Sunday, 30 March 2025

Spotlight: Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) refers to liquid fuels being developed and beginning to be used in commercial aviation. Traditional jet fuels are primarily derived from crude oil (aka liquid petroleum); when combusted in aircraft engines they emit significant amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). SAF can be produced from a number of sources (feedstock) including waste oil and fats, forestry and municipal waste, non-food crops and even captured CO2. It can also be produced synthetically. SAF is considered ‘sustainable’ when the raw feedstock does not compete with food crops or water supplies, nor is responsible for forest degradation. Nine different biofuel production pathways are certified to produce SAF, which perform at operationally equivalent levels to Jet A1 fuel. By design, these SAFs are drop-in solutions, which can be directly blended into existing fuel infrastructure at airports and are fully compatible with modern aircraft. The US Department of Energy suggests that 100% SAF has the potential to reduce GHGs by up to 94%, depending on feedstock and technology pathway.

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Neste and Air Canada sign agreement for the supply of 60,000 tons of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel – the first time Neste’s SAF is supplied to Canada

12 November 2024 • Neste and Air Canada have agreed on the supply of 60,000 tons (77.6 million liters) of unblended, neat Neste...

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Sora Fuel and Emerging Fuels Technology, Inc. Will Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Efficient, Globally Scalable Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to Meet Growing Market Demand

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & TULSA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sora Fuel, a venture-backed startup that produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using only water, air, and renewable energy,...

FILE PHOTO: A wind turbine is seen at a wind farm in Guazhou, Gansu Province, China September 15, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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ADB increases climate finance after US, Japan give world’s first sovereign guarantees

The Asian Development Bank to boost climate lending by $7.2B as the U.S. and Japan back loans with world first sovereign guarantees.

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LanzaTech Reports Third-Quarter 2024 Financial Results, Updates 2024 Outlook, and Expands Business Model to Accelerate Revenue Growth

Company expands technology licensing business model to incorporate incremental participation in biorefining value chain as demonstrated by entering into ethanol off-take agreement with...

The transport of choice for the rich and famous, private jets are the most energy-intense form of flying and the industry has long been a target of climate protesters (AFP)
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Private jet carbon emissions soar 46%: study

Private jet emissions rose 46 per cent from 2019-2023, now at 15.6M tonnes CO2 in 2023; study urges regulation for ultra-luxury travel.

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Alto Ingredients Publishes its Annual Sustainability Report

PEKIN, Ill., Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO), a leading producer and distributor of specialty alcohols, renewable fuels...

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Next Hydrogen to demonstrate electrolyzers for the aviation industry in collaboration with Pratt & Whitney under INSAT program

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. (“Next Hydrogen“) (TSXV:NXH, OTC:NXHSF), a designer and manufacturer of electrolyzers, is developing...

FILE - A JetBlue Airbus flies over a pair of Southwest Airlines' jets from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., bound for New York's JFK airport, July 19, 2005. California will partner with a trade group representing major U.S. airlines to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuels, state officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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California announces sustainable fuels partnership to curb emissions from planes

California already produces about 11 million gallons annually of sustainable aviation fuel — this new plan would increase that to 200 million by...

Fawley Oil Fired Power Station, Southampton, Hampshire. Government advises recommend the Government set a 81% emissions reduction target for 2035. (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Government advisers call for 81% cut in UK emissions by 2035

The British government is preparing to unveil plans for cutting emissions by 2035 under the global Paris Agreement.

A view of the Neste logo at the Neste refinery located in Tuas South, Singapore May 16, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/ File Photo
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Finland’s Neste scraps investment in renewable hydrogen in tough biofuel market

Neste has withdrawn from an investment into renewable hydrogen production at its plant in Porvoo, Finland,