In Illinois, LanzaJet announced the first close of an overall $135 million target equity investment round, at a $650 million pre-money enterprise valuation. The round is co-led by IAG and Shell, with participation from Groupe ADP, LanzaTech, and Mitsui – all existing shareholders who are expanding their investment in LanzaJet’s growth and operations at LanzaJet […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that travelers flying out of Singapore will start paying a new charge this year as the government moves to support cleaner aviation fuel and strengthen the country’s role in Southeast Asia’s emerging sustainable fuel industry. Under the plan, passengers departing from Changi International Airport will pay a levy on tickets […]
In Azerbaijan, AzerNews reported that Kazakhstan is set to become a regional leader in sustainable energy with the construction of a new plant for the production of environmentally friendly automotive and aviation fuels. In a joint initiative between the national company KazMunayGas and American partners, the project aims to establish the first facility of its […]
In Montana, Montana Renewables, LLC (MRL) and World Energy Clean Fuels announced a SAF agreement that will deliver more than 70 million gallons of SAF to the market over three years. Through this deal, MRL and World Energy will be accelerating SAF and emissions credit supplies to meet the growing demand for American-made advanced biofuel, […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that aviation technology startup Metafuels has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round to speed up the rollout of its synthetic sustainable aviation fuel technology. The Zurich-based firm is developing a process that converts green methanol into jet fuel, aiming to provide airlines with a lower-emissions alternative to […]
In the UK, Fuel Cells Works reported that Kent, a global integrated energy services partner, collaborated with Equilibrion during the successful bid for funding from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF). With funding now secured for the Equilibrion and its partners, Kent is delivering the Pre-Front-End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) for Eq.flight, an […]
For fifteen years, Sustainable Aviation Fuel was aviation’s truffle oil. A drizzle. A flourish. A one-percent blend so everyone could applaud the chemistry. We proved it worked. ASTM certified it. Engines flew it. But in the kitchen, SAF remained a micro-ingredient — exotic, expensive, impossible to source at scale. Now something different is happening. On […]
In Singapore, Eco Business reported that Japan’s Cosmo Oil has signed an agreement with the western city of Shimonoseki to collect used cooking oil from households and businesses and convert it into sustainable aviation fuel, part of a broader push to build a domestic supply chain for low-carbon jet fuel as global demand accelerates. Cosmo […]
In the UK, SAF Investor reported that Singapore’s aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) and nine companies have launched Singapore’s first trial for central procurement of voluntary sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). “We are encouraged by the strong commercial interest. With greater awareness, we hope more […]
In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said it has demonstrated an integrated production process for liquid fuels using SOEC (Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell) co-electrolysis. The SOEC co-electrolysis produces hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which are then used as the feedstock for production of liquid synthetic fuels using Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis equipment. […]
