BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, Feedstock, Business, PolicyThe U.S. Department of Energy on May 19 awarded a combined $3 million to two waste-to-energy projects, including one that focuses on the potential to convert biosolids into renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

BY Aviation Climate Taskforce Found In:Production, Feedstock, BusinessThe Aviation Climate Taskforce announced on May 16 the funding of its first research grant to pioneer an innovative direct air capture (DAC)-to-jet approach that will convert CO2 into methanol and ethanol, which can then be upgraded into SAF. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, Business, PolicyNearly 1.84 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in April, up from 1.71 billion generated during the same month of 2022, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on May 18. READ MORE

BY Masdar Found In:BusinessAbu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar has signed an agreement with Airbus to support the development and growth of the glboal SAF market. The agreement highlights areas of collaboration between the two companies. READ MORE

BY Neste Corp. Found In:Production, BusinessNeste on May 17 celebrated the opening of its Singapore expansion project. The project doubled the production capacity of the Singapore bioreinfery to 2.6 million tons annually, including up to 1 million tons of SAF production. READ MORE

BY HIF Global Found In:Production, BusinessHIF Global on May 10 announced agreements with Johnson Matthey and Honeywell to conduct preliminary engineering for HIF’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in the U.S. The facilty is expected to produce 11,000 barrels per day of SAF. READ MORE

BY Summit Agricultural Group Found In:Production, BusinessSummit Agricultural Group has announced the creation of Summit Next Gen, a sustainable aviation fuel production platform. Summit Next Gen will utilize Honeywell's ethanol-to-jet processing technology to convert ethanol into SAF. READ MORE

BY Honeywell Found In:Production, BusinessHoneywell has announced its innovative, new, UOP eFining technology, a ready-now solution for producing low-carbon SAF. Honeywell's UOP eFining is a methanol to jet fuel (MTJ) processing technology that can convert eMethanol to eSAF at scale. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, Distribution, BusinessCalumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. on May 10 celebrated the first production and initial shipments of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from its Montana Renewables subsidiary, which operates a biorefinery located in Great Falls, Montana. READ MORE

BY Visolis Found In:Production, BusinessVisolis has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks to leverage Ginkgo's capabilities in strain engineering to improve upon an existing microbial strain for the commercial production of a key feedstock ingredient used to make biobased isoprene and SAF. READ MORE

BY Emerging Fuels Technology Found In:Production, BusinessCarbon transformation company Twelve and fuel technology partner Emerging Fuels Technology have signed a master license agreement to support Twelve’s scaleup of its E-Jet fuel, a fossil-free sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

BY Ryanair Found In:BusinessRyanair and Repsol on May 4 signed a memo of understanding (MOU) to advance the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Ryanair airports across Spain & Portugal further advancing the airline’s Pathway to Net Zero strategy. READ MORE

BY Oleo-X Found In:Feedstock, BusinessOleo-X has announced the launch of its world-class renewable diesel (RD) and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) feedstock merchant pretreatment facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, that can proudce up to 300 million gallons per year of feedstock. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, Feedstock, BusinessU.S. operable biofuels production capacity increased in February, with gains for ethanol, biodiesel and renewable diesel and associated fuels, according to data released by the U.S. EIA. Total feedstock consumption was up slightly from February 2022. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, Feedstock, BusinessNeste Corp. released first quarter financial results on April 28, reporting the company’s renewable products segment benefitted from robust demand for renewable diesel and favorable feedstock pricing during the three-month period. READ MORE