In India, Indian Infrastructure reported that Indian Oil’s Panipat refinery has become India’s first facility certified to produce sustainable aviation fuel, through the conversion of used cooking oil into jet-grade fuel. The Swiss-based Cotecna Inspection Group, through its Indian arm Cotecna Inspection India Private Limited, granted the certification, according to the report. The move aligns […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional, the refinery arm of Indonesia’s state-owned energy company Pertamina, has begun its first shipments of sustainable aviation fuel made partly from used cooking oil. The SAF will be used later this month on a Pelita Air flight from Jakarta to Denpasar, Bali. Pelita Air is […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that U.S.-based biotechnology company Cemvita has announced plans to establish a new industrial facility in Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. The plant will produce low-carbon oil for sustainable aviation fuel and a regenerative biofertilizer, marking the company’s first large-scale deployment of its bioconversion technology. The facility will […]
Tin the UK, SAF Investor reported that the Renewable Transport Fuel Association (RTFA) has called upon the UK Government to amend the sustainable aviation fuel mandate to allow the use bioethanol as a feedstock for production of SAF via the alcohol-to-jet pathway. “We are calling for the SAF Mandate to be amended, in order that […]
In Georgia, GranBio LLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rayonier Advanced Materials to jointly explore the development of a small-scale commercial cellulosic SAF facility co-located at RYAM’s Jesup, Georgia site. Under the agreement, GranBio will lead the proposed project to deploy its proprietary AVAP technology to convert lignocellulosic biomass into second-generation ethanol, […]
In Indonesia, The Star reported that Airbus’s Singapore branch has partnered with Indonesian researchers to develop sustainable aviation fuel from biomass, aiming to source up to 100 million tons annually from Indonesia. Airbus is currently collaborating with researchers at Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) in West Java on a comprehensive study of biomass availability, logistics, supply […]
In Singapore, Payload Asia reported that Lufthansa Cargo and global logistics provider CEVA Logistics have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their collaboration in the area of sustainability, with a clear focus on the use of SAF. The agreement aims to enable measurable CO2 reductions in airfreight operations through joint efforts, mutual learning, […]
In Argentina, Reuters reported that Argentine state oil firm YPF will invest around $400 million as part of a new joint venture to produce and sell sustainable aviation fuel. The new venture, to be called Santa Fe Bio, will be run in tandem with Essential Energy and operate out of YPF’s San Lorenzo refinery, according […]
Yesterday, we talked about two broken eggs — the MAHA Commission’s push to reduce seed oils in the food system and the renewable fuels sector’s chronic shortage of affordable plant oils — and how, combined, they might make a better omelette for both public health and decarbonization. Today, there’s a third egg on the counter: […]
In Thailand, Bangkok Post reported that Thailand is expected to issue specifications on sustainable aviation fuel next year based on an international standard to hasten efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft, according to the Department of Energy Business. Authorities are using “ASTM D7566”, introduced by Pennsylvania-based ASTM International, as a guideline to draft […]
