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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Industry Events

Int'l Biomass Conference & Expo

February 28-2, 2023
Cobb Galleria Centre
Atlanta, Georgia

Int'l Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo

June 12-14, 2023
CHI Health Center
Omaha, NE

Ethanol 101

June 12-12, 2023
CHI Health Center
Omaha, NE

Carbon Capture & Storage Summit

June 12-12, 2023
CHI Health Center
Omaha, NE

Biodiesel Summit: Sustainable Aviation Fuel & Renewable Diesel

June 12-14, 2023
CHI Health Center
Omaha, NE

National SAF Conference & Expo

August 29-30, 2023
Minneapolis Convention Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota





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