In Brazil, Topsoe has signed an agreement with Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense SA (Riograndense), to provide its HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production at Riograndense’s Rio Grande renewable fuels plant in Brazil. The agreement with Riograndense follows a number of wins announced by Topsoe for the roll-out of […]
In Egypt, Egypt Oil & Gas reports the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company, along with other shareholders, has launched Egypt Sustainable Aviation Fuel Company to develop a $530 million, 120,000 metric ton SAF plant located near Alexandria. The company, with 15% private sector shareholder and the remainder held by public companies, plans to use waste feedstock […]
In Romania, Romania Insider reported that OMV Petrom will supply sustainable aviation fuel to the Romanian state-operated airline Tarom starting January 1, 2025, based on a contract signed by the two companies. The oil firm will deliver the fuel to four airports in Romania, namely Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest, Avram Iancu International Airport […]
In the United Arab Emirates, Zawya reported that Mercantile & Maritime Group, a global provider of energy and logistics, specializing in the physical trading of oil and gas has announced the expansion of its fully owned and operated facility, MENA Terminals in Fujairah, to launch a pioneering biofuel processing plant valued at $600 million. The […]
This presentation deck from Universal Fuel Technologies (UFT) highlights a technology called Flexiforming, a process that converts various renewable feedstocks into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at a significantly lower cost. Flexiforming utilizes feedstock flexibility by processing a wide range of materials, including ethanol, naphtha, and LPG, into high-octane gasoline and valuable chemicals. The presentation deck […]
In Minnesota, DG Fuels announced the selection of a site for a roughly $5 billion manufacturing facility and hundreds of good jobs in Moorhead, Minnesota, that will produce 193 million gallons per year of low-carbon aviation fuel (SAF) using agricultural and wood waste as feedstock. This news is a notable milestone for the MN SAF […]
In Texas, BioVeritas LLC recently announced that it is launching The BioVeritas Process for SAF. This breakthrough technology converts biomass via fermentation into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), a key precursor for a range of high-value products, most notably SAF. The company, then known as Terrabon, first began exploring sustainable fuels over fifteen years ago, long before the term […]
In California, the Government of California state announced a new agreement between Airlines 4 America (A4A) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which will significantly reduce carbon emissions by accelerating the use of sustainable aviation fuels for flights within the state. The agreement sets a goal of increasing the availability of sustainable aviation fuel […]
This presentation by LanzaJet, a company specializing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), highlights the company’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology as a key driver for the next generation of SAF. They advocate for the use of ethanol as a feedstock, particularly highlighting the existing supply of ethanol and the potential to create new sources from agricultural waste, […]
In Texas, the SAF project at the Diamond Green Diesel Port Arthur plant was successfully completed in October. The project is expected to be fully operational this year, providing the plant the optionality to upgrade approximately 50 percent of its current 470 million gallon renewable diesel annual production capacity to SAF. Valero is a joint […]
