Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Airlines must ink long-term deals on greener fuels to boost volumes: Bayer exec

Airlines need to reach long-term agreements to buy bigger quantities of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) if they want to boost global volumes of the lower-emissions fuel required for industry climate targets.

Clariant technology to transform 8,000 tpy of CO₂ to synthetic fuels and waxes

Clariant announced that its ShiftMax 100 RE catalyst is powering INERATEC's advanced e-Fuels production plant, “ERA ONE” in the industrial park Frankfurt Hoechst, Germany. The facility, officially opening on June 3, will recycle approximately 8,000 tpyof CO₂ and transform it into up to 2,500 tons of synthetic fuels and waxes.

Syzygy Plasmonics awards FEED for NovaSAF™ 1—the world’s first electrified biogas-to-SAF plant—to Kent

Syzygy Plasmonics, a global leader in electrified biogas-to-SAF technology, has announced the initiation of front-end engineering and design (FEED) with Kent for NovaSAF 1, the world's first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility.

IATA expects sustainable aviation fuel production to double in 2025

The International Air Transport Association said it expects the amount of sustainable aviation fuel produced to double in 2025 to reach 2 MMt, representing 0.7% of airlines' fuel consumption.

RIC Energy and Siemens to jointly develop renewable H2, green ammonia and eFuels

The collaboration will especially boost the sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) plant that RIC Energy is promoting in Cubillos del Sil (León), known as the Compostilla Green project, which was recently recognized by IDAE as the top-rated initiative under the H2 valleys program.

AM Green and Port of Rotterdam Authority to establish green energy supply chain

AM Green and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding to focus on building a green energy supply chain between India and Northwestern Europe via Rotterdam, Europe’s first energy port and a key H2 carriers entry point.

Neste starts SAF production at its Rotterdam refinery

A major Technip Energies project has come to fruition with the start of production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by Neste at its modified refinery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Neste starts to supply SAF to FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport (U.S.)

Neste and FedEx have agreed on the supply of 8,800 metric tons (> 3 MMgal) of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to FedEx at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It is the largest SAF purchase by a U.S. cargo airline at LAX to-date.

Construction underway at Infinium large-scale eFuels production facility in Texas (U.S.)

Infinium, a leading producer of commercially available eFuels, announced today that construction is underway on its second U.S.-based eFuels production site, known as Project Roadrunner. The project, which includes investors Brookfield Asset Management and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, is located in Reeves County, Texas, near the city of Pecos.

Topsoe’s technology chosen by Zhongneng Yida for 400,000-tpy SAF plant in China