In the UK, together with Radiant Matter, Stella McCartney debuted the world’s first garment crafted from BioSequins in the April 2023 cover story of American Vogue – photographed by the legendary Annie Leibovitz on model, eco-activist and House friend Cara Delevingne. The exclusive sleeveless jumpsuit was carefully handmade at our London atelier, a closely fitting all-in-one […]
In South Carolina, Vistara, a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, became India’s first carrier to operate a wide-body aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a long-haul route. The ground-breaking ferry flight from Charleston International Airport, South Carolina to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi was operated in partnership with The Boeing Company […]
In Indonesia, the Government of DKI Jakarta Province alongside Apical, Tanoto Foundation and T.CARE launched Rumah Anak SIGAP (SIGAP Children’s Home), an early childhood center in Ciracas, East Jakarta, a project funded through UCO collection for biofuels. Rumah Anak SIGAP is established with an aim of improving the quality of early learning and childhood care […]
In the UK, the University of Sheffield has been chosen to be the home of the UK’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel Clearing House, as part of new government investment to help decarbonise transport. The Energy Institute at the University of Sheffield is set to deliver the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels Clearing House – a central […]
In Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific has teamed up with the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) to drive the further development of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supply chain in China. SPIC is one of the largest state-owned energy companies in the Chinese Mainland and a company with the world’s largest solar power installed capacity. SPIC […]
In Michigan, the Associated Press reports that hundreds were evacuated from their homes 100 miles outside of Minneapolis following a train derailment in the early hours Thursday that led to 22 cars carrying ethanol and corn syrup jumping the track, with four catching fire. Residents were allowed back into their homes late Thursday morning. Officials […]
In Singapore, Reuters reports that Shell has decided to pull out of its planned sustainable aviation fuel facility in Singapore, as well as a base oils investment it was exploring, although the company says it will continue to supply both biofuels and base oils and lubricants to the region. The 550,000 metric ton per year […]
In Australia, agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be turned into jet fuel through investment from the Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government, at a Queensland biofuel production facility being developed by Jet Zero Australia in partnership with leading sustainable aviation fuel technology company LanzaJet. The Qantas Group and Airbus will jointly invest A$2 million […]
In Singapore, S&P Global Commodity Insights launched on Wednesday the Platts Editorial Window (eWindow) communication tool for assessing the tradable value of physical Asian Biofuels and Feedstock FOB Straits and China. The Platts eWindow communication online data-entry and communications tool brings greater speed, transparency and efficiency to the Platts Market-on-Close (MOC) price assessment processes. Between […]
In Japan, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has for the first time agreed to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that was blended in Japan under a public-private initiative led by the Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). ANA will procure the blended SAF from ITOCHU Corporation, and will use […]
