South Dakota Mines partners with Idaho National Lab on AI-driven project to cut energy use and advance clean energy

The image highlights new biomass drying technologies that capture and reuse heat more efficiently. It shows how water is held in plant materials in different ways. / SOURCE: South Dakota Mines

February 10, 2026

BY South Dakota Mines

Nippon Express and Nikon signed agreement on air cargo transport using SAF for second consecutive year

By Nippon Express Holdings Inc.

38 minutes ago

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Business Use

Nippon Express Co. Ltd. and announced an agreement with Nikon Corp. for the provision of air cargo transport services utilizing SAF the goal being to help reduce Nikon's Scope 3 CO2 emissions by utilizing the NX Group's "NX-GREEN SAF Program."

By Erin Krueger

18 hours ago

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Business Policy Advanced Biofuels

The U.S. EPA has approved a fuel pathway filed by Summit Next Gen LLC for the production of renewable diesel and SAF from undenatured sugarcane ethanol. The pathway was approved on Jan. 6 and publicly released by the agency on April 20.

By XCF Global Inc.

April 20, 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Business

XCF Global Inc. and DevvStream Corp., as part of their previously announced agreement with Southern Energy Renewables Inc., have announced plans to explore development of a platform designed to generate, verify, and market 45Z credits.

By Oak Ridge National Laboratory

April 20, 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Business

Gevo, an advanced biofuels company based in Colorado, has licensed two patented catalyst technologies from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory for use in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

By EcoCeres Inc.

April 17, 2026

Use Business Advanced Biofuels

EcoCeres Inc. has launched a pilot with GDS Holdings Ltd to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), also known as renewable diesel, as a low carbon replacement for conventional diesel in data center backup power.

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