In New Zealand, Air New Zealand and LanzaJet have announced the preliminary findings from a study into using woody waste residues and low-value wood products in New Zealand to produce sustainable aviation fuel. The study found that using domestically grown woody waste for SAF has the potential to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to […]
In Texas, BioVeritas, LLC, a sustainable fuels and biochemicals company, announced that it is launching The BioVeritas Process for SAF. This technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF. The BioVeritas Process, when applied to SAF, unlocks more feedstocks and uses […]
In Canada, ESG Today reported that California-based Universal Fuel Technologies (Unifuel), which is developing technology to cut sustainable aviation fuel production costs, announced that it has raised $3 million for the advancement of its projects, as well as for lab space in Texas. According to the company, its proprietary Flexiforming process can reduce SAF production […]
In Thailand, Recessary reported that Thailand’s national oil company, PTT, through its subsidiary Global Chemical (GC), is focusing on the development of SAF and plans to launch biofuels for aircraft use next year. Another industry giant, Bangchak, is also investing to build a new plant, aiming to seize opportunities in green transportation, the report added. […]
In Taiwan, EVA Air and Airbus have embarked on a collaborative effort aimed at increasing SAF development and adoption in the airline’s operations. “Fuel efficiency, carbon reduction and cabin comfort have become major considerations for airline fleet modernization, and EVA Air’s announcement late last year to introduce the 33 latest-generation Airbus aircraft underlines our plans […]
In the Netherlands, KLM reported that a KLM flight recently departed from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Singapore as part of The Aviation Challenge. This challenge is initiated by SkyTeam and dares airlines to conduct their operations as efficiently and with as little environmental impact as possible. The results of these tests are shared among the […]
In Georgia, Delta said that for the first time in both Minnesota’s and Michigan’s aviation history, sustainable aviation fuel has arrived via pipeline to two Delta hub airports, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW). The two 7,000-gallon shipments of SAF were made from Minnesota and North Dakota-grown winter camelina as part […]
In Germany, DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding are furthering their sustainability goals through a contract renewal with IAG Cargo, the cargo handling division of International Airlines Group (IAG), to use an additional 60 million liters of SAF on behalf of DHL. The new contract covers 2024 and 2025 emissions and will result in a […]
In Australia, Virgin Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) With Qatar Airways to collaborate on a range of sustainability initiatives. Areas of focus under the MoU will include aiming to advance the use of SAF and Low Carbon Aviation Fuel (LCAF), environmental management including waste and energy management, sustainable procurement, and aviation workforce […]
In Hungary, local low-cost airline Wizz Air announced it will trial operations using SAF in collaboration with Airbus. The trial will involve flights across two major routes, Barcelona to Budapest and Brussels Charleroi to Budapest, with SAF supplied by Cepsa and distributed by World Fuel Services, a World Kinect Company for each departure airport respectively […]
