In Australia, Australian Aviation reported that the Australian government is pumping $725 million over 10 years into the development of low-carbon liquid fuels, including sustainable aviation fuel. The new ten-year Cleaner Fuels Program aims to stimulate investment from the private sector into on-shore production of fuels like SAF, with the first production of “drop-in” cleaner […]
In Belgium, the European Commission said it has adopted a decision on the allocation of EU ETS emission allowances to airlines for the use of sustainable aviation fuels in 2024. This follows calculations by member states’ authorities for commercial airlines, and marks a key step in implementing the additional support mechanism under the EU Emissions […]
In South Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported that the government of South Korea said it will begin requiring the use of sustainable aviation fuel on all international flights departing from domestic airports in 2027, part of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation sector. The transport ministry said it will mandate a minimum blending […]
In Texas, oneworld alliance and member airlines, in partnership with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), announced the launch of a new investment fund designed to address the limited availability and high cost of today’s SAF The fund, led by a number of investors Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, seeks to accelerate the global development of long-term […]
In Singapore, Business Times reported that Malaysia’s state energy firm Petronas said it had delivered the country’s first locally-blended sustainable aviation fuel for Malaysia Aviation Group, the operator of national carrier Malaysia Airlines. The SAF was locally blended at Petronas’ processing facilities and delivered to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to supply the carrier’s daily […]
In Indonesia, Indonesia Business Post reported that Indonesian state-owned energy company PT Pertamina has plans to build a green refinery dedicated to producing SAF. The plan was announced by Pertamina Vice President Director Oki Muraza at the Katadata Sustainability Action for the Future Economy (SAFE) 2025 forum in Jakarta on September 10, 2025. “We aspire […]
In the UK, USA BioEnergy announced it has selected Johnson Matthey (JM) and Honeywell to provide their process technologies to USA BioEnergy to produce synthetic paraffinic kerosene (SPK) at its Bon Wier, Texas biorefinery. JM/bp’s award-winning FT CANS technology and Honeywell UOP’s FT Unicracking process technology, which both use the Fischer Tropsch pathway, will be […]
In the UK, SAF Investor reported that Switzerland-based HVAC field devices producer Belimo Automation said it has partnered with Swiss firms Lamprecht Transport and Swiss WorldCargo to reduce carbon emissions on international air freight shipments to invest in sustainable aviation fuel. The initiative will mitigate approximately 650 tons of CO2e emissions in its first year […]
In Italy, Maire announces that Nextchem, through its subsidiary MyRechemical, has been awarded an engineering study contract by Altalto based on its proprietary NX CircularTM gasification and NX CPOTM technologies for a SAF plant in Immingham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Altalto (Immingham) is a company set up by Velocys to develop SAF projects in the UK. […]
In Singapore, Reuters reported that an executive with Thai energy firm Bangchak Corp said there is no sign yet of details on the country’s expected mandate for sustainable aviation fuel usage. The company began production of sustainable aviation fuel earlier this year, with capacity to produce 1 million liters per day. “We are in a […]
