In the UK, Heathrow said it is stepping up its carbon-cutting program for a fifth consecutive year with an ambitious target to go 2% beyond the UK’s 3.6% SAF mandate in 2026. Combined, this would see up to 5.6% of all aviation fuel used at Heathrow to be SAF, equating to around 350,000 tons. In […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara has begun construction on six downstream industrial projects across the country, including a bioethanol plant and a bio-refinery, with a total investment of about $7 billion. Danantara Chief Executive Officer Rosan Perkasa Roeslani said the projects are spread across several regions and sectors, marking […]
In Singapore, The Business Times reported that Singapore will carry out the first test of its national sustainable aviation fuel procurement system this year in a trial with nine companies. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Singapore Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company (SAFCo) signed a memorandum of understanding with the companies involved at the […]
In Tennessee, FedEx said it introduced sustainable aviation fuel at two more U.S. airports towards the end of last year. With the addition of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), FedEx began using blended SAF at a total of five major U.S. airports in 2025. Combined, these agreements […]
In Texas, Cemvita and Radix announced progress in front-end engineering for a first-of-its-kind circular bio-oil project in Brazil, focused on converting crude glycerin, a biodiesel byproduct, into ultra-low carbon intensity bio-oil used as a feedstock to produce sustainable aviation fuel and other advanced biofuels. The collaboration focuses on translating Cemvita’s biomanufacturing process, de-risked through years […]
In the UK, the Parliament said that members of the House of Lords begun their further examination of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, in report stage on February 10. The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill will introduce a revenue certainty mechanism to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel in the UK. The bill aims to […]
In the UK, Aerospace Global News reported that a pilot-scale facility in South Korea has demonstrated the production of sustainable aviation fuel directly from landfill gas, yielding 100 kg of SAF per day, thereby validating a potential step toward decentralized, waste-based fuel supply for aviation. The project—led by the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that FatHopes Energy has completed a feasibility study for its integrated sustainable aviation fuel refinery project in Malaysia, carried out by FGE NexantECA, marking a key step toward the project’s next phase. Vinesh Sinha, CEO of FatHopes Energy, said establishing a clear SAF pathway and ensuring the refinery meets all […]
In Australia, Australian Flying reported that Adelaide University has secured a $283,000 grant from the National Foundation for Australia–China Relations (NFACR) to deliver a two-year project aimed at accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuel. The funding, administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, was announced by Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong as […]
In the UK, BBC reported that LanzaTech has announced plans to invest $820 million to produce sustainable fuel at a site near Hull, in the UK. LanzaTech said its DRAGON II project would produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, creating 150 long-term jobs and 300 more during construction at the Saltend Chemicals Park. Construction […]
