In South Africa, Daily Maverick reported that local company Sasol is planning to produce up to 650,000 tons of “green” jet fuel annually at its Secunda and Sasolburg synfuel refineries. The company has confirmed plans to start producing large volumes of SAF by using new solar and wind farms in South Africa to process hydrogen […]
In Hong Kong, South China Morning Post reported that Hong Kong must set forth policies mandating the use of sustainable aviation fuel and incentivize supply to maintain its competitiveness as an aviation hub, according to sustainability executives. Solving the problem of low demand and low supply of SAF requires government intervention, said Mark Harper, group […]
In New Zealand, RNZ reported that Air New Zealand said its failure to persuade the New Zealand government to require airlines flying in the country to replace some of their fossil fuel with sustainable fuel was one reason it ditched its own 2030 climate target. A spokesperson for the airline told a conference that by […]
In Hong Kong, Cathay Cargo and DB Schenker jointly held a signing ceremony at the airline’s Cathay City headquarters to mark the global forwarder’s membership of the Cathay Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Program. Cathay Director of Cargo Tom Owen: “We are delighted to welcome DB Schenker here not only as the newest member of […]
In Oman, Zawya reported that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the Sultanate of Oman is currently developing policies and regulations to support the production and use of SAF in the country. Naif bin Ali al Abri, President of CAA, said: “We are at the stage of putting up a number of policies. We are […]
In Canada, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed an agreement to boost financing opportunities for sustainable aviation fuels and other cleaner aviation energy projects. The Memorandum of Cooperation signed by ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar and IRENA Director General Francesco La Camera at the G20 […]
In Norway, Norwegian e-fuel company Norsk e-Fuel and Fortum have agreed to reserve a 14-hectare area for a sustainable synthetic aviation fuel (eSAF) plant at the Port of Rauma in Finland. This is Norsk e-Fuel’s first project outside Norway and is part of the company’s long-term strategy to support Europe’s net-zero targets by 2050. The […]
In Illinois, Argonne National Laboratory reported that a new technology creates sustainable aviation fuel that significantly cuts carbon emissions compared to conventional jet fuel. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a novel technology that creates a cost-competitive SAF that could reduce GHG emissions in the aviation industry by […]
In India, PSU Watch reported that India has the potential to produce 8-10 million tons of SAF by 2040, and investments worth $70-85 billion will be required to achieve the projected production, according to a report by Deloitte. Deloitte India said the 8–10 million tons production of SAF would surpass the country’s estimated domestic demand […]
In Italy, NEXTCHEM and KazMunayGas-Aero (KMG AERO) have signed an agreement during the Forum Kazakhstan-Italy being held in Milan from October 7-9, to collaborate on advancing energy transition initiatives, leveraging on NEXTCHEM’s proprietary technology portfolio and process engineering capabilities. NEXTCHEM said it is poised to drive sustainable innovation through its proprietary technologies for SAF such […]
