In California, the Biden administration’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge could launch the most important national-level biofuel policy of the next decade. Stakeholders and regulators are pressuring airlines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, commercially viable battery and fuel-cell airplanes do not exist yet because the energy needs of commercial flights far exceed current technology. […]
In the UK, World Fuel Services will supply the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) with a further 5,150,000 liters (5,150m3) of aviation fuel. The supplied fuel is blended with approximately 40% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), sourced from Neste, with the renewable part of the feedstock being produced from Used Cooking Oil (UCO), or […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that sources expect the Biden Administration will announce its preliminary climate model for assessing the sustainability of feedstocks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel before mid-May. Only ethanol produced from corn that uses efficient tilling, use of cover crops or efficient fertilizer application will be considered eligible for tax breaks for SAF under […]
In Wyoming, Raven SR, a renewable fuels company, announced it has secured $15 million in new investments. The company said the latest fundraising underscores the confidence in Raven SR’s proprietary Steam/CO2 Reforming technology that converts various waste streams into renewable transportation fuels like hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel. Ascent Funds led the latest $15 million […]
Reverse Water-Gas Shift has long been a process converting hydrogen and carbon dioxide into a syngas for fuels production, but as the world shifts from conventional fuels to electrofuels, producers need to know that their operations can contribute effectively to global sustainability initiatives. By utilizing electrical heating instead of traditional fossil combustion, eREACT Fuels allows […]
In Spain, Solarig has announced the development in Soria of one of the most innovative Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plants in the world, in Parque Empresarial del Medio Ambiente (PEMA) located in the municipality of Garray. The ‘NUMANTIA SAF’ project will have a production capacity of 60,000 metric tons per year of SAF, equivalent to […]
In France, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) and the Global Transport Solutions (GTS) Group, encompassing Marinetrans and Best Global Logistics (BGL), are pleased to announce the extension of their collaboration on AFKLMP’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) program. This collaboration underscores a mutual commitment to sustainability and supports GTS’s Going Green initiative. The continuation of […]
In Ireland, Simply Blue Group, a leading global offshore wind project developer, is developing onshore renewable energy parks to power facilities capable of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The projects, in Canada, Ireland and Australia will process more than 1.5 million tons of sustainable biomass annually to produce over 300,000 tons of SAF each year. […]
In the UK, Ryanair has purchased 1,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Shell, (enough SAF to fuel over 200 flights from Stansted to Madrid), which will be supplied to the airline at its Stansted Airport base. This purchase follows the MoU agreement made between the companies in 2022, providing Ryanair with unique […]
Beginning with technology selection, adding piloting and reference data, proceeding to robust cost estimating, scheduling, offtake and feedstock agreements and site selection. Bechtel’s Helen Atkinson gave this overview of the road from concept to commissioning for SAF projects, and highlighted Bechtel’s technical expertise and solutions delivery, at ABLC 2024.
