
Tim Portz, program director at BBI International, delivers the welcome remarks at the North American SAF Conference & Expo. / IMAGE: JOE SZURSZEWski
October 30, 2023
BY Katie Schroeder
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SkyNRG and KLM on May 28 celebrated the official start of construction of DSL-01, the Netherlands’ first facility fully dedicated to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The facility is scheduled to be operational in 2028.
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines on May 27 released a report, "Toward Net Zero CO2 Emissions from Air Transport in 2050," outlining the current state of SAF in Japan and the actions needed to support aviation decarbonization.
Loganair, the U.K.’s largest regional airline, and ClimaHtech Green Flight on May 26 announced a 15-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement, supporting the long-term decarbonization of regional aviation in the U.K.
Aemetis Inc. announced on May 21 that the Capital Programs & Climate Financing Authority in California has adopted an initial resolution related to potential future issuance of up to $1.1 billion of tax-exempt bonds for Aemetis projects.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 800,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in February, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 710,000 tons during the month.