30 June 202326 June 2023 Airbus teams-up with LanzaJet to boost sustainable aviation fuel production Airbus and LanzaJet, a leading sustainable fuels technology company, today announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to address the needs of the aviation sector through the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
26 June 202320 June 2023 Twelve announces plans to scale production of sustainable aviation fuel made from CO₂ in Washington State Commercial-scale E-Jet fuel production facility in Moses Lake, WA, to supply deals with Shopify, Alaska Airlines, and Microsoft
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)
12 June 20237 June 2023 E-fuels – DLR selects Leuna as location for its PtL technology platform E-fuels will be an essential contributor to making mobility more climate- and environment-friendly, particularly air and sea transport
9 June 20237 June 2023 Equatic Launches Low-Cost, Gigaton-Scale Technology to Decarbonize at Unprecedented Speed Equatic emerges from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Institute for Carbon Management with a carbon dioxide removal agreement from The Boeing Company
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
12 May 20239 May 2023 Bio-PP and isoprene news Visolis has recently partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks to reportedly improve its microbial strain for the production of bio-isoprene and SAF production
9 May 20234 May 2023 Norwegian partners with Norsk e-Fuel to build new e-fuel plant in Norway Norwegian has announced a landmark partnership with Norsk e-Fuel to build the world’s first full scale e-fuel plant in Mosjøen, Norway. The plant will produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), marking an important milestone towards Norwegian's target of 45 percent emissions reduction by 2030
8 May 20233 May 2023 Visolis and Ginkgo Bioworks Announce Partnership to Improve Microbial Strain for Bio-Isoprene and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Partnership aims to enable cost-effective decarbonization of rubber tire manufacturing and sustainable aviation fuel production
27 April 202324 April 2023 Axens, a partner to the BioTJet industrial project for the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in France using BioTfueL® technology Within the framework of the BioTJet project, Axens is surrounded by its partners, Elyse Energy, Avril, IFP Energies nouvelles and Bionext with the ambitious objectives of decarbonization of the aviation sector
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
16 March 202316 March 2023 Von Turnschuhen aus CO₂-Emissionen bis hin zu Flugzeugtreibstoff – Intelligente Innovationen machen CO₂ zum Rohstoff der Zukunft Die Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals gibt sechs Nominierte für den Innovationspreis „Best CO₂ Utilisation 2023“ bekannt
7 March 20232 March 2023 Neste introducing new and more sustainable lubricants produced with also renewable or re-refined base oils The new Neste ReNew product family containing also renewable* or re-refined base oils includes high-quality motor oils for gasoline and diesel engines of cars, vans and for hybrid use
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
2 March 202327 February 2023 Algae: Should they stay or should they go? Report on the development of algae-based products from the Green Chemicals Blog
24 February 202321 February 2023 Neste reports strong 2022 performance for renewables Renewable diesel demand remained robust and the company highlighted plans for increased sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production
3 February 20237 February 2023 Taking Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X to the next level – Final Program of the “Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023” Leading international experts meet at one of the world’s key events on Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) and Power-to-X from 19-20 April 2023 in Cologne, Germany, and online
Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) und Power-to-X auf erreicht die nächste Stufe – Das vollständige Programm der „Conference on CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals 2023“ Führende internationale Experten und Expertinnen treffen sich vom 19. bis 20. April 2023 in Köln zu einer der weltweit wichtigsten Veranstaltungen im Bereich der CO2-Nutzung, Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), und Power-to-X
30 January 202325 January 2023 LanzaJet Freedom Pines Fuels Receives EPA Fuel Pathway Approval Milestone for Soperton, GA Facility Marks First-Ever EPA Approval for Ethanol as a Feedstock for Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
25 January 202323 January 2023 Speeding up sugar’s conversion into fuel University of Queensland researchers have found a way to more efficiently convert sugarcane into a building block of aviation fuel and other products
Schnellere Umwandlung von Zucker in Treibstoff "Wir stehen erst am Anfang eines sehr spannenden Zeitalters in diesem Bereich"
11 January 20239 January 2023 LanzaTech’s Waste Gas-to-SAF Facility receives £25M Grant from UK Department for Transport Advanced Fuels Fund Plans for the world’s first commercial-scale factory to transform waste gases into sustainable jet fuel have moved a step closer
2 January 202321 December 2022 PETRONAS, Eni and Euglena to Explore Biorefinery Opportunity in Malaysia Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Eni S.p.A (Eni) and Euglena Co., Ltd. (Euglena) today announced that they are jointly studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), one of the largest integrated refinery and petrochemical developments in Southeast Asia
23 December 202220 December 2022 LanzaJet Marks Major Milestone on its Freedom Pines Fuels Construction Soperton, GA Facility will be First Ethanol Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Facility in the World
21 December 202220 December 2022 Vertimass Partners with Team to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Jet Fuel through Danish Government Award Renewable energy company is part of a consortium to receive $1.35 million USD
2 December 202230 November 2022 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market Estimated to Reach Value of US$ 402.0Bn by 2050: TMR Study Key advantage for reduced CO2 emissions to promote environment conservation stimulates demand for sustainable aviation fuel
