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. […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that LanzaTech Global has selected Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside as the preferred location for its DRAGON II project, a $ 689 million investment aimed at large-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. The facility is expected to produce about 80,000 tons of SAF each year along with […]
In Switzerland, Kuehne+Nagel, LATAM Cargo, and The Elite Flower have carried out their largest SAF-based operation to date in Latin America, reducing about 300 tons of CO2e linked to the transportation of more than 495 tons of flowers. The initiative reduced CO2e associated with exporting Colombian flowers from Bogota to Miami for Valentine’s Day, one […]
In Washington DC, Visa HQ reported that Air France-KLM CEO Benjamin Smith cautioned that the EU’s RefuelEU Aviation regulation could force the group to slash up to 45% of its Asia network—including many China services—by 2030. The rules compel EU carriers to blend 6% SAF from 2030, rising to 20% by 2035, while non-EU airlines […]
In the Netherlands, SkyNRG has reached financial close for its SAF production facility DSL-01 at the Delfzijl chemical park in the north of the Netherlands. Once operational, it will produce 100,000 tons of SAF each year and 35,000 tons of sustainable by-products including biobased propane, butane, and naphtha. The plant will make use of the […]
