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6 March 20252 March 2025

United Sustainable Flight Fund Invests in Heirloom to Scale Direct Air Capture

Sustainable Flight Fund also gets the right to purchase up to 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal - Heirloom's proven technology uses limestone to absorb CO2

Nachhaltigkeitsfonds von United Airlines investiert in Direct Air Capture Anbieter

Fonds erwirbt außerdem das Kaufrecht für 500.000 Tonnen abgeschiedenes CO2 – Heirloom-Verfahren setzt auf Kalkstein, um der Luft Kohlenstoffdioxid zu entziehen

28 February 202423 February 2024

United Adds New Corporate Partners to Sustainable Flight Fund That Now Exceeds $200 Million

United customers play a role too, with more than 115,000 people contributing nearly $500,000 since February 2023

Von Google über Embraer bis Air New Zealand: Weitere Unternehmen beteiligen sich am United-Airlines-Investment-Fonds für mehr Nachhaltigkeit im Luftverkehr

Jetzt über 200 Millionen US-Dollar für Investitionen in innovative Start-ups – United-Passagiere haben schon fast eine halbe Million US-Dollar beigesteuert

19 June 202314 June 2023

OXCCU Raises $22 Million to Transform Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Leading carbon-to-value company converting carbon dioxide and hydrogen into industrial and consumer products, has completed a Series A financing to commercialize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

22 May 202316 May 2023

Honeywell Introduces UOP eFining™ Technology For New Class Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Honeywell UOP eFining can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 88% compared to conventional jet fuel

3 April 202330 March 2023

The 50 Hottest Companies in the Bioeconomy 2023

The Digest slideshow of the top 50 bioeconomy companies

24 March 202321 March 2023

From the Sea to the Sky: United Invests $5 Million in Algae-based Fuel Producer Viridos

This investment will support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from algae

SAF aus Algen: United Airlines investiert in weitere Zukunftsinnovation

Fünf Millionen US-Dollar Investition in Viridos über den UAV Sustainable Flight Fund

3 March 202328 February 2023

United Airlines gründet neuen Fonds: Über 100 Millionen US-Dollar zur gezielten Förderung von nachhaltigen Flugkraftstoffen

Renommierte Partnerunternehmen wie JPMorgan Chase, GE Aerospace, Honeywell und Air Canada – Auch Fluggäste können den Fonds unterstützen

1 July 202225 June 2022

Transforming Yesterday’s Emissions into Tomorrow’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel: United Announces Agreement with CO2 Utilization Company Dimensional Energy

Dimensional Energy combines revolutionary carbon utilization technology with a century-old process, repurposing it to make sustainable aviation fuel - United has invested more in sustainable aviation fuel production than any other airline in the world

8 April 20224 April 2022

Turning Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Fuel: United and Oxy Low Carbon Ventures Announce Collaboration with Biotech Firm to Create New Fuel Sources

Houston-based Cemvita Factory’s synthetic biology process has the potential to create a new way to produce sustainable fuel for aviation - United has invested in more SAF production than any other airline

30 March 202225 March 2022

Sustainable Aviation Fuels III – Industrial Landscape

The demand is already shifting and more people (mainly younger generations) and businesses, recognize and value sustainable and renewable alternatives over fossil-based options

21 September 202116 September 2021

United, Honeywell Invest in New Clean Tech Venture from Alder Fuels, Powering Biggest Sustainable Fuel Agreement in Aviation History

United agrees to purchase 1.5 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over 20 years - which is one and a half times the size of the rest of the world's airlines' publicly announced SAF commitments combined

Produktion von nachhaltigem Kraftstoff für Flugzeuge: United und Honeywell investieren in junges Cleantech-Unternehmen Alder Fuels

Alder wird Verfahren zur Produktion von CO2-armem Rohöl in industriellem Maßstab auf Basis von Biomasse entwickeln – United verpflichtet sich zur Abnahme von 1,5 Milliarden Gallonen SAF – Mit Abstand größte SAF-Order der Luftfahrtbranche

16 July 20219 September 2021

These ‘supertrees’ are engineered to capture more carbon

But the introduction of genetically modified trees raises some difficult questions

8 April 20219 September 2021

How sustainable fuel will help power aviation’s green revolution

SAFs have the potential to become a significant part of new approaches to enable an industry that relies entirely on fossil fuels today to lower carbon pollution tomorrow

12 February 20219 September 2021

The potential for carbon-capture tech is captivating

The biggest breakthrough came with the two-year extension to the 45Q corporate tax credit for carbon removal projects in the last days of the Trump administration

17 June 202012 June 2020

The Future Of Fuel Source Sustainability With Airlines

How far away are we from commercially viable sustainable aviation fuel?

18 June 201913 June 2019

Going Green: Airlines Roll Out Eco-Friendly Initiatives on World Environment Day

Focusing on aviation’s growing contribution to rising CO₂ levels, airlines are finding new ways to reduce their footprint

6 November 201831 October 2018

Alternative Aviation Fuels: A Sustainable Future is Taking Off

RSB publishes report on the future of alternative aviation fuels

12 May 201727 April 2017

Unstash that Trash: Material(s) progress in making fuels, chemicals from Municipal solid waste

Enerkem’s product removes carbon emissions from the atmosphere, rather than adding to them

23 October 201521 October 2015

The airlines: who’s doing what in aviation biofuels?

Who’s a Major Player, who’s a Pioneer, who’s committed, who’s monitoring the space as a stakeholder? We look at 45 airlines and their efforts in bringing low-carbon fuels to the marketplace

9 September 20158 September 2015

How The World’s Largest Steel Manufacturer Is Trying To Go Green

Partnership with LanzaTech and Primetals Technologies to convert gas waste from steel production into bio ethanol

4 September 20153 September 2015

Biofuels Production Capacity Is Still Underutilized Globally, but Next Generation Opportunities Are Apparent

US Dominates Markets for Next-Generation Biofuels by New Capacity Trough 2018

13 July 201510 July 2015

Single largest investment by a U.S. airline in alternative fuels: United Airlines Purchases Stake in Fulcrum BioEnergy with $30 Million Investment

Airline has opportunity to purchase at least 90 million gallons of sustainable aviation biofuel a year

27 June 2013

Strong Opportunity for Midwest Aviation Biofuels Industry

Report from Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI) Shows Demand for New Fuel Sources, Recommends Actions, Highlights Economic Benefits

4 June 2013

United Airlines and AltAir Fuels to Bring Commercial-Scale, Cost-Competitive Biofuels to Aviation Industry

Airline to buy 15 million gallons of lower-carbon, renewable jet fuel over a three-year period

23 December 2009

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