In the UK, Power Engineering International reported that Babcock & Wilcox has been awarded a contract by Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant for a waste-to-energy plant near Manchester, in the UK. The contract, valued at approximately $65 million, will see the B&W Environmental and B&W Renewable arms of B&W provide engineering services and advanced technologies for […]
In the UK, Teesside International Airport said it has become the UK’s first airport to partner with Air France-KLM for the airline’s program to boost the use of SAF. This new program is allowing the airline to partner with organizations and companies such as Teesside Airport to accelerate the production, adoption and usage of SAF. […]
In the UK, Velocys announced the execution of a master relationship agreement with engineering firm Bechtel Limited. The agreement sets out a route map for the parties to collaborate with each other with the objective of developing an EPC execution model for the company’s sustainable fuels projects. This collaboration will initially focus on Velocys’ two […]
In Sweden, Vattenfall Shell, LanzaTech and SAS are running the HySkies project with the goal of starting the world’s first large-scale production of SAF in Sweden in 2027. The firm noted that the EU’s innovation fund is now supporting the project with roughly $87 million. The goal is for a new production facility near Forsmark […]
In Spain, Compromiso RSE reported that Spanish low-cost airline Vueling is encouraging the production of sustainable aviation fuels in Spain. Franc Sanmartí, Vueling’s Director of Sustainability and Government Affairs , explained that “the use of SAF enables CO2 emissions to be reduced by up to more than 80% , and all this while being able […]
In Singapore, AINonline reported that the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has launched a tender for consultants to help develop an offtake mechanism for renewable fuels going forward, following a pilot test last year on the use of sustainable aviation fuel at Changi Airport. The decision follows the authority’s desire to boost Singapore’s competitiveness […]
In New Mexico, The University of New Mexico (UNM) said that one of its projects has been selected for funding under a U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office interagency agreement with the Minority Serving Institution STEM Research & Development Consortium. Abhaya Datye, Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is leading the […]
In India, the PinkCity Post reported that Indian biodiesel firm Pan Oleo Energy is a step closer to generating sustainable aviation fuel. According to the report, the main aim of Pan Oleo Energy is to ramp up the availability and generation of SAF due to the growing demand for the green fuel. Around March 2023, […]
In the UK, Business Airport International reported that Avfuel will share its NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC) aisle with Neste this year, as the firms’ joint effort to reduce aviation’s carbon emissions enters its third year. The event is taking place this week in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the report, Neste will continue to […]
In Oklahoma, the Tulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy (TARE) and Covanta, a specialist in sustainable materials have established a 15-year agreement with a 5-year renewable option for the continuance of waste-to-energy operations in the city of Tulsa. “With today’s announcement, Tulsans can rest assured that when they throw something away, their trash is […]
