In India, Share Price India reported that state-run oil firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is in talks with Switzerland-based Sulzer Chemtech for a partnership in the sustainable aviation fuel space. BPCL has been working on developing jet fuel from used cooking oil, according to the report. In a recent presentation, BPCL said it “is committed […]
In Washington D.C, the Thai Embassy to the United States reported that Energy Absolute, a Thai renewable energy and electric vehicle firm, is doubling its production of sustainable aviation fuel to 130 tons a day. Energy Absolute’ SAF is an offshoot of its commodity-grade biodiesel, which it has produced for almost two decades, the Embassy […]
In Singapore, Boeing and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) said they will conduct a joint study to scale sustainable aviation fuel production in Southeast Asia. Boeing noted that the Asia-Pacific region can play a crucial role in SAF production with a potential of 40% of global feedstock supply. Phase one of the study will […]
In California, the Digest announced that the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference on Next-Gen Projects & Technologies, ABLC NEXT 2023, will take place at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, October 18-20, 2023, as the industry undertakes more Networking for Net Zero. More than 600 delegates and 100 speakers are expected from more than 400 companies […]
In Turkey, LATAM Cargo, Kuehne+Nagel and Elite Flower said they have purchased more than 25,000 liters of sustainable aviation fuel. The amount purchased would reduce the equivalent of the total emissions generated by a cargo flight on the Bogotá-Miami route, which transported a large shipment of flowers. The sustainable aviation fuel purchased was produced from […]
In Utah, CleanJoule, a U.S.-based startup focused on the production of SAF, announced a $50 million investment round led by the principals of Indigo Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm. The round also included participation by GenZero, Cleanhill Partner, U.S.-based airline Frontier Airlines, Europe-based Wizz Air and Mexico-based Volaris. Funds raised from the round will […]
In Japan, Nippon.com reported that Japan’s industry ministry said it plans to require oil wholesalers to make sustainable aviation fuel account for 10% of their aviation fuel supply from 2030. The move by the Japanese government is aimed at promoting the use of SAF, which emits less carbon dioxide than conventional fuels, to accelerate decarbonization […]
In Colorado, Boom Supersonic announced it has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Dimensional Energy. Under the agreement with Dimensional Energy, Boom will purchase up to 5 million gallons of SAF on an annual basis over the duration of the Overture flight test program. Overture is the supersonic airliner from Boom that expects […]
In Malaysia, Reuters reported that Malaysian Aviation Group (MAG) has signed a sustainable aviation fuel offtake agreement with Petronas Dagangan Under the terms of the agreement, Petronas Dagangan will supply more than 230,000 tons of SAF to MAG’s airlines – national carrier Malaysia Airlines, and Firefly and MASwings – with the first delivery expected from […]
In India, Business Today reported that state-owned engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) consultancy Engineers India Ltd (EIL) aims to develop SAF production to boost its presence in the biofuels sector. According to the report, the company is working closely on SAF technologies with the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP-CSIR) and […]