30 November 202229 November 2022 Circular Economy: TotalEnergies and Air Liquide innovate to produce Renewable, Low Carbon Hydrogen at the Grandpuits Zero Crude Platform New zero crude platform to produce over 20,000 tons of hydrogen a year for making sustainable aviation fuel and to prevent emissions amounting to 150,000 tons of CO2 a year compared to current processes
Nächstes großes Wasserstoff-Vorhaben: Zwei Big Player an einem Strang – die Details Neue geplante Anlage soll mehr als 20.000 Tonnen pro Jahr generieren und genutzt werden, um nachhaltiges Flugbenzin zu produzieren und damit jedes Jahr Emissionen in Höhe von 150.000 Tonnen vermeiden
25 November 202222 November 2022 Consortium formed for developing new process technology to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) in Germany announces funding of EUR 3.1 mn for Methanol-to-SAF (M2SAF) development project. BASF, Thyssenkrupp, OMV, DLR and ASG join M2SAF consortium
Konsortium will neue Prozesstechnologie zur Herstellung von nachhaltigem Flugkraftstoff entwickeln Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr (BMDV) in Deutschland übergibt Förderbescheid über 3,1 Mio Euro für Entwicklungsprojekt Methanol-to-SAF (M2SAF). BASF, Thyssenkrupp, OMV, DLR und ASG beteiligen sich am M2SAF Konsortium
23 November 202221 November 2022 Sulzer helps build leading renewable fuel plant Sulzer Chemtech will support Vandelay Ventures Sdn Bhd in the construction of a world scale production facility for sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and renewable diesel
11 November 202211 November 2022 Catalytic Process With Lignin Could Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel NREL, MIT, Washington State University Collaboration Provides Pathway to Sustainable Jet Fuel
10 November 20227 November 2022 Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1 million tons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Neste to supply the Air France-KLM Group with more than 1,000,000 tons (approximately 1.26 billion liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ over a period of 8 years starting in 2023
Neste beliefert die Air France-KLM-Gruppe mit mehr als 1 Million Tonnen nachhaltigem Flugzeugtreibstoff Ab 2023 beliefert Neste die Air France-KLM-Gruppe über einen Zeitraum von 8 Jahren mit mehr als 1.000.000 Tonnen (etwa 1,26 Mrd. Liter) Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™
9 November 20227 November 2022 Reducing Emissions in the Supply Chain and Diversifying the Feedstocks of the Future LanzaTech announces waste-to-chemicals pilot project in Canada
8 November 20223 November 2022 Breakthrough Energy Announces First Catalyst Project Funding in $50 Million Grant to LanzaJet for the World’s First Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Plant Projected to be operational in 2023, LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels project is the firm’s first commercial-scale SAF plant and will be the first in the world to produce Alcohol-to-Jet SAF, which will lower emissions by at least 70% compared to fossil jet fuel
28 October 202225 October 2022 Topsoe to support first sustainable aviation fuel-production in Brazil Topsoe’s hydroprocessing technology will allow the new biorefinery to produce the low-carbon fuels while at the same time recycling gases and liquids from the process for production of hydrogen
26 October 202224 October 2022 UOP, UOP and Away! Honeywell UOP launches its ethanol-to-jet technology A Biofuel Digest report on Honeywell UOP deploying a new ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology
24 October 202219 October 2022 Honeywell Revolutionizes Ethanol-To-Jet Fuel Technology to Meet Rising Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Honeywell's new solution represents critical development in global drive to meet 2030 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandates
11 October 202210 October 2022 APPEC: Sustainable aviation fuel use rising but policy needed to accelerate uptake-Neste Industry needs regulatory visibility and feedstock clarity. Neste expanding Singapore refinery, inks long-term SAF supply deals, showing that sustainable aviation fuel is key to aviation's decarbonization
10 October 20227 October 2022 New BASF CircleStar™ catalyst decreases CO2 footprint in the bio-ethylene value chain for products ranging from jet fuel to plastics Novel star-shaped catalyst achieves a 99.5% selectivity for the ethanol-to-ethylene (E2E) conversion
Neuer BASF-Katalysator CircleStar™ senkt CO2-Emissionen bei bioethylenbasierten Produkten wie Kerosin und Kunststoffen Sternförmiger Katalysator erzielt bei der Umwandlung von Ethanol zu Ethylen (E2E) eine Selektivität von 99,5%
26 September 202221 September 2022 We need massive amounts of carbon capture from air to decarbonize aviation, and policymakers must act now The race to decarbonize aviation has begun, and synthetic jet fuel from green hydrogen and carbon dioxide, so-called e-kerosene, is to play a major role. Where will the CO2 come from and what is the role of Direct Air Capture?
21 September 202219 September 2022 Nel ASA: Receives purchase order for a containerized electrolyser for sustainable aviation fuel production The new device will be installed at the world’s first commercial “Alcohol-to-Jet” production plant for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), built by LanzaJet
13 September 20228 September 2022 Paving the way for solar fuels: Synhelion produces solar syngas on an industrial scale for the first time Together with the the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Jülich they presented the multifocus solar tower
Weg frei für Solartreibstoffe: Synhelion stellt erstmals solares Synthesegas in industriellem Massstab her Gemeinsam mit der DLR und dem Solar-Institut Jülich der FH Aachen stellt Synhelion den solaren Reformierungsreaktor vor
Aviation Can’t Decarbonize Without Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) All GE engines can operate today and in the future on approved SAF, which can be made from plant-based material, fats, oils and greases, alcohols, waste streams, captured CO2, and other alternative feedstocks
Shell to convert Convent site to sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel production facility Shell intends to build a sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel production facility at its shuttered Convent refinery, according to documents filed with Louisiana Economic Development
9 September 20225 September 2022 BASF and Sulzer Chemtech sign Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in sustainable technologies The companies will drive the development of innovative, cost-effective chemical processing solutions to improve the conversion of plastic waste into new plastics