In China, TASS News Agency reports local Chinese press said Hainan Eco Prime is preparing to launch a $178 million biofuel plant at Yangpu Port in Hainan province, designed to convert food waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The facility will have annual production capacity of 300,000 metric tons and occupy 100,000 square meters. Construction […]
In the UK, Neela Biotech, the Cambridge-based biotech startup turning waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has raised £2.1 million in pre-seed funding to take its technology from the lab to a pilot-scale trial at a biogas plant over the next two years. The investment comes as the aviation industry searches for a way to […]
In Italy, Topsoe has signed a licensing agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) to provide its Kerosene Hydrotreating Technology for co-processing for SAF production at BPCL’s Mumbai Refinery. Under the agreement, BPCL will revamp its existing 4,000 metric tons per day Kerosene Hydrotreater Unit to co-process 5% renewable feedstock, in the form of used […]
In Argentina, La Nación reports the Senate approved and turned to the House last month a bill that seeks to establish a new regulatory framework for biofuels that raises the cut-off quota in a transitional regime until 2036, when free competition in the market should be released. In the vote in general he divided the […]
In Australia, Vopak Terminals Australia welcomes the New South Wales (NSW) Government’s endorsement of its proposed aviation fuel infrastructure expansion project in Port Botany. Included as a key project to strengthen the state’s fuel security and resilience, the expansion reinforces Vopak’s commitment to providing robust, future-ready energy infrastructure. Aligned with the government’s fuel security goals, […]
In China, Dondel recently launched its Green Hydrogen-Coupled CO₂-to-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project with an annual capacity of 100,000 tons. This is China’s first demonstration project integrating green hydrogen with carbon-negative aviation kerosene production, and it is also the largest demonstration project of its kind along the same technology pathway in the country. With a […]
In California, researchers have landed a $591,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture project designed to convert renewable plant material into n-butyraldehyde, a chemical used to produce sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel. This isn’t designed to fuel your everyday automobile or lawnmower. They include 18-wheelers and heavy farm equipment – […]
In Georgia, Delta Air Lines joined partners across Georgia to launch the Georgia Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Coalition, a new statewide effort established by the Metro Atlanta Chamber and founding members Delta, the Georgia Forestry Association and Georgia Farm Bureau. The coalition aims to advance SAF production and drive economic investment across Georgia. SAF is […]
In Germany, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recently published the 2026 ReFuelEU Aviation Annual Technical Report, showing that the supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in the European Union (EU) exceeded the first mandatory ReFuelEU Aviation target in 2025. Aviation fuel suppliers reported supplying 39.3 million tons of aviation fuel at Union airports in 2025, […]
In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced commitments from members to purchase sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) associated with Infinium Energy’s Project Atlas, an eSAF facility expected to produce approximately 100,000 metric tons of SAF annually, providing the long-term structured contracts that are catalytic to securing project financing. The groundbreaking results of SABA’s […]
