In Japan, Nippon Paper Industries Corp, Sumitomo Corp and Green Earth Institute have reached an agreement to jointly study bioethanol production made from woody biomass. The project, if it succeeds, would aim to produce bioethanol from Nippon Paper’s mills in the fiscal year of 2027 to be used as a feedstock for the production of […]
In Japan, Star and Stripes reported that Honda Motor Co. expects to start producing sustainable aviation fuel. Honda will expand its algae-cultivating business at plants in Japan and overseas, with an eye on practical application of the fuel in the by around 2030, according to the report. The Japanese company has begun collaborating with a […]
The Digest received the following statement from Alder Fuels on the company’s current status and direction for the near future, which we have decided to share in its entirety and without editing or comment at this time. Building on our recent announcements regarding the appointment of Tim Obitts as Acting CEO of Alder Fuels and […]
News has arrived from Yield10 Bioscience and Mitsubishi that they are noodling over a partnership to supply, offtake and market Camelina as a low-carbon feedstock oil for biofuels; the two companies have now progressed to a memorandum of understanding of a deal which would ultimately be aimed at supporting Mitsubishi’s stated goal o mass produce […]
In Japan, Asahi Shimbun reported that the Government of Japan is in negotiations with Singapore and the United States to outline a framework for jointly procuring sustainable aviation fuel. The Japanese government aims to ink this agreement within the next two to three years as the global race for the biofuel is accelerating, according to […]
In Texas, ENG, a provider of project delivery solutions for the energy industry, announced it has received an award valued at over $9 million from Calgary-based Reconciliation Energy Transition Inc. (RETI) to perform the front-end engineering and design work for a 6,500 barrel per day sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel project as part of […]
In the UK, British Airways said that group business travel specialists, Travel Places, is launching a new sustainable aviation fuel fund, providing an opportunity for its clients to address the carbon footprint from their business travel. Working in partnership with British Airways, Travel Places is now offering its clients the opportunity to purchase SAF, which […]
In France, aircraft manufacturer ATR said that together with the French Government, the Occitanie Region, Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, Airbus and Aerospace Valley, signed a declaration to advance the development of sustainable aviation fuel in Occitanie. “We have set very demanding targets for the integration of SAF in our internal operations – they are consistent with our […]
In Delaware, market research firm Transparency Market Research reported that the global sustainable aviation fuel market size was worth $186.6 million in 2021 and is projected to reach $402 billion by 2050. The global SAF market is likely to grow at a CAGR of 26.2% during the forecast period, from 2022 to 2050, according to […]
In Texas, Darling Ingredients and Valero Energy Corporation announced that the companies have made the final investment decision on a SAF project at the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Port Arthur plant, which is owned and operated by Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Valero and Darling. Upon completion of the project, […]
