In Belgium, as of January 1, the NATO pipeline supplying Brussels Airport with kerosene is open for the transport of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Brussels Airlines will transport the very first batch of sustainable aviation fuel transported via this route today at Brussels Airport. The airline will operate a symbolic first SAF flight today, from […]
In India, SimpleFlying reports Honeywell India Technology Center and others are in discussions with India’s primary public policy think tank, NITI Ayog, about a potential 1% sustainable aviation fuel blending policy to help get SAF off the ground in the country, with ethanol seen as a top potential feedstock for the fuel. When a policy […]
In Japan, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), the only international cargo airline based in Japan, has for the first time used Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for several cargo flights in November and December this year. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is supplied by Neste at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. “NCA is delighted to announce that NCA […]
In the UK, Rolls-Royce announced it has completed building and is preparing to test its UltraFan®, technology demonstrator. In a major milestone for the program, the demonstrator engine was transported from the build workshop and into Testbed 80 in Derby, UK where it was mounted in preparation for testing. The first test of the demonstrator is […]
In China, the Global Times newspaper reports that for the first time, China’s domestically developed and manufactured SAF powered an international cargo flight, arriving in Belgium after taking off 12 hours earlier in Hangzhou. Sinopec Zhenhai Refinery of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation obtained a bio-jet fuel airworthiness certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Administration […]
In Germany, DB Schenker has extended its portfolio of climate-friendlier logistics solutions by opening the next chapter of greener transport in air freight. With immediate effect, customers can choose Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their air transport to anywhere in the world and independent of the type of aircraft or airline used. Via virtual allocation […]
In Mexico, Reuters reports low-cost airline Volaris plans to start sourcing Sustainable Aviation Fuel, first from the US for US-Mexico flights, but also supporting development of the domestic supply chain in Mexico. Last week, together with its rival VivaAerobus and others in the sector announced they were looking for proposals to develop SAF locally. Volaris […]
In the UK, Velocys plc announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Altalto Immingham Ltd., has been awarded a grant of up to £27 million from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund for the Altalto Immingham Sustainable Aviation Fuel project. The purpose of this project, which is being developed under an existing Joint Development […]
In California, Vertimass is part of a consortium that has been awarded approximately $1.35 million to pilot the conversion of green hydrogen and carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel. The funds were granted by the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) in Denmark. The research project is a collaboration among a group of organizations, […]
By Chuck Sorensen, Ph.D., P.E. Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest California leads the nation in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) implementation initiatives. This is driven largely by the State’s aggressive fuel decarbonization goals and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) incentive program. SAF fuel blending components also qualify for US EPA RIN credits. The […]
