News has arrived from Yield10 Bioscience and Mitsubishi that they are noodling over a partnership to supply, offtake and market Camelina as a low-carbon feedstock oil for biofuels; the two companies have now progressed to a memorandum of understanding of a deal which would ultimately be aimed at supporting Mitsubishi’s stated goal o mass produce […]
In Japan, Asahi Shimbun reported that the Government of Japan is in negotiations with Singapore and the United States to outline a framework for jointly procuring sustainable aviation fuel. The Japanese government aims to ink this agreement within the next two to three years as the global race for the biofuel is accelerating, according to […]
In Texas, ENG, a provider of project delivery solutions for the energy industry, announced it has received an award valued at over $9 million from Calgary-based Reconciliation Energy Transition Inc. (RETI) to perform the front-end engineering and design work for a 6,500 barrel per day sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel project as part of […]
In the UK, British Airways said that group business travel specialists, Travel Places, is launching a new sustainable aviation fuel fund, providing an opportunity for its clients to address the carbon footprint from their business travel. Working in partnership with British Airways, Travel Places is now offering its clients the opportunity to purchase SAF, which […]
In France, aircraft manufacturer ATR said that together with the French Government, the Occitanie Region, Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, Airbus and Aerospace Valley, signed a declaration to advance the development of sustainable aviation fuel in Occitanie. “We have set very demanding targets for the integration of SAF in our internal operations – they are consistent with our […]
In Delaware, market research firm Transparency Market Research reported that the global sustainable aviation fuel market size was worth $186.6 million in 2021 and is projected to reach $402 billion by 2050. The global SAF market is likely to grow at a CAGR of 26.2% during the forecast period, from 2022 to 2050, according to […]
In Texas, Darling Ingredients and Valero Energy Corporation announced that the companies have made the final investment decision on a SAF project at the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Port Arthur plant, which is owned and operated by Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Valero and Darling. Upon completion of the project, […]
In South Korea, The Korea Economic Daily reported that local airline Asiana Airlines has entered into an agreement with Shell Aviation for the supply sustainable aviation fuel. Under the terms of the agreement, the South Korean airline will receive a preferential supply of sustainable aviation fuel through the Shell network in the Asia Pacific and […]
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emirates said it has operated its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines with 100% SAF. The flight took off from Dubai International Airport (DXB), flying for more than one hour over the Dubai coastline. Emirates’ demonstration flight, which claims to be the […]
In the UK, Power Engineering International reported that Babcock & Wilcox has been awarded a contract by Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant for a waste-to-energy plant near Manchester, in the UK. The contract, valued at approximately $65 million, will see the B&W Environmental and B&W Renewable arms of B&W provide engineering services and advanced technologies for […]
