In the UK, Global Flight reported that according to IATA regional vice-president for the Americas, Peter Cerda, Latin American governments must do more to build sustainable aviation fuel capabilities in their countries or risk the region being “left behind” in tackling the airline industry’s sustainability challenge. Speaking as the IATA AGM opened in Istanbul on […]
In New Jersey, AIN Online reported that the UK has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that will mandate jet fuel suppliers to blend SAF into aircraft fuel starting in 2025. According to the report, the UK Government would set a 10% SAF blend requirement by 2030. The proposal seeks comments on SAF targets set […]
In the UK, OXCCU has completed a US $22.7 million Series A financing to commercialize cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel. The round was led by Clean Energy Ventures with participation from investors Aramco Ventures; Eni Next, the corporate venture arm of Italian energy company Eni; United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund SM; and Braavos Capital alongside […]
In the Netherlands, a report by SkyNRG reported that Europe and the US could have around 120 million tonnes of SAF capacity installed by 2050. For European markets specifically, SkyNRG’s report concludes that announced mandates for 2030 are likely to be met, albeit with some caveats. Reaching 2050 mandates in Europe would require the deployment […]
In New Jersey, AIN Online reported that Daher has transitioned its flight operations at its Tarbes headquarters in southwestern France to sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, the company’s flight activities at Tarbes include production, testing, training, maintenance, and delivery. To power these activities, the firm now uses a blend of 30% SAF produced […]
In India, The Hindu reported that the Government of India believed that global mandates for sustainable aviation fuel with 2050 as the target year was “too early” and that each State must be allowed to develop its own strategy. “Any global mandates for SAF with milestones to 2050 are too early as each State must […]
In Canada, Air Canada said it completed its inaugural Montreal to Amsterdam flights with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner using sustainable aviation fuel. The airline also noted it had expanded its partnership with SAF producer Neste in Europe to now incorporate Neste MY SAF in some of its flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. “For Air Canada, […]
In India, Share Price India reported that state-run oil firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is in talks with Switzerland-based Sulzer Chemtech for a partnership in the sustainable aviation fuel space. BPCL has been working on developing jet fuel from used cooking oil, according to the report. In a recent presentation, BPCL said it “is committed […]
In Washington D.C, the Thai Embassy to the United States reported that Energy Absolute, a Thai renewable energy and electric vehicle firm, is doubling its production of sustainable aviation fuel to 130 tons a day. Energy Absolute’ SAF is an offshoot of its commodity-grade biodiesel, which it has produced for almost two decades, the Embassy […]
In Singapore, Boeing and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) said they will conduct a joint study to scale sustainable aviation fuel production in Southeast Asia. Boeing noted that the Asia-Pacific region can play a crucial role in SAF production with a potential of 40% of global feedstock supply. Phase one of the study will […]
