American Airlines and Google on June 9 announced a record-breaking agreement for sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc), representing the largest publicly announced SAFc agreement between an airline and a single corporate customer to date.
The International Air Transport Association highlighted Brazil’s opportunity to become a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powerhouse as its 82nd Annual General Meeting gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2026-’27 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released June 11. The agency revised up its estimate for the volume of soybean oil used to produce biofuel in 2025-’26.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins reiterated support for E15 and confirmed that release of USDA feedstock guidance related to the 45Z clean fuel production credit is imminent during a June 10 hearing held by the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Compliance credits for biomass-based diesel and ethanol have doubled in value since the start of this year. The credits, known as RINs, have increased in price, mostly because of higher U.S. biofuel blending targets.
The U.S. EIA maintained its 2026 and 2027 production forecasts for renewable diesel in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released June 9. The production outlooks for “other biofuels,” defined to include SAF, were also maintained.
Power-to-liquid SAF plant begins operations in Washington
By Twelve Benefit Corp.
June 10, 2026
Twelve on June 10 opened AirPlant One, the first commercial-scale facility in the United States to produce E-Jet fuel – a power-to-liquid (PtL), drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from CO2 and renewable electricity – and E-Naphtha.
Earlier this year, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) launched a major study to examine the sustainable fuel options for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail. The two-year study will be complete in 2028.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on June 4 confirmed that release of the USDA’s feedstock guidelines to inform 45Z clean fuel production credit implementation “is imminent” with release scheduled for “this summer.”
The International Air Transport Association on June 6 announced its analysis shows global SAF production is expected to reach approximately 2.4 million metric tons (792.6 million gallons) this year, accounting for 0.8% of total aviation fuel use.
Syzygy Plasmonics on June 9 announced that it has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with World Fuel Services for future sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production from Syzygy's planned NovaSAF facilities.
Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos entered into an agreement to create Rebound, a joint venture to develop a SAF biorefinery at the Port of Dunkirk, in Northern France. The AtJ project will produce approximately 160,000 tons of SAF annually.
Eco Innovation Group Inc., operating as American EcoFuels, announced that over the next eight weeks the company plans to engage in a series of meetings with several leading U.S. airlines to discuss potential long-term SAF offtake agreements.
Firefly has signed a partnership deal with Altaca, providing key technology for the firm’s planned U.K. facility. The Bristol-based developer now possesses all the necessary components to scale its biosolids-to-biofuel process.
Carbon Direct has released Sustainable Agricultural Biomass Sourcing for CDR: A Buyer's Guide — one of the first globally applicable frameworks for sourcing agricultural residues as feedstock for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects.
Axens on June 3 announced a collaboration with Green Sky Capital for the development of a 200,000 metric ton per year SAF production facility in Egypt, set to become the first SAF production plant in Egypt and across Africa.
KBR, a Texas-based engineering, science and technology company, on May 28 announced that Latvia-based NorSAF has selected its proprietary PureSAF technology for its proposed 100,000-metrict-ton-per-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
The International Air Transport Association and the International Civil Aviation Organization are partnering to advance transparency and integrity in tracking progress and accelerating the development and deployment of SAF.
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers on May 29 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard “Set 2” rule, which was finalized by the agency in March.
XCF Global Inc. on June 1 announced the successful delivery and receipt of the process catalyst at its New Rise Renewables Reno refinery, marking a pivotal operational milestone in the refinery's modernization program.
ENOC Group has signed an MOU Allied Biofuels Holding, based in Abu Dhabi, to explore the offtake and distribution of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and electro-synthetic SAF across local, regional, and international markets.
Total operatable U.S. biofuel capacity dipped slightly in March, with reductions for both ethanol and biodiesel, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on May 29. Capacity for renewable diesel and associated fuels held steady.
U.S. biofuel producers consumed 30.193 billion pounds of feedstock in March, up nearly 12% when compared to February and up 6% when compared to March 2025, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 29.
Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., visited the Illinois Soybean Association’s headquarters in Bloomington on May 26 to meet with ISA leaders, staff, and Illinois soybean producers to discuss biofuels and other key issues impacting farmers across the state.
SkyNRG and KLM celebrate start of construction on the Netherlands’ first dedicated SAF facility
By SkyNRG
May 29, 2026
SkyNRG and KLM on May 28 celebrated the official start of construction of DSL-01, the Netherlands’ first facility fully dedicated to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The facility is scheduled to be operational in 2028.
BASF and Arva on May 26 announced a strategic collaboration to help biofuel producers and farmers capture the full value of the 45Z clean fuel production credit once the implementing regulations are finalized.
Clean Fuels Alliance America Vice President of Federal Affairs Kurt Kovarik on May 28 urged Treasury to provide additional certainty regarding the 45Z clean fuel production credit via timely final rules and updates to the 45ZCF-GREET model.
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines on May 27 released a report, "Toward Net Zero CO2 Emissions from Air Transport in 2050," outlining the current state of SAF in Japan and the actions needed to support aviation decarbonization.
Loganair, the U.K.’s largest regional airline, and ClimaHtech Green Flight on May 26 announced a 15-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement, supporting the long-term decarbonization of regional aviation in the U.K.
Clean Fuels Alliance America announced the launch of its National Fuel Quality Reports, a resource providing the industry with a broad statistical view of fuel quality across multiple fuel types for the first time.
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