Terviva Inc. on Oct. 15 announced its investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group. Together, the two companies expect to scale Terviva’s pongamia-growing operations and drive greater availability of pongamia as a biofuel feedstock.
Honeywell on Oct. 15 announced that St1 has started using Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its biorefinery in Gothenburg, Sweden. The facility will produce 200,000 tons of renewable fuels annually.
Formula 1 has been working with DHL Global Forwarding's GoGreen Plus service to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 80% per flight compared to conventional aviation fuel by utilizing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Exciting progress has been made on the U.S. SAF Grand Challenge, which was the focal point of discussion at the North American SAF Conference & Expo.
Aether Fuels has signed an MOU with JetBlue. The company has developed technology that utilizes a diverse array of waste feedstocks to produce sustainable liquid fuels, such as SAF, at a lower cost and greater scale than existing approaches.
Cepsa is now supplying SAF in the Canary Islands. The company has made SAF permanently available at the North Tenerife and Gran Canaria airports, and will expand this availability to the archipelago’s other main airports.
DOE: Optimizing a waste-to-fuel future for aviation
By Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy, Laboratory Relationship Manager, Pacific Northwest National
October 03, 2024
With waste-to-fuel SAF becoming an increasingly viable technology, researchers at PNNL are exploring ways to optimize infrastructure and siting decisions for producing, transporting, storing, and using those fuels in the U.S.
Comstock Inc. has announced the execution of an exclusive license agreement and cooperative research and development agreement with NREL involving technologies developed by NREL and MIT for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into SAF.
Downey Ridge Environmental Co. (Greasezilla) and bp on Oct. 1 announced a groundbreaking agreement that will enable the capture and extraction of brown grease waste as a feedstock for biofuel production.
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.; John Boozman, R-Ark.; and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.; recently launched the Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus to promote the longevity of the aviation industry and the renewable fuels industry.
Darling Ingredients Inc. has announced that its 50/50 joint venture Diamond Green Diesel will provide the first regular supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Florida through an agreement between World Fuel and DHL Express.
Honeywell has signed an agreement with USA BioEnergy to implement its Experion PKS Distributed Control System and safety system at the Texas Renewable Fuels Bon Wier biorefinery, which is designed to convert wood waste into SAF.
The International Air Transport Association has announced it will create the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker to link airlines and SAF suppliers. The initiative is expected to launch during the first quarter of 2025.
Minnesota SAF Hub announced on Sept. 24 that the first 7,000-gallon shipment of blended SAF made from Minnesota/North Dakota-grown winter camelina arrived at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport fueling facility.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kan., on Sept. 24 introduced Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, a bill that aims to extend the 45Z credit through 2034 and restrict the credit to fuels made from domestically produced feedstock.
TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for TotalEnergies to supply up to 1.5 million tons of more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Air France-KLM Group airlines over a 10-year period, until 2035.
Calumet on Sept. 20 announced Montana Renewables LLC has produced and shipped Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s first blend of SAF. The SAF shipment arrived on Sept. 20 and will be used to fuel Delta Air Lines commercial flights.
Less than two weeks after Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. and affiliated companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the assets of Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels LLC and Fulcrum Bioenergy Inc. are being offered for sale at auction.
Fiji Airways is collaborating with The Fiji Sugar Corp. Ltd. (FSC) and Lee Enterprises Consulting to evaluate the feasibility of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Fiji. The collaboration is funded by The Asian Development Bank.
Comstock Inc. on Sept. 18 announced the execution of a binding agreement between Comstock Fuels Corp. and SACL Pte. Ltd. related to three biofuel sites under development in Australia to produce 300 MMgy of SAF and renewable fuels.
Neste, ITOCHU and GS Caltex have collaborated to make the first batch of CORSIA-eligible ISCC-certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available for purchase at Narita International Airport in Japan.
United and the San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 18 announced that the team has become the first in the NFL to purchase SAF. The team has purchased enough SAF to cover its game-related flying on United from San Francisco to Los Angeles on Sept. 22.
Strategic Biofuels has published a free resource, “A Practical Guide to Forestry Feedstock Under the Renewable Fuel Standard.” The guide is the result of the work completed as part of a cooperative agreement signed with the U.S. Forest Service.
Haffner Energy has announced the creation of SAF Zero, a spin-off focused on the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market. SAF Zero aims to fully leverage SAFNOCA, Haffner Energy's advanced technology.
An oil refinery located in Scotland planned for decommissioning next year could find new life as a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility thanks to a joint investment plan announced by the U.K. and Scottish governments on Sept. 12.
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. and affiliated companies Fulcrum Seirra Holdings and Fulcrum Sierra Finance Co. on Sept. 9 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Summit Next Gen LLC has closed on its site acquisition for the future development of its previously announced SAF production platform. The 60-acre site is located on the Houston Ship Channel in Texas.
Simply Blue Group has announced the Goldboro site in Nova Scotia, Canada formerly proposed as Goldboro Liquified Natural Gas Project, as the location for their major sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) hub.
DOE BETO accelerates innovation to advance the US bioeconomy
By Valerie Sarisky-Reed, BETO director
September 13, 2024
Valerie Sarisky-Reed, director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office, discusses ways her agency is doing its part to strengthen America’s bioeconomy and supply chain to support clean energy innovation.
Gevo Inc. on Sept. 12 announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the ethanol production plant and CCS assets of Red Trail Energy LLC for $210 million. Gevo plans to add net-zero SAF production capacity to the site.
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