In India, The Financial Express reported that Finland aims to jointly work with India in the sustainable aviation fuel space. “With India, Finland is also focusing on the low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel made from renewable biomass and waste resources that have the potential to deliver the performance of petroleum-based jet fuel but with a fraction […]
In Texas, NewsWest9 reported that the Nacero plant in Penwell, Texas is set to start producing sustainable aviation fuel. Nacero CEO Jay McKenna said that the facility aims to convert renewable natural gas and natural gas into lower carbon and sustainable aviation fuel. The facility was initially expected to manufacture gasoline from natural gas. “There […]
In Panama, the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) consolidated a working group focused on the efficiency in operations and new technologies, sustainable aviation fuels, compensation programs for emissions and economic instruments for climate change management. “About 65% of the total measures that will enable industry to reach net zero emissions by 2050 […]
In Malaysia, Petronas Research (PRSB), a subsidiary of local oil company Petronas, and SEDC Energy, a subsidiary of Sarawak Economic Development Corporation (SEDC), have signed an agreement to develop technology for microalgae oil production. Under the terms of the agreement, PRSB and SEDC Energy will jointly develop algae production technology which includes cultivation, harvesting and […]
In Montana, Great Falls Tribune reported that the Calumet Montana oil refinery in Great Falls has completed a multi-million dollar expansion project and is now set to start supplying SAF in the coming months. The $90 million expansion project had begun more than a year ago. “Reducing air transportation carbon emissions is one of the […]
In Japan, Nippon Paper Industries Corp, Sumitomo Corp and Green Earth Institute have reached an agreement to jointly study bioethanol production made from woody biomass. The project, if it succeeds, would aim to produce bioethanol from Nippon Paper’s mills in the fiscal year of 2027 to be used as a feedstock for the production of […]
In Japan, Star and Stripes reported that Honda Motor Co. expects to start producing sustainable aviation fuel. Honda will expand its algae-cultivating business at plants in Japan and overseas, with an eye on practical application of the fuel in the by around 2030, according to the report. The Japanese company has begun collaborating with a […]
The Digest received the following statement from Alder Fuels on the company’s current status and direction for the near future, which we have decided to share in its entirety and without editing or comment at this time. Building on our recent announcements regarding the appointment of Tim Obitts as Acting CEO of Alder Fuels and […]
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 […]
