In Washington, the Energy Information Administration says production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States could increase from around 2,000 barrels per day (b/d) to nearly 30,000 b/d in 2024 if all announced capacity additions come on line. Developers expect Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewed project to produce up to about 10,000 b/d […]
In the UK, TTG Media said the proposed sustainable aviation fuel bill laid out by the Labour Party’s new incoming government and announced via the King’s Speech on Wednesday seeks to promote domestic increased SAF production by providing a “revenue certainty mechanism”. Although imports are expected to supply much of the proposed 10% SAF blending […]
In Thailand, researchers from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Science are accelerating their technological development to scale up the production of aviation biofuel from yeast. This is an extension of the successful results of research that found a strain of yeast with a high potential for producing fat for use in aviation fuel. In addition to […]
In South Korea, BusinessKorea reported that South Korea’s refining industry is set to gain momentum with the enforcement of the “Petroleum and Petroleum Alternative Fuel Business Act” starting from August 7. The report noted that this legislation aims to support the expansion of eco-friendly petroleum alternative fuels in the country. According to industry sources, the […]
In Switzerland, Neste will supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Hotelplan Group, a globally active Swiss travel group in the leisure and business travel sector, to enable Hotelplan to expand the use of SAF across the whole group. Hotelplan purchases unblended, i.e. “neat”, sustainable aviation fuel for a total value of 300,000 Swiss Francs (CHF) […]
In Germany, Lufthansa Group is introducing an Environmental Cost Surcharge. The surcharge is intended to cover part of the steadily rising additional costs due to regulatory environmental requirements. These include the statutory blending quota of initially two percent for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for departures from European Union (EU) countries from January 1, 2025, adjustments […]
In Romania, OMV Petrom concluded a contract with Expur S.A. for the supply of fully refined vegetable oil. It will be used as feedstock in the Petrobrazi refinery’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) production facility, for which the company recently made final investment decision. The contract was concluded for a period of […]
In the Philippines, Power Philippines News reports the Department of Energy is expected to kick off next month the development of a sustainable aviation fuels roadmap. Together with the DOE, the Department of Science and Technology has launched a call for research proposals to better understand SAF and help to inform the policy and regulation […]
In Luxembourg, The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cepsa signed a $305 million loan agreement for the construction of an advanced biofuels plant to be located next to the ¨La Rábida Energy Park¨ in Palos de la Frontera, Andalusia. The plant, which Cepsa is building together with Bio-Oils, will produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable […]
In Japan, IHI Corporation together with the Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE), a research institute under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, has been working on the development of technology for the synthesis of sustainable aviation fuel. IHI Corporation stated that the decision has now been taken to proceed […]
