISCC CORSIA certification for SAF

Montana Renewables achieves ISCC CORSIA certification for SAF

August 9, 2023 |

In Montana, SAF producer Montana Renewables announced that it received its Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) certificate via the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) and as developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The company noted that the ISCC CORSIA certification is another step in the transformation of the […]

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Indonesian airline Garuda trials biofuel mix on B737 engine

Indonesian airline Garuda trials biofuel mix on B737 engine

August 2, 2023 |

In Indonesia, Jakarta Globe reported that local state-owned airline Garuda Indonesia (GIAA) has conducted trials of aviation fuel with a biofuel mix on a jet engine used in a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. The testing of the biofuel mix, known as Bioavtur J2.4, was carried out on July 26, using a CFM56-7B jet engine jointly produced […]

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Lufthansa Group and HCS Group sign deal for the production and supply of SAF

Lufthansa Group and HCS Group sign deal for the production and supply of SAF

August 2, 2023 |

In Germany, the Lufthansa Group and the HCS Group have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to partner on the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel. From the beginning of 2026, the HCS Group could supply the Lufthansa Group with SAF produced using the so-called Alcohol-to-Jet (AtJ) technology. The SAF, made from biogenic residues […]

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