Carbon Management
Maersk to use SAF to decarbonize airfreight travel
Maersk has signed an agreement to promote the decarbonization of airfreight through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Lufthansa Cargo will use 400 tons of SAF on behalf of Maersk in the remainder of 2024.
Maersk could use 15%–20% alternative fuels for its fleet in 2030
Alternative fuels could account for up to a fifth of A.P. Moller-Maersk's marine fuel consumption in 2030 as part of its goal to reach net zero by 2040.
Malaysia plans to produce sustainable jet fuel in 2027
Malaysia plans to start producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2027, with an initial production capacity of 1MMtpy.
ADNOC launches $80-B low-carbon energy and chemicals investment company
ADNOC announced the launch of XRG, a groundbreaking international lower-carbon energy and chemicals investment company, with an enterprise value of over $80 B. XRG aims to more than double its asset value over the next decade by capitalizing on demand for low-carbon energy and chemicals.
Clariant’s MegaMax™ catalysts to power China’s first biomass-to-green methanol project
Clariant's MegaMax catalyst was selected for a China’s biomass gasification-to-green methanol project. The plant will use a combination of farm waste and wind power to produce up to 250,000 tpy of green methanol in two phases by 2027.
easyJet, Renavia and WFS sign MoU for long-term supply of SAF
easyJet, Braathens Renavia, in partnership with Mana Group and World Fuel Services singed a Memorandum of Understanding for the long-term supply of sustainable aviation fuel for easyJet’s operations in Europe and the UK. The agreement provides easyJet access to up to 150,000 tons of SAF (including up to 75,000 tons of e-SAF) from 2030.
Hygenco selects Topsoe as technology provider for green ammonia production
Hygenco has chosen Topsoe as technology licensor for the first phase of a planned 750-tpd green ammonia complex Gopalpur, Odisha, India.
IAG announces new E-SAF deal with Infinium, remains on track to deliver 2030 target
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchase agreement with e-SAF producer Infinium, which plans to supply the UK market with power-to-liquid e-SAF from late 2026.
Aviation sector officials warn of Trump effect on green jet fuels
The expansion of green jet fuels could suffer a significant set-back under president-elect Donald Trump, according to aviation officials, who fear the reversal of tax credits needed to kick-start the sector.
Contentious COP29 deal shows climate cooperation fraying at edges
When COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stepped to the podium at the closing meeting of the Baku climate summit on Sunday morning, hoping to clinch a hard-fought agreement on global climate finance, he carried with him two speeches. One was crafted around a hoped-for deal being struck, while the other for the possibility of a summit-collapsing impasse.
- TA'ZIZ secures $28.5 B in agreements to expand UAE's chemicals infrastructure 5/5
- nova-Institute provides scientific basis for EU policy on bio-based plastic packaging under PPWR 5/5
- GEA launches enzymatically enhanced GEA eTOP degumming solution 5/5
- Hong Kong-Dongguan to build SAF supply chain with new biofuels firm Ecoceres facility 5/5
- Argentine government hikes biofuel prices for domestic market 5/5
- Malaysia to produce biodiesel blend with 15% palm oil from June 5/5
