In the UK, BBC reported that biofuel company Firefly plans to develop a plant to transform human waste into SAF in Harwich, Essex. The report noted that the firm aims to start delivering SAF from this facility by 2028. It has reached an agreement with Wizz Air to provide up to 525,000 tons of SAF […]
In Germany, DHL Global Forwarding announced the first investment of the Prada Group in SAF credits, utilizing DHL Global Forwarding’s GoGreen Plus service. Already in 2023, the partnership with DHL allowed Prada Group to save approximately 4,500 metric tons of CO2e, which would correspond to 7% of the Group’s total transport associated emissions. “In today’s […]
In Japan, Nippon Express Holdings said it has begun offering the NX-GREEN SAF Program in Japan. The firm noted that the program will enable its customers to purchase the environmental attributes derived from sustainable aviation fuel to reduce CO2 emissions in customers’ supply chain. The NX-GREEN SAF Program, which began service in NX Europe in […]
In Illinois, Rockford Register Star reported that Monarch Energy plans to build a plant near the Chicago Rockford International Airport and take emissions from nearby landfills and convert them into sustainable aviation fuels. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said that this project would potentially generate 400 to 500 jobs and a billion dollars in investments. Duckworth […]
In Chile, Reuters reported that Chile aims to start producing sustainable aviation fuel in a large plant by 2030 and use the fuel made from oils, fats, and biological and municipal waste for half of its aviation needs by 2050. The report noted that the “2050 SAF Roadmap” report was presented by Fernanda Cabañas, program […]
In Hungary, Wizz Air announced its new aspiration to power 10% of its flights with sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. To achieve the new goal, the airline is also calling for wider industry action to boost SAF production, urging policymakers to address current barriers to SAF deployment at scale. Yvonne Moynihan, Corporate and ESG officer […]
In Virginia, Boeing said it is buying 9.4 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel to support its 2024 U.S. commercial operations. This is the company’s largest annual SAF purchase, more than 60% higher than its SAF purchases in 2023. The blended fuel – 30% SAF made from waste by-products such as fats, oils, and […]
In Washington, news arrived that the Defense Logistics Agency Energy seeks to award a contract to supply an estimated annual requirement of 876,000 US gallons of sustainable aviation fuel to the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama. The fuel must be blended from conventional jet fuel and one of three approved synthetic […]
In Louisana, we see that DG Fuels has chosen Johnson Matthey and bp’s co-developed Fischer Tropsch CANS technology for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant. Located in Louisiana, USA, it would be the largest announced FT SAF production facility in the world, with a planned capacity of 13,000 barrels per day – capable, after […]
In Lousiana, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration C and Sumitomo executed consortium agreements to manage investment in the Louisiana Green Fuels BECCS project at the state’s Port of Columbia. The project will produce 32 million gallons of SAF per year and has a scheduled commercial operation date in 2029. The Project will convert woody […]
