Ara Partners on Jan. 2 announced that it has acquired a majority interest in USD Clean Fuels LLC (USDCF), a developer of logistics infrastructure in North America for the renewable fuels value chain.
The Drax Foundation, the charitable entity of renewable energy company Drax Group (Drax), has donated £862,000 to 19 non-profit organizations across the regions where it operates in the U.K. and North America.
MAIRE announces that NEXTCHEM has been awarded a feasibility study for the integration of its proprietary waste-to-syngas technology in a large-scale conversion plant that would transform solid municipal waste into SAF.
More than 1.99 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in November, up from 1.95 billion generated during the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first 11 months of 2023 reached 21.55 billion.
CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange on Dec. 14 released a report focused on forces that will shape the U.S. rural economy next year. The report predicts that both ethanol producers and soybean crushers will benefit from rising demand for biofuels in 2024.
Neste has completed the strategic study launched in September 2022, and begins a gradual transformation of its crude oil refinery in Porvoo, Finland into a leading renewable and circular solutions refining hub.
Thai Airways operated its first flight using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel on Dec. 13. A Thai Airways Boeing 777 was refueled with blended SAF at Phuket Airport in Thailand for the return flight to Bangkok International Airport.
Waga Energy, a specialist in the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfill gas, and Matrec-GFL, a division of GFL Environmental Inc, have commissioned a RNG production unit at a closed landfill in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada.
Renewable energy company Drax Group has donated a total of £112,000 through its Community Fund to 33 foodbanks around the world to help them in their important work supporting individuals and families over the Christmas period.
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo on Dec. 7 announced the successful completion of the first flight for an AW139 helicopter powered by the PT6C-67C engine using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Vietjet and Novus Aviation Capital on Dec. 4 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the supply of SAF in Vietnam alongside SAF One, Novus’s established and dedicated SAF platform.
LanzaTech Global Inc. and Tadweer (Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company) have joined forces to initiate an integrated waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feasibility study to scale SAF production from municipal and commercial solid waste.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that it has entered into a six-year $300 million senior secured term loan with Stonepeak. The financing will provide Clean Energy with capital for new RNG projects and fueling infrastructure.
Hawaiian Electric’s proposal to replace six fossil-fuel generators at its Waiau Power Plant with efficient flex-fuel units that can be fueled with biodiesel, renewable gas or hydrogen will advance to the next phase of an energy procurement process.
2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo now accepting abstracts
By BBI International
December 12, 2023
SAF Magazine in collaboration with CAAFI, has announced the 2024 North American SAF Conference & Expo will take place Sept. 11-13, 2024, in St. Paul, Minnesota. The event is accepting abstract submissions through May 10.
Synthica Energy has received an Air Quality Permit from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for its new RNG facility in Rome, Georgia. The company expects to break ground on the project in Q2 2024 and begin operations in late 2025.
GE Aerospace has completed testing on its tenth engine model using 100 percent SAF since 2016, confirming the company and its joint ventures have one of the most expansive programs for testing the alternative fuel in the industry.
Peak Renewables in early December announced it has secured the sale of existing equipment at a former Canfor manufacturing facility in Fort Nelson, British Columbia, that the company is working to redevelop into a wood pellet plant.
Green Impact Partners Inc. has received approval from the Alberta government for construction and operation of the Future Energy Park, a biorefinery that will produce RNG, low-carbon ethanol and wet distillers grains.
The California Air Resources Board has identified the Low Carbon Fuel Standard as a critical program to help California achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 and to improve air quality in the state, according to the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition.
Neste has partnered with Coleman Oil Company, a leading provider of fuels, biofuels, lubricants, and related products, to enable cities and businesses to have easier access to Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the state of Washington in the U.S.
A test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting methanol to SAF took place on the sidelines of COP28. Masdar, TotalEnergies, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus, Falcon Aviation Services and Axens contributed to the flight.
Repsol on Dec. 5 announced that it has begun supplying SAF to Atlas Air for use in all its flights with its customer Inditex from Zaragoza Airport (Spain). Beginning in November, Atlas Air is initially incorporating 5 percent SAF in all its flights.
MAIRE S.p.A. has announced that NEXTCHEM has been selected by DG Fuels Louisiana to provide the Process Design Package in relation to a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility under development in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
Biomass Magazine on Dec. 6 released the agenda for the 17th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo taking place March 4-6, 2024 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia.
U.K.-based Velocys, a company that is developing proposed SAF projects in the both the U.K. and U.S., is set to be acquired by Madison Bidco Ltd., a newly formed company associated with a consortium of private equity and green investors.
Approved Oil Company on Dec. 1 announced it has secured a multi-year deal with the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services to supply renewable diesel to the fleets of various New York City agencies.
Burnham RNG announced on Dec. 4 that a fund managed by Ares Management's Infrastructure Opportunities strategy has made a strategic investment to acquire the company from Edge Natural Resources.
In an article published in Open Access Government, Reyhaneh Shenassa, chief engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, explains how U.S. sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will reduce aviation carbon emissions.
Neste and ENOC Group have agreed to collaborate to explore the possibilities of supplying and purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Dubai and the wider Middle East North Africa (MENA) region in the coming years.
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