In North Carolina, Honda Aircraft Company has become the first twin-turbine very light business jet manufacturer to utilize the HondaJet on a successful test flight running a 100% blend of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). A production-model HondaJet was fueled with a mix of Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene (HEFA-SPK) and Hydrodeoxygenated Synthetic […]
In the UK, the government confirmed previously that industry should fund the revenue certainty mechanism for Sustainable Aviation Fuel through a variable levy on aviation fuel suppliers. It has opened a public consultation until Jan. 8, 2026 that seeks views on specific design features of the aviation fuel supplier levy, which will fund the sustainable […]
In Japan, Chiyoda Corporation has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for installing SAF production facilities in Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. Okinawa Operations. Taiyo Oil is aiming to supply 200,000 KL of SAF and Renewable Diesel (RD) annually using Ethanol to Jet Technology on the premises of Taiyo Oil’s Okinawa Operations, contributing […]
In North Carolina, Honeywell introduced a breakthrough technology that converts agricultural and forestry waste into ready-to-use renewable fuels for hard-to- abate sectors, such as the maritime industry. The technology produces lower-carbon marine fuel, gasoline and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from inexpensive and abundant biomass sources like wood chips and crop residues. Plant and agricultural waste […]
In Montana, Montana Renewables, in collaboration with Calumet Montana Refining (CMR), has commissioned onsite blending and shipping facilities to offer a nominal 50/50 blend of renewable and fossil jet fuel certified under ASTM D7566 and ASTM D1655 specifications. This finished product is drop-in compatible with all existing systems and will initially be distributed through AEG […]
In Texas, XCF Global, Inc. has signed a binding term sheet with New Rise Australia Pty. Ltd. to accelerate the development of renewable fuel production facilities across Australia. The binding term sheet grants New Rise AU an exclusive 15-year license to use the design, layout, and configuration of XCF’s New Rise Reno facility to build […]
In Texas, Houston American Energy Corp. and Abundia Global Impact Group, LLC announced the execution of a binding Term Sheet with BTG Bioliquids B.V. pursuant to which HUSA intends to develop biomass-to-liquid fuels and Sustainable Aviation Fuel projects that will integrate BTG Bioliquids’ proprietary fast pyrolysis technology for the production of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oil from […]
In Kenya, Bloomberg reports Bleriot Group is producing sustainable aviation fuel from croton seed oil grown on 6,000 acres formerly used by a mining company that depleted the ore and is no longer apt for growing food crops. It is producing 28 metric tons of fuel annually as part of its prototyping stage that it […]
In the UK, Exolum announces its decision to invest £4.5 million in creating the UK’s first independent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blending facility at Redcliffe Bay in south-west England, as part of new plans for a UK-wide network of SAF blending hubs. The announcement comes as the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, which creates new […]
In Texas, oneworld alliance and member airlines, in partnership with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), recently announced the launch of a new investment fund designed to address the limited availability and high cost of today’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). The fund, led by cornerstone investors Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, seeks to accelerate the global development […]
