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Boeing, Wagner collaborate to advance Australia’s SAF industry

Boeing, Wagner collaborate to advance Australia’s SAF industry

April 23, 2024 |

In Australia, Boeing said it will collaborate with Wagner Sustainable Fuels on growing the sustainable aviation fuel industry to help meet Australia’s airline demand for jet fuel. “Wagner’s sustainability goals align with Boeing’s work to advance aviation decarbonization and energy security through renewable energy including SAF, advanced technologies, operational efficiency, and fleet renewal,” said Kim […]

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Jet2.com to use SAF at London Stansted airport

Jet2.com to use SAF at London Stansted airport

April 23, 2024 |

In the UK, Jet2.com announced that it will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel at London Stansted Airport in 2024. The UK’s third largest airline said it has purchased approximately 650 tons of SAF from Shell Aviation, which will be used to add a 1% SAF blend onto a number of departing flights from […]

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WestJet acquires Shell Aviation’s first SAF available for purchase in Canada

WestJet acquires Shell Aviation’s first SAF available for purchase in Canada

April 23, 2024 |

In Canada, WestJet announced that it has purchased the first sustainable aviation fuel supplied in Canada by Shell Aviation. “WestJet is committed to enhancing our position as a first mover in sustainability technologies. Just as we pioneered advancements in Winglets and drag reduction, WestJet proudly stands as the first airline to acquire SAF by Shell […]

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Argus launches SAF ARA on its price discovery platform

Argus launches SAF ARA on its price discovery platform

April 23, 2024 |

In the UK, global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus said it has extended its Argus Open Markets (AOM) real-time electronic price discovery platform to sustainable aviation fuel prices from the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) hub in Europe. Argus noted that the AOM platform offers real-time price transparency daily between 4pm and 4:30pm London time for […]

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Sumitomo Mitsui says banks are keen to finance SAF projects

Sumitomo Mitsui says banks are keen to finance SAF projects

April 23, 2024 |

In Japan, Bloomberg reported that Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said that banks are keen to finance SAF projects. However, the bank noted that banks also face key risks including uncertainty over feedstock supplies and changing policy mandates around the green fuel. “We are very open” to SAF projects, Siddhartha Shrivastava, head of new […]

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Croatia Airlines uses SAF for the first time

Croatia Airlines uses SAF for the first time

April 23, 2024 |

In Croatia, Balkan Green Energy News reported that Croatia Airlines conducted its first flights using sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, Croatia Airlines revealed that it operated flights using sustainable aviation fuel for the first time, to prepare for the introduction of a law on increasing the uptake of sustainable fuels from 2025. The […]

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Cepsa, Evos join forces to promote the storage of green methanol in Spain and The Netherlands

Cepsa, Evos join forces to promote the storage of green methanol in Spain and The Netherlands

April 19, 2024 |

In Spain, Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos, a liquid energy and chemical products storage company with several centers in strategic locations in Europe, to allow the storage of green methanol, which Cepsa will produce, at Evos facilities in Algeciras and Rotterdam.  The collaboration, which also provides for the storage of green ammonia at […]

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HD Hyundai Oilbank starts operation of new biodiesel plant

HD Hyundai Oilbank starts operation of new biodiesel plant

April 19, 2024 |

In South Korea, The Korea Times reported that HD Hyundai Oilbank has started production at its biodiesel plant with an annual capacity of 130,000 tons. To expand the use of biodiesel, the government of South Korea decided to increase the current mandatory blending ratio of 4 percent to 8 percent by 2030 under its renewable […]

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Bcomp closes $40 million Series C funding

Bcomp closes $40 million Series C funding

April 19, 2024 |

In Switzerland, Bcomp announced it has completed a $40 million Series C investment funding round.  The round was led by EGS Beteiligungen AG (EGSB), a major Swiss institutional investor focused on growth-stage companies. Verve Ventures, Zürcher Kantonalbank, and RKKVC are additional new investors, the firm said. The funding round also saw a group of Series […]

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Advancion introduces new bio-based additive for beauty and personal care applications

Advancion introduces new bio-based additive for beauty and personal care applications

April 19, 2024 |

In Illinois, Advancion Corporation announced the introduction of a new, bio-based multifunctional amino alcohol specifically developed for use in beauty and personal care applications.  The new ingredient, exclusively manufactured by Advancion, is 50% bio-based and “provides exceptional performance, including high-efficiency neutralization, emulsion stabilization and pigment dispersion”, the firm said. “This innovative ingredient is the result […]

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