Environment
European airlines say sustainable fuel targets may mean higher fares, consolidation
European airline chiefs said the industry needs to make more money and may consolidate further to pay for sustainability targets, a trend likely to lead to higher fares for passengers on top of rising demand for air travel.
The SAF Grand Challenge
The SAF Grand Challenge is the result of DOE, DOT, and USDA launching a government-wide Memorandum of Understanding that will attempt to reduce the cost, enhance the sustainability, and expand the production and use of SAF.
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels completes first LNG bunkering for Angelicoussis Group's dual-fueled vessels
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has recently completed its first LNG bunkering operations for two new, dual-fueled vessels owned by the Angelicoussis Group following bilateral short-term supply deals struck on the spot market, signaling the growing maturity of the lower-carbon marine fuel.
Honeywell and Granbio to produce carbon neutral SAF
Honeywell and GranBio Technologies announced that they will combine Honeywell’s ethanol to jet technology with GranBio’s cellulosic ethanol AVAP technology to produce carbon neutral SAF from biomass residues at GranBio’s forthcoming U.S. demonstration plant.
thyssenkrupp Uhde inks service contract with Hive Energy for Spanish green hydrogen plant
thyssenkrupp Uhde has been engaged by Hive Energy Limited to deliver a pre-FEED to support the development of Hive’s first green hydrogen / ammonia production plant in Spain.
BASF first to commercially produce metal-organic frameworks for carbon capture
BASF is the first company to produce metal-organic frameworks on a production scale of several hundred tons per year.
Indonesia's Garuda conducts test flight with palm oil-blended jet fuel
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia said it has completed a test flight using a palm oil-blended jet fuel on a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft.
RefuelEU aviation initiative: Council adopts new law to decarbonize the aviation sector
Following the adoption of a new regulation by the Council on the so-called ‘ReFuelEU aviation’ initiative, more renewable and low-carbon fuels will reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation sector and create a level playing field for a sustainable air transport in the EU.
OMV and Wood collaborate on ReOil Technology licensing
OMV signed today a mutually exclusive collaboration agreement for the worldwide commercial licensing of OMV’s proprietary ReOil technology with Wood.
OMV to supply Air France-KLM with 2,000 mt of SAF this year
OMV the integrated energy, fuels & feedstock and chemicals & materials company headquartered in Vienna announced that it has signed an offtake agreement to supply 2,000 metric tons of SAF to the Air France-KLM Group in 2023.
- thyssenkrupp Uhde completes pre-FEED for HAMR Energy’s renewable fuels project in Australia 8/21
- Europe distillates-diesel profit margins firm 8/21
- U.S.: Indiana's bp refinery restarts after severe flooding 8/21
- Berlin weighs trusteeship extension for Rosneft's German assets 8/21
- Trump administration to rule on biofuel exemption requests, delay reallocation decision 8/21
- TotalEnergies' Donges refinery fire extinguished 8/21
