In Finland, Neste said it has signed an agreement with Airbus to advance the use of sustainable aviation fuel within the aviation sector. Neste said that this collaboration is laying the foundation for Airbus and Neste to explore business opportunities together and jointly promote the production and use of sustainable aviation fuel. The focus will […]
In India, local newspaper Business Standard reported that Engineers India recently secured an order from Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals (MRPL) to carry out preparation works for a SAF plant. The firm has been selected by MRPL for preparation of basic engineering design package (BDEP), detailed feasibility report (DFR) and pre-project activities for the SAF facility. […]
In Spain, Europa Press reported that local airline Vueling and Cepsa will operate more than 75 flights with sustainable aviation fuel from Seville airport, within the framework of their collaboration agreement signed in April this year to accelerate the decarbonization of air transport. The flights, which began last Friday and will continue in the coming […]
In Japan, TotalEnergies and ENEOS Corporation said they will pursue a feasibility study for a sustainable aviation fuel production unit at the ENEOS Wakayama refinery in Arida, Japan. The study was initially planned for the ENEOS Negishi refinery, but industrial, technical and competitiveness criteria have led ENEOS and TotalEnergies to select the Wakayama refinery instead. […]
In France, Technip Energies said it has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels at the Grandpuits refinery in France. The firm noted that this contract covers the engineering, procurement services and construction assistance (EPsCa) for the conversion of the Grandpuits refinery into a zero-crude platform oriented towards SAF. […]
In France, Air Liquide said it is entering a partnership related to producing and valorizing low-carbon hydrogen at TotalEnergies Granpuits biorefinery site. Under a long-term contract, Air Liquide will invest over $134.7 million in the construction and operation of a new unit producing hydrogen, from which TotalEnergies is committing to purchase the hydrogen produced for […]
In Delaware, market research firm TMR reported that the global SAF market is estimated to grow at compound annual growth rate of 26.2% during the forecast period between 2022 and 2050. The report stated that the global sustainable aviation fuel market is forecasted to reach a value of 402 billion by 2050. TMR also noted […]
In Canada, Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) recognized the government of Canada for taking concrete steps towards decarbonizing aviation by publishing draft regulations exempting SAF from the federal carbon charge under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (GGPPA). The draft regulations create a definition of ‘bio-aviation fuel’ and establish a full exemption of SAF from the […]
In the UK, Business Travel News Europe reported that Virgin Atlantic’s CEO Shai Weiss has warned that the UK is in danger of falling behind other countries in the production of sustainable aviation fuels. The executive urged the UK government to offer more support and incentives to encourage firms to invest in SAF production sites […]
In the U.K, TTG reported that the UK’s new transport minister Baroness Charlotte Vere has denied suggestions that the government is moving at a slow pace on developing sustainable aviation fuel. The official noted that five SAF plants would be under construction by 2025 and acknowledged there would need to be support for SAF, which […]
