BY Alaska Airlines Found In:Use, BusinessAlaska Airlines is partnering with climate-tech company CHOOOSE to provide new options for sustainability-minded guests to take action on their travel-related carbon emissions by purchasing SAF credits or support nature-based climate projects. READ MORE

BY Rotterdam The Hague Airport Found In:Distribution, Use, BusinessShell and Rotterdam The Hague Airport have signed a long-term agreement to blend sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on all aircraft fueled at the airport, starting in 2024. The airport has set a minimum target of 8 percent SAF blending. READ MORE

BY Virgin Atlantic Found In:Use, BusinessVirgin Atlantic’s historic flight on 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) took off from London Heathrow to New York JFK on Nov. 28. The flight demonstrates the capability of SAF as a safe drop-in replacement for fossil derived jet fuel. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyThe U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Nov. 30. The meeting is open to the public, but registration is required. READ MORE

BY Neste Corp. Found In:Use, BusinessEmirates has become the first airline to operate an Airbus A380 demonstration flight with one of the aircraft’s four engines powered with Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight took off on Nov. 22 from Dubai International Airport. READ MORE

BY Rolls-Royce Found In:Use, BusinessRolls-Royce on Nov. 13 announced that it has successfully completed compatibility testing of 100 percent SAF on all its in-production civil aero engine types. All the tests confirmed the use of 100 percent SAF does not affect engine performance. READ MORE

BY British Airways Found In:BusinessProject Speedbird – a joint partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, LanzaJet and British Airways – has secured new funding totaling £9 million from the Government’s Advanced Fuels Fund competition. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyReps. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., and Zach, Nunn, R-Iowa, on Nov. 15 announced the introduction of a bill that aims to update the USDA’s Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Products Assistance loan guarantee program. READ MORE

BY Zero Petroleum Found In:BusinessBoeing and Zero Petroleum on Nov. 13 announced a collaboration for testing and analyzing the next generation of technologies to accelerate the supply of SAF. Zero’s technology produces SAF from air and water. READ MORE

BY SAFFiRE Renewables LLC Found In:Production, Feedstock, BusinessConestoga Energy and SAFFiRE Renewables LLC announced on Nov. 16 their agreement for Conestoga to host SAFFiRE’s cellulosic ethanol pilot plant at Conestoga’s Arkalon Energy ethanol facility in Liberal, Kansas. READ MORE

BY Jetex Found In:Distribution, Use, BusinessJetex has announced it is now offering sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its flagship private terminal in Dubai, giving aircraft operators and private owners the opportunity to significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, BusinessOfficials at Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. discussed the company’s proposed plans to boost sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production at its Montana Renewables biorefinery during third quarter earnings call, held Nov. 9. READ MORE

BY Emerson Found In:BusinessEmerson, a leader in industrial software and technology, has been chosen by DG Fuels to provide comprehensive automation and project engineering to help transportation sector decarbonization efforts through production of advanced biofuels. READ MORE

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyA stopgap spending bill released by House Republicans on Nov. 12 includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill, which expired on Sept. 30, 2023. The extension would remain in place through Sept. 30, 2024. READ MORE

BY ADAMA US Found In:Feedstock, BusinessVISION Bioenergy Oilseeds and Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc. (ADAMA) on Nov. 7 announced they have entered into a joint development agreement to bring to market a suite of new crop protection solutions for camelina growers. READ MORE