In Kenya, Pumps Africa reported that Egypt has launched a comprehensive national low-carbon hydrogen strategy as part of its broader “Egypt Vision 2030” initiative. The strategy, announced by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, is designed to transition Egypt towards a more sustainable and diversified energy portfolio, while addressing climate change goals, according to the report. The […]
In Washington DC, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced $291 million from the Inflation Reduction Act for projects that will help achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 2050 as part of the US Government’s Investing in America Agenda. “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to enhancing the safety, sustainability and efficiency […]
In Illinois, LanzaTech Global and LanzaJet announced a new project with Australia’s Wagner Sustainable Fuels to evaluate equipping Wagner’s Brisbane SAF Refinery with the CirculAir platform. The CirculAir platform is LanzaTech and LanzaJet’s joint technology solution that converts waste carbon and renewable power into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). In addition to securing a commercial partnership […]
In Australia, Boeing said it has become an early investor in Wagner Sustainable Fuels to support the development of its sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production facility in Brisbane. Boeing said its investment in the Wagner refinery is part of its strategy to support development of local SAF supply and expand global access to SAF. “We’re […]
In Norway, waste-to-clean fuels company Mana, research institution NORCE, and energy company Equinor announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ambition to develop a waste-to-SAF plant at Mongstad on the western coast of Norway. The SAF facility will transform non-recyclable waste into clean fuel for the aviation industry, said Mana. “We are […]
In Colorado, Mesa County Commissioners said they are interested in learning more about the development of SAF on the Western Slope. To that end, they approved a letter of support for a feasibility study to be submitted to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). In collaboration with Pitkin County, Mesa County supports a feasibility […]
In Japan, Nippon Express Co. said it was selected as a designated cargo agent for the “Project to Promote SAF Use in Air Cargo Transport for Corporate Compliance with Scope 3 Requirements”, a Tokyo Metropolitan Government-subsidized project. The project seeks to reduce CO2 emissions across companies’ entire supply chains. The subsidies it grants cover the […]
In the UK, Cranfield University said that new fuel storage and aircraft fuelling infrastructure has been installed at Cranfield Airport, making available a reliable store of sustainable aviation fuel to the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft at its home base. To minimize carbon dioxide emissions and impacts on local air quality from flying its research […]
In the UK, the Royal Air Force (RAF) said it is ensuring Britain is secure in a more sustainable manner using a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with normal jet fuel on routine operations for the first time. Aircraft including Typhoon and Poseidon submarine hunters, operating from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland, have been using […]
In Israel, JNS reported that an innovative development by a team of researchers at Tel Aviv University allows for the conversion of the wet raw waste thrown in the trash into liquid and solid biofuels without the need to dry the waste. The researchers assess that fuels produced from organic waste can meet about a […]
