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 […]
In the UK, TTG reported that the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, considered that the current price of SAF is beginning to make sense. Speaking at the Airlines 2022 conference, Walsh said SAF last week was priced around 1.6 times that of conventional kerosene. “It has been four or five […]
In India, local news site Mint reported that Boeing is currently exploring what it will take to transition airlines’ current fleet to 100% sustainable aviation fuel. While Boeing has committed that all aircraft from 2030 will be capable and certified to fly on 100% SAF, it is exploring ways to fly the existing fleet on […]
In Texas, Atlantic Aviation, in partnership with Avfuel Corporation and Neste, has established a continuous supply of sustainable aviation fuel at all four of the company’s FBO locations in Colorado. These include Atlantic’s facilities in Aspen (ASE), Telluride/Montrose (MTJ), Steamboat Springs/Hayden (HDN), and Aspen/Rifle (RIL). “We are committed to enabling our customers to economically achieve […]
In Washington D.C, the Clean Fuels Alliance America said its members had a meeting this week to elect new Governing Board leaders. The alliance said that its new leadership reflects the interests of both large and small companies, biodiesel and renewable diesel producers, as well as soybean growers and renderers. “Clean Fuels is the leading […]
