In Washington D.C., the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Chemical Engineer Arpit Bhatt explained that the path to SAF will look different for every airport depending on a number of conditions. “The availability of feedstocks and the use of jet fuel vary across different locations,” Bhatt said. “It is very important to do a regional […]
In Washington D.C., Benzinga reported that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) recently invested $65 million in U.S. startup Air Company. The firm, which is backed by Toyota Motor Corp. and JetBlue, will use the funds to refine its production and ultimately build carbon-capture and fuel-generation facilities on U.S. Air Force bases, the report said. […]
In Spain, El Periodico de la Energia reported that Spanish energy company Cepsa’s CEO Maarten Wetselaar, said that the firm will only build plants to produce SAF once there is a regulatory framework for SAF production. “We invest in a business with almost no framework … “We are investing” but “to triple that investment we […]
In Spain, Investing.com reported that the executive president of Spanish airline Iberia, Javier Sánchez-Prieto, has requested a stable regulatory framework and incentives for the production of SAF so that Europe can compete with the United States and the United Kingdom, where SAF production is already subsidized. Sánchez-Prieto explained that future hydrogen- or electricity-powered aircraft will […]
In the UK, Passenger Terminal Today reported that Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport in Maryland plans to collect used cooking oil generated by its 50 hospitality partners, with the aim of using it as raw material to produce sustainable aviation fuel or other renewable products. According to the report, this initiative forms part of […]
In Ireland, RTE reported that a study by Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI) and KPMG stated that Ireland is well positioned to produce sustainable aviation fuel. The report defines the actions that the aircraft leasing sector and the Government could take to help with SAF production. These include establishing a framework for SAF production, partnering with […]
In Illinois, United said it aims to boost SAF production through the investment of $5 million in algae biofuel company Viridos. The airline said this new investment will support the production of sustainable aviation fuel made from algae, an abundant and scalable resource that can be grown and harvested without impacting the food supply chain. […]
In New York, JetBlue and Shell Aviation announced a new collaboration bringing additional supply of sustainable aviation fuel to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), targeting commencement of delivery in the first half of this year. Under the terms of the agreement, JetBlue is expected to take delivery of 10,000,000 gallons of blended SAF at LAX […]
In Atlanta, Delta announced its roadmap to more sustainable travel and net-zero emissions by 2050. The airline said that the reduction of fossil fuels and an evolution to SAF is at the forefront of the airline’s mid-term strategy. Delta’s sustainability strategy also accounts for near-term goals, including minimizing Delta’s impact from single-use plastic, transitioning to […]
In France, Airbus said that an A321neo aircraft recently took off from Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, France with both of its engines powered by 100% unblended SAF. The French aircraft manufacturer noted that the A321neo is being closely followed by a data-collecting aeroplane with the mission to gather information on the non-CO2 emissions and the […]
