The North American SAF Conference & Expo has expanded its agenda with the addition of a new Tuesday afternoon General Session featuring many of the industry's most influential leaders and organizations.
Topsoe and Sasol have signed a single point licensing agreement with SUSTAERO, a developer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production infrastructure in Canada. When operational, the proposed project will produce 3,200 barrels per day of SAF.
Refinity, an Innventure Inc. company, on June 22 announced it has licensed technology from PNNL that is designed to convert waste plastic-derived light olefins into distillate-range products for further upgrading into SAF and renewable diesel.
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By National Laboratory of the Rockies
June 29, 2026
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratory of the Rockies are addressing the technical challenges for “cell-free” biomanufacturing, which could reduce the costs of biobased chemicals.
SAF Magazine, the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative and the Canadian Sustainable Aviation Fuels Initiative released the preliminary agenda for the 2026 North American SAF Conference & Expo, taking place Aug. 25-27 in Tacoma, Washington.
Worley has completed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for Alfanar’s Lighthouse Green Fuels sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project in Teesside, U.K. A final investment decision on the project is expected next year.
Phelan Green Hydrogen has announced it has licensed technologies from Johnson Matthey Catalyst Technologies (JM CT) for its planned electro sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Honeywell on June 17 announced that its modular Ecofining process technology, specialized pumps, compressors, and integrated control and safety systems will help drive SAF and renewable diesel production for Acelen Renewables’ biorefinery.
SUSTAERO on June 17 announced a strategic licensing agreement with Nextchem. SUSTAERO is integrating Nextchem’s proprietary NX Circular gasification technology into the biomass-to-syngas section of its proprietary production process.
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.
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.
Axens on May 20 announced a commercial collaboration with XCF Global Inc. aimed at supporting the market deployment of Vegan, Axens’ proprietary hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) technology.
BRIGHT, the Novo Nordisk Foundation Biotechnology Research Institute for the Green Transition at the Technical University of Denmark, and LanzaTech Global have entered a multi-year agreement to accelerate development carbon-to-value biotechnology.
Topsoe has entered into an agreement with Texas based, BioVeritas. The agreement will enable fuel producers to license Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology alongside the BioVeritas Process to produce renewable fuels from second-generation feedstocks.
U.K.-based Clean Planet Technologies has announced the opening of a pilot facility that converts waste plastic to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The facility utilizes pyrolysis, purification, distillation and hydroprocessing technologies.
Lummus Technology has announced GPS Renewables has selected its ethanol-to-jet technology for National Thermal Power Corp.’s Project at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, India. This is the first commercial license of Lummus' integrated ETJ technology.
BASF and Nutrien Ltd. have announced a collaboration that aims to make it easier for farmers to participate in low-CI biofuel programs, including those supported under the 45Z clean fuel production credit.
Ethanol Producer Magazine announced this week the six companies selected to pitch to a panel of angel investors and venture capital firms at the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo, taking place June 2-4 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Shaphargroup has announced its plans to deploy Honeywell UOP's Ecofining process technology for its flagship SAF facility at the Port of Rotterdam. The facility will be designed to produce 200,000 MT of HEFA-SAF per year.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, pressed U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on his support for biofuels and the administration’s request to reduce DOE funding for renewable fuels by 98% during an April 16 congressional hearing.
Topsoe has been selected by Abundia Global Impact Group to deliver its HydroFlex technology for multiple plastic waste-to-fuel facilities in North America that will produce chemical feedstock, diesel and SAF.
The USDA has announced the launch of the USDA National Proving Grounds Network for AgTech (NPG-Ag), a nationwide initiative designed to rigorously evaluate agricultural technologies under real-world U.S. farming and ranching conditions.
Gevo, an advanced biofuels company based in Colorado, has licensed two patented catalyst technologies from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory for use in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Honeywell on April 14 announced that Petrobras has selected Honeywell UOP’s ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) process technology for a 10,000-barrel-per-day SAF project at its REPLAN refinery in São Paulo, Brazil.
XCF Global Inc. on April 6 announced an agreement with Axens North America Inc. that is anticipated to enable XCF to deploy its proprietary modular refinery design and engineering blueprint in combination with Axens Vegan process
MAIRE announces that Nextchem, through its subsidiary KT Tech, has been awarded a contract for early engineering works and proprietary equipment supply for a SAF plant under development in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.
Sustainable Molecules Ltd. and Velocys have commissioned a Fischer–Tropsch syncrude production system demonstrating that SuMo's waste-derived syngas can be converted into the liquid hydrocarbon precursors needed to produce SAF.
Gevo Inc. on March 24 highlighted the strategic value of its intellectual property portfolio. and reference potential growth opportunities created by its proprietary technology platform for SAF, other renewable hydrocarbons and chemicals.
Technip Energies has signed an agreement with Verso Energy to acquire a minority equity stake in the DEZiR project, a synthetic aviation fuel (eSAF) plant located in Rouen, France, that will take in biogenic CO2 as feedstock.
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