Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Neste to supply SAF to Air New Zealand marking the airline’s largest purchase of SAF to date
Neste and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement for the supply of 23,000 tons (30 million liters) of neat, i.e. unblended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. It is the airline's largest purchase of SAF to date. The SAF will be used by Air New Zealand at Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO) international airports through to February 2026.
NextChem awarded licensing contract for 60,000-tpy SAF plant in Indonesia
NextChem (Sustainable Technology Solutions) has been awarded the licensing and the Process Design Package for a 60,000-tpy sustainable aviation fuel plant located in Sei Mangkei, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This will be the first plant that will produce SAF with high efficiency, mainly from palm oil mill effluent (POME), enabling the full valorization of this feedstock in the country.
Power2X selects Honeywell methanol-to-jet technology for Rotterdam eFuels project
Power2X has announced a strategic collaboration with Honeywell to implement Honeywell UOP’s eFining™ methanol-to-jet processing technology in Power2X’s eFuels Rotterdam project -- a large-scale production and storage hub for eSAF and synthetic, ultra-low carbon fuels in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Phillips 66 outlines nearly $3-B capital program for 2025
Phillips 66 announced a 2025 capital budget of $2.1 billion, including $998 million for sustaining capital and $1.1 billion for growth capital.
Drax to supply biomass pellets to U.S. SAF project
British power company Drax has reached an agreement on the terms of a multi-year supply deal of biomass pellets for Pathway Energy's proposed SAF project in the United States.
Samsung E&A awarded $955-MM contract for 650,000-tpy biofuels plant in Malaysia
SAMSUNG E&A announced that it secured the EPCC contract for a 650,000-tpy biorefinery that will have the capability to produce sustainable aviation fuel and other biofuels such as renewable diesel/hydrogenated vegetable oil. This biorefinery will be located within PETRONAS’ Pengerang Integrated Complex, Johor, Malaysia.
CleanJoule releases SpaceSAF to enable sustainable space missions
CleanJoule, the full performance sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) company, has released SpaceSAF™, its newest product that is a drop-in replacement for super refined kerosene fuels used in liquid rockets (Rocket Propellant 1/RP-1 and RP-2).
Global airlines could miss sustainable fuel targets, says IATA
The aviation industry is not moving fast enough to reach its targets for producing and using sustainable aviation fuel, the head of airline trade body IATA Willie Walsh said, as it aims for net-zero emissions by 2050.
Aramco, TotalEnergies and SIRC assess the development of SAF unit
Aramco, TotalEnergies and Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), the major player which collects and valorizes organic materials into sustainable products in Saudi Arabia, have signed a joint development and cost sharing agreement (JDCSA) to assess the development of a sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) production unit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Phillips 66 and United Airlines sign SAF supply agreement
Phillips 66 and United Airlines have signed an agreement under which Phillips 66 will supply sustainable aviation fuel to United Airlines at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport, helping advance lower-carbon fuels in Illinois and California.
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