In Thailand, Thaiger reported that Bangchak Corporation is focusing on the development of sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, the Bangkok-based company aims at setting up a SAF production facility near its oil refinery in the capital’s Phra Khanong district. The construction of the plant is projected to be finished by the end of […]
In Spain, ITP Aero said it has successfully completed engine testing using a blend of SAF with conventional jet fuel at its Albacete facilities with the GE Aerospace CT7-8F5 engine, which powers the Spanish Ministry of Defence’s NH-90 helicopter. Going forward, ITP Aero plans to use approved SAF blends in all CT7 engines. Álvaro Santodomingo, […]
In Norway, HydrogenPro said its collaborative partner, DG Fuels, recently announced that their sustainable aviation fuel project has been fully financed throughout FEL3, with two Japanese companies and an undisclosed investor securing the funding. HydrogenPro has been contracted as the supplier of electrolyzers for the project in a potential $ 500 million deal. The minimum […]
In Denmark, Topsoe reported that Calumet is already producing sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel (RD) from its Great Falls refinery in Montana, United States. Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology was used to revamp the existing refinery unit to produce renewable jet and diesel The production capacity of the Great Falls-plant is about 15,000 barrels per day, […]
In Australia, Black & Veatch said it has joined Bioenergy Australia’s (BA) Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance of Australia and New Zealand (SAFAANZ). BA is a national industry association, with over 150 members, committed to accelerating Australia’s bioeconomy. BA founded the SAFAANZ to create a collaborative environment to advance SAF production, policy, education and marketing in […]
In California, IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC), an owner and operator of power plants across the U.S., has been selected by renewable biojet fuel refineries developer, Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels, LLC (NWABF) to provide pre-mobilization, mobilization, start-up and commissioning services—and eventually asset management and plant operations and maintenance (O&M)—for NWABF’s development of a second-generation cellulosic renewable […]
In Australia, Travel Weekly reported that the Australian Airport Association (AAA) said that international airlines may cut flights to the country if in years to come due to the levels of pollution curated as a by-product of long haul routes. “As Australia is at the edges of the global air network with long distances from […]
In Illinois, the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund has increased its investment power to nearly $200 million and added eight new corporate partners, five months after its initial launch. American Express Global Business Travel, Aramco Ventures, Aviation Capital Group, Bank of America, Boston Consulting Group, Groupe ADP, Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Ventures, will join […]
In the UK, International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Vueling and LEVEL, has announced an investment into UK-based firm Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT). NPT’s technology converts agricultural waste and wood residue feedstocks into second-generation bioethanol, which can then be processed into SAF, IAG said. IAG’s investment will progress […]
In New York, Air Company announced a strategic collaboration with Air Canada. The firm noted that the collaboration aims to accelerate the development of power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (PtL SAF) in various North American markets by 2025 that will give Air Canada access to SAF that is entirely independent of fossil fuels. Air Company and […]
