Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Editorial Comment: Boosting bio-content in processing feeds: Challenges and solutions driving the energy transition
Around the world, nations have instituted pathways to reduce emissions within their economies. These initiatives include various investments in carbon mitigation strategies such as boosting domestic renewables capacity, utilizing low-/zero-carbon fuels for power generation (e.g., green hydrogen), adding carbon capture technologies to projects and industrial installations, and increasing bio-content in transportation fuels, among others.
Repsol: Renewable fuels are key to the transformation of the refining industry
Along with hydrogen production, the production of renewable fuels and gases from organic waste is one of the main examples of the transformation of the industry, which will generate employment and decarbonize the sector. Here, Repsol discusses several pathways the company is taking to produce additional renewable fuels, while decarbonizing operations.
China biofuel makers bet on sustainable aviation fuel
Biofuel firms are pouring more than $1 B into building China's first plants to turn waste cooking oil into aviation fuel for export and meet domestic demand, once Beijing mandates the fuel's use on airplanes to cut emissions.
Signature Aviation to offer only blended Neste MY SAF for business aviation customers at LAX terminal
Enabled by its partnership with Neste, Signature Aviation, which operates the world’s largest network of business aviation terminals, is now providing only blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ to all aircraft refueling at its terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
SAFFiRE Renewables biofuel pilot plant to be developed in Kansas
On its path to opening a facility designed to turn agriculture residue into a scalable biofuel business, SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC plans to break ground on its pilot plant near Liberal, Kansas, in late 2024.
World Energy and Boston Consulting Group sign agreement on SAF certificates
Boston Consulting Group today announced it has signed an agreement for the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates with World Energy, the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producer and low-carbon solutions provider.
Ebara Elliott Energy to provide compressor for Thailand’s first SAF project
Ebara Elliott Energy, formerly Elliott Group, has been contracted to provide a motor-driven recycle compressor with a variable frequency drive (VFD) for the Sustainable Fuel Development Project (SFP) by TTCL Public Co. Ltd.
Singapore Airlines Group orders sustainable aviation fuel from Neste
Neste and the Singapore Airlines Group have signed an agreement for the purchase of 1,000 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
U.S. admin sets path for ethanol aviation fuel subsidies
The Biden administration (U.S.) has unveiled guidance for its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) subsidy program, allowing corn-based ethanol to qualify if sourced from farms using climate-friendly techniques.
Australian researchers testing SAF production from landfill gases
Australian researchers have developed a chemical process using non-thermal plasma technology that could produce sustainable aviation fuel from landfill gases.
- Emerson’s ‘Project Beyond’ to modernize and seamlessly integrate the industrial automation technology stack 5/20
- Neste starts SAF production at its Rotterdam refinery 5/20
- ADNOC and EGA sign $500-MM deal to localize supply of key raw material in aluminum production 5/20
- hte and Heraeus Precious Metals collaborate on catalytic ammonia cracking 5/20
- HPCL aims to start crude unit at 9-MMtpy Rajasthan refinery (India) in October 5/20
- Russia in favor of extending partial gasoline export ban 5/20
