In Scotland, Aberdeen Business News reported that Scotland’s largest airports are supporting a movement to establish green fuel production facilities at Grangemouth and St Fergus. The report noted that a coalition known as Rise, which includes several of the UK’s top airlines, airports, and engineering firms, has initiated a commitment to promote SAF in the […]
In the Philippines, Mindanao Times reported that Airbus and the Philippines’ Department of Transport, Department of Energy and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, have jointly announced the launch of a study exploring the development of Philippines’ sustainable aviation fuel ecosystem. This follows the establishment of a SAF committee as part of the National […]
In Kuwait, Burgan Bank said It signed a strategic partnership with DHL to take part in the DHL Express “GoGreen Plus” initiative, in its. As a participant in the GoGreen Plus initiative, Burgan Bank will reduce its shipment-related carbon emissions by supporting DHL’s adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and choosing the DHL Express greener […]
In Germany, DHL Express and the PPDTM clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific, have joined forces to drive more sustainable clinical research services for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Under the agreement, the PPD clinical research business will use DHL Express’ GoGreen Plus service and invest in sustainable aviation fuel. The collaboration enables the […]
In the UK, Aerospace Global News reported that Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted airports are leading the charge for a new campaign to scale domestic sustainable aviation fuel production. Bosses at the four UK air transport hubs were the first signatories to sign the ‘Back British SAF’ campaign. They are now urging other businesses and […]
In Colombia, Infobae reported that Colombian energy firm Ecopetrol began a test production of 20,000 barrels of SAF in October at its Cartagena refinery. The fuel developed includes up to 5% of plant-based raw materials, such as palm oil and used cooking oil, the firm said. The production of this new fuel is based on […]
In Spain, local energy firm Cepsa said it is supplying sustainable aviation fuel in the Canary Islands. Cepsa has made SAF permanently available at the North Tenerife and Gran Canaria airports, and in the coming weeks it will be expanding this availability to the archipelago’s other main airports. These Canary Islands airports have now been […]
In Washington D.C, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) said it has worked with industry partners to make sustainable aviation fuel available at three Las Vegas-area airports in support of the organization’s 2024 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE). NBAA-BACE will be held from Oct 22-24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Henderson Executive […]
In Germany, DB SCHENKER secured a contract for the use of sustainable aviation fuel and sustainable marine fuel for Microsoft Cloud Logistics United States Inbound Air and Ocean shipments. This collaboration also includes building resource-saving logistics SuperHubs and implementing alternative fuel trucks. This comprehensive approach tackles Scope 3 emissions and aligns with the environmental goals […]
In Australia, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $6.2 million in funding to Jet Zero Australia to advance sustainable aviation fuel production in Townsville. The next stage of engineering activities for Jet Zero Australia’s project will include a front-end engineering design (FEED) study to determine the viability of its commercial scale alcohol-to-jet low […]
