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Sustainable Aviation Fuel

IEEFA: Sustainable aviation fuel shows potential, but issues remain

The aviation industry faces challenges in the effort to reduce its carbon footprint. Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) shows potential as a promising alternative to fossil fuels if cost barriers and other concerns are addressed.

U.S. FAA awards nearly $300 MM to SAF projects and technologies

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that $291 MM in funding was awarded from the Inflation Reduction Act for projects that will help achieve the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from aviation by 2050. 

U.S. economy to benefit from federal SAF incentives at Gevo’s planned Net-Zero 1 facility

Gevo Inc. has released a new report by Charles River Associates (CRA) demonstrating the benefits of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, including at Gevo’s planned Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) SAF facility in South Dakota (U.S.).

DG Fuels selects Nebraska (U.S.) county for its first Midwest SAF plant

DG Fuels, a U.S.-owned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company, in cooperation with the Nebraska BioEconomy, has selected Phelps County, Nebraska, for its first Midwest production facility.

Honeywell UOP and Repsol to collaborate on renewable fuel development

The companies plan to scale and commercialize Honeywell's technologies, which use various wastes like fats, oils, greases, biomass and solids for chemical production and renewable fuels at Repsol’s refineries.

KBR and Avina enter into FEED and technology licensing agreement for SAF

KBR has announced that Avina Clean Hydrogen Inc. has selected the sustainable aviation fuel technology, PureSAF℠, for its project in the U.S.

NextChem to conduct a feasibility study for a 60,000-tpy SAF plant in Indonesia

NextChem (Sustainable Technology Solutions) has been awarded a feasibility study, along with PT Tripatra Engineers and Constructors, for a 60,000-tpy sustainable aviation fuel project located in Sei Mangkei, Indonesia.

Masdar, TotalEnergies to develop a commercial green hydrogen-to-methanol-to SAF project in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has signed an agreement with TotalEnergies to assess the viability of developing a commercial green hydrogen (H2) to methanol to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project.

NextChem to provide NX CPO technology to SAF pilot plant in Italy

NextChem will provide the license and the proprietary equipment related to its NX CPOTM technology to Saras’ SAF pilot facility in Sarroch (Sardinia).

Gunvor joins VARO to jointly develop large-scale SAF manufacturing facility

Gunvor Group will join VARO Energy in building a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) manufacturing facility at the Gunvor Energy Rotterdam site through a proposed joint venture.