In Finland, Neste and Cathay Group have agreed on the supply of Neste MY SAF for the group’s aviation operations across three major aviation regions: Europe, the United States, and Asia-Pacific. Leveraging Neste’s SAF supply capabilities at major international airports, Neste has been delivering blended SAF for use on Cathay Pacific flights from Amsterdam Airport […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that the Malaysian government will accelerate and simplify licensing approvals for activities related to sustainable aviation fuel to attract greater foreign investment and strengthen Malaysia’s position in the emerging sector. The country’s Plantation and Commodities Minister Johari Ghani said that the initiative is aimed at turning Malaysia into a regional […]
In Egypt, Egypt Oil & Gas reported that Qatar is investing $200 million to build a SAF production facility in the Ain Sokhna Integrated Zone, marking the first Qatari industrial investment in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone). The project, led by Al Mana Holding Company, will use cooking oils to produce 200,000 tons annually […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that everyday trash — including food waste, discarded metals, rubber, and other municipal solid waste — can be converted into sustainable aviation fuel, according to a new study published in Nature Sustainability. The research was conducted by scientists from the Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment and Tsinghua University […]
In Denmark, Topsoe said it has signed a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) agreement with Carbon Neutral Fuels (CNF) based on Topsoe’s SOEC electrolyzers for CNF’s commercial-scale e-SAF project called Project Starling. This agreement marks the first commercial application of Topsoe’s SOEC technology for use in commercial SAF production, the Danish firm said. Sundus Cordelia […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that US-based carbon recycling company LanzaTech has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm, to work together on developing Oman’s first-ever Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project. LanzaTech CEO Jennifer Holmgren said the initiative will focus on converting waste industrial gases in Oman […]
In Bulgaria, Renewables Now reported that renewable fuel developer Flying Forest has signed a letter of intent (LoI) for a long-term supply of sustainable aviation fuel to ATOBA Energy from its flagship project in Finland, which targets an output of 200,000 tons annually. Located in Iisalmi, the SAF facility will be equipped with three production […]
In the Netherlands, Dutch airline KLM said it fully supports the call in the Wennink report ‘The Route to Future Prosperity’ for the Dutch government to invest in a national SAF fund. The airline said that such a fund would enable the Netherlands to accelerate the production of alternative aviation fuels and make them more […]
In South Korea, Business Korea reported that Samsung E&A signed a contract with DG Fuels, a U.S. developer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects, for front-end engineering design (FEED) work on the U.S. Louisiana SAF production project. Under the terms of the deal, Samsung E&A will carry out the clean hydrogen production package among the […]
In Mexico, Mexico Business News reported that Latin America faces a major challenge in its aviation decarbonization pathway, as the region produces no SAF and has no active development projects, according to new data from the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA). The lack of regional SAF production could raise operating costs by […]
