SAF Flyer - February 8, 2023

Illinois governor signs bill establishing SAF tax credit Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Feb. 3 signed the Invest in Illinois Act. The legislative package, in part, creates a $1.50 per gallon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchase tax credit to support the supply and use of SAF within the state. READ MORE SHARE
Diamond Green Diesel approves SAF project in Texas Darling Ingredients Inc. and Valero Energy Corp., on Jan. 31 announced that the companies have made the final investment decision on a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project at the Diamond Green Diesel (DGD) Port Arthur plant in Texas. READ MORE SHARE
	DOE awards $118 million to 17 biofuel projects The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 26 awarded $118 million to 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs. The projects were selected under a FOA issued in mid-2022. READ MORE SHARE
United, Tallgrass and Green Plains partner on ethanol-based SAF United Airlines, Tallgrass, and Green Plains Inc. have announced a new joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop and then commercialize a novel sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology that uses ethanol as its feedstock. READ MORE SHARE
Nippon Paper announces MOU for cellulosic ethanol, SAF Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Corp. and Green Earth Institute Co. Ltd. are partnering on the production of cellulosic bioethanol from woody biomass in Japan and its development into bio-chemicals and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE SHARE
Axens, Praj sign MOU for SAF projects in India Axens and Praj have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work jointly on projects in India for production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from low carbon alcohols through alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) pathway. READ MORE SHARE
Lufthansa Group, VARO Energy partner on SAF The Lufthansa Group and the energy company VARO are expanding their long-standing partnership and have signed a MOU on the production and supply of SAF. This means that VARO could supply the Lufthansa Group large volumes of SAF from as early as 2026. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Biofuel capacity, feedstock consumption up in November U.S. operable biofuels production capacity was up in November, with gains for both ethanol and renewable diesel, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Jan. 31. Total feedstock consumption was up slightly from October. READ MORE SHARE
Velocys completes construction on reactor core assembly facility Velocys has released a business update, reporting that the company has completed construction on a new reactor core assembly facility in Ohio. Velocys also outlined timelines for the development of its proposed biorefineries in the U.S. and the U.K. READ MORE SHARE
Emirates operates demonstration flight with Neste SAF Emirates has operated its first milestone demonstration flight on a Boeing 777-300ER, powering one of its engines 100 percent with Neste’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight took off on 30 January from Dubai International Airport. READ MORE SHARE
Honeywell begins using SAF to test APUs, propulsion engines Honeywell has received its first delivery of sustinable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Phoenix Engines campus. The fuel will support development and production testing of auxiliary power units (APUs) and propulsion engines. READ MORE SHARE
	Groups partner to certify pathway for methanol-based SAF The consortium of Masdar, TotalEnergies, Siemens Energy and Marubeni announced Jan. 25 that the Masdar-led initiative focused on green hydrogen to produce SAF is actively working with licensors to certify a new production pathway from methanol. READ MORE SHARE