In Spain, EFE reported that Spanish airline association (ALA) estimates that airlines will pay an additional cost of $243 million in 2025 for the use of 2% of sustainable aviation fuel SAF in Spain. ALA recalls that in 2025 the European SAF mandate ReFuelEU Aviation -will begin to apply, which establishes SAF use quotas ranging […]
In Brazil, Eixos reported that Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has defined the composition of the working group responsible for the studies that will support the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) in new policies for waterway and aviation fuels and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The working group will be coordinated by the director of […]
In Washington, Elkhorn Media Group reported that the Port of Walla Walla Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize Executive Director Pat Reay to execute contracts with both the Washington State Department of Commerce and SkyNRG. The report noted that the contracts are to accept a $1.5 million non-construction grant from Commerce to assist in the engineering, […]
In Singapore, TTG Asia reported that new estimates from IATA show strong growth in global SAF production, although it remains below previous expectations. In 2024, SAF production reached 1 million tn, double the 0.5 million tn produced in 2023. SAF accounted for 0.3% of global jet fuel production and 11% of global renewable fuel. “SAF […]
In South Korea, KED Global said that SK Energy Co., South Korea’s largest oil refiner, has shipped its first batch of sustainable aviation fuel to Europe. With the shipment, SK Energy, a unit of the country’s top energy company and battery maker SK Innovation Co., has become Korea’s first oil refiner to export SAF to […]
In Austria, Aviation Direct reported that the Federal Association of the German Aviation Industry (BDL) is calling for the aviation tax to be abolished in order to alleviate the additional financial burden given that on January 1, 2025, the new EU requirement came into force, according to which airlines at European airports must replace 2% […]
In the UK, the UK government said that the country’s SAF Mandate officially came into force on January 1, 2025. By law, SAF must now make up at least 2% of all jet fuel in flights taking off from the UK from 2025, growing year-on-year to 10% by 2030 and 22% by 2040. The government noted […]
In Missouri, Agupdate reported that the University of Missouri Extension is studying the use of pig manure as a crop fertilizer in research at the MU Bradford Research Farm in Columbia. The study is looking at corn yields and soil health indicators under three treatments on 5 acres at Bradford Farm, according to the report. […]
In Norway, Sintef reported that a EU-funded project will promote CO2 capture and improve economic sustainability by converting waste CO2 to value added products. Converting industrial CO2 waste streams into feedstock in an economical and energy-efficient manner is essential for sectors to meet EU climate targets and boost their competitiveness, Sintef said. Many production processes […]
In Mexico, the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), reported that researchers from UAS, the National Polytechnic Institute, the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Regional Integral Development in Durango, and other institutions have identified a new plant species of the genus Jatropha in Sinaloa, between Mazatlán and San Ignacio. The new species has been named Jatropha marquezii. […]
