Business

November 30, 2023

Alaska Airlines empowers guests to support SAF

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

November 29, 2023

Virent, Johnson Matthey enable 100% SAF trans-Atlantic flight

BY Johnson Matthey Found In:Use, BusinessBioForming Sugar to Aromatics (S2A) technology developed by Virent and Johnson Matthey has enabled the first-ever drop-in 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) trans-Atlantic flight by a commercial airline. READ MORE

November 29, 2023

Rotterdam The Hague Airport accelerates sustainable fuel blending

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

November 28, 2023

Preem to convert Lysekil refinery to renewable diesel, SAF

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:BusinessSwedish fuel company Preem on Nov. 27 announced it will invest SEK 5.5 billion ($532.82 million) to convert its refinery in Lysekil, Sweden, to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

November 28, 2023

Virgin Atlantic flies 100% SAF flight from Heathrow to JFK

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

November 28, 2023

SMRR partners with Topsoe, Chemex Global for Texas biorefinery

BY Santa Maria Renewable Resources Found In:BusinessSanta Maria Renewable Resources has selected Topsoe as its technology provider and will implement the company’s Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies at its planned biorefinery in Texas. Chemex Global will provide FEED for the plant. READ MORE

November 27, 2023

REEEAC to hold open meeting on Nov. 30

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

November 27, 2023

Royal Australian Air Force’s aerobatic display team flies on SAF

BY Neste Corp. Found In:Use, BusinessDuring the Williamtown Air Show in Australia, the Roulettes, the Royal Australian Air Force's aerobatic display team, performed a first public display using Neste’s SAF. The fuel was supplied by Viva Energy in cooperation with Neste and Vitol. READ MORE

November 22, 2023

Neste enables Emirates to operate SAF demonstration flight

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

November 21, 2023

Gulfstream completes trans-Atlantic flight on 100% SAF

BY General Dynamics Found In:Use, BusinessGulfstream Aerospace Corp. on Nov. 20 announced the successful completion of the world's first trans-Atlantic flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Accomplished on Nov. 19, the flight took place on a Gulfstream G600 aircraft. READ MORE

November 21, 2023

Rolls-Royce successfully completes 100% SAF test program

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

November 17, 2023

Biden signs stopgap funding bill with 1-year Farm Bill extension

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyPresident Joe Biden on Nov. 16 signed a temporary spending package, averting a government shutdown that was set to begin at midnight on Nov. 17. The stopgap bill includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. READ MORE

November 17, 2023

British Airways, Nova Pangaea, LanzaJet project wins UK funding

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

November 16, 2023

EPA: 2.11 billion RINs generated under the RFS in October

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Production, BusinessThe U.S. EPA on Nov. 16 released updated RIN data, reporting that nearly 2.11 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in October, up from 1.81 billion generated during the same month of last year. READ MORE

November 16, 2023

Budzinski introduces bill to update USDA loan guarantee program

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

November 16, 2023

Senate passes stopgap spending bill with Farm Bill extension

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyThe U.S. Senate late on Nov. 15 passed a temporary spending package that aims to avert a government shutdown that would otherwise begin on Nov. 17. The stopgap bill includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. READ MORE

November 16, 2023

Boeing, Zero Petroleum partner to advance SAF

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

November 16, 2023

Macquarie Asset Management invests in SkyNRG

BY SkyNRG Found In:BusinessMacquarie Asset Management will support the growth of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) with an initial investment of up to €175 million in SkyNRG via the Macquarie GIG Energy Transition Solutions (MGETS) Fund. READ MORE

November 16, 2023

Conestoga to host SAFFiRE cellulosic ethanol pilot plant

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

November 15, 2023

Gevo expands RNG capacity, works to secure DOE loan guarantee

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:BusinessGevo Inc. released Q3 financial results on Nov. 13, reporting that company has completed a planned capacity expansion of its RNG operations and is in the formal due diligence stage with the U.S. DOE regarding a loan guarantee for its SAF project. READ MORE

November 15, 2023

Jetex, Shell Aviation to supply SAF in the UAE

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

November 14, 2023

Aemetis reports progress with biofuel, biogas projects

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:BusinessAemetis expects to secure the authority to construct air permit for its proposed SAF/RD project in early 2024, according statements made during a Q3 earnings call. Company officials also discussed ongoing biogas, ethanol, biodiesel and CCS projects. READ MORE

November 14, 2023

Calumet provides update of proposed MaxSAF initiative

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

November 14, 2023

House passes stopgap spending bill with Farm Bill extension

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Business, PolicyThe U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 14 voted 336 to 95 to approve a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown. The stopgap bill includes a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill. READ MORE

November 14, 2023

DG Fuels selects Emerson to support sustainable biofuels project

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

November 13, 2023

CVR Renewables selects Honeywell Ecofining Technology

BY Honeywell Found In:BusinessHoneywell has announced that CVR Renewables CVL LLC will utilize its Ecofining technology in its evaluation of a potential project that would produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel and other products. READ MORE

November 13, 2023

Stopgap spending bill includes 1-year Farm Bill extension

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

November 08, 2023

Eni, Saipem announce agreement to develop new biorefineries

BY Eni Found In:BusinessEni and Saipem on Nov. 6 signed an agreement for the development of biorefining. The agreement supports the development of biorefineries for the production of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE

November 08, 2023

VISION Bioenergy Oilseeds, ADAMA collaborate on camelina

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

November 07, 2023

Miller introduces Farm to Fly Act

BY Erin VoegeleFound In:Feedstock, Business, PolicyRep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, on Nov. 7 introduced the bipartisan Farm to Fly Act, which aims to create new markets for U.S. agricultural products and strengthen domestic production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). READ MORE