British Airways, Nova Pangaea Technologies and LanzaJet’s ‘Project Speedbird’ wins £9m government funding
Project Speedbird – a joint partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies (NPT), LanzaJet and British Airways (BA) – has secured new funding totalling £9 million from the Government’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition. NPT, a Teesside-based cleantech company developing advanced biofuels used to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), was awarded £7.5 million as part of the […]
Portugal’s Galp to invest $426 mln in biofuels with Japan’s Mitsui
Portuguese oil company Galp (GALP.LS) said on Monday it had teamed up with Japan’s Mitsui (8031.T) to invest 400 million euros ($426 million) in an industrial-scale plant to produce biodiesel and biojet fuel from waste at its Sines refinery. The companies will create a joint venture for the project, which will be 75% controlled by […]
SAS makes it easier to choose biofuel
On April 3, SAS launched two ticket types that include biofuel. These will be available on all SAS domestic, Scandinavian and European flights. SAS aims to use fossil-free aviation fuel equivalent of all our domestic flights by 2030, a journey we make together with our passengers. We are, therefore, making it even easier for our […]
Queensland biofuel refinery to turn agricultural by-products into sustainable aviation fuel
The Qantas Group, Airbus and the Queensland Government are teaming up to invest in a Queensland biofuel production facility being developed by Jet Zero Australia in partnership with leading sustainable aviation fuel technology company LanzaJet. The facility will turn agricultural by-products, including from sugarcane, into jet fuel and is the first project funded under the […]
DOE awards $118 million to 17 biofuel projects
The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 26 awarded $118 million to 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for America’s transportation and manufacturing needs. The projects were selected under a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued in mid-2022. The projects selected to receive funding include pre-pilot, pilot and demonstration projects. The awards support […]
China’s self-developed biofuel powering overseas cargo flight
A cargo flight using China’s self-developed aviation biofuel has arrived in Belgium after a 12-hour journey from Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, marking the first time that the country uses such fuel for an international cargo route since it was mass produced this year, according to Sinopec Group. Biojet fuel is a type of sustainable […]
Alaska Airlines makes significant investment in sustainable aviation fuel
Alaska Airlines announced it has finalized an agreement with biofuel company Gevo Inc., to purchase its most significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake commitment to date – 185 million gallons of SAF over five years starting in 2026. This agreement was developed alongside others in the oneworld alliance. «Using sustainable aviation fuel is a significant […]
Qantas and Airbus joint investment to kickstart Australian biofuels industry
The Qantas Group and Airbus will invest up to US$200 million to accelerate the establishment of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia in a landmark agreement. The Australian Sustainable Aviation Fuel Partnership was signed in Doha today by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury ahead of the IATA AGM. […]
Sustainability Themed Turkish Airlines Aircraft is in the Skies
Flying to more countries than any other airline, Turkish Airlines introduced a special design element adorned with leaves on its Airbus 321 type TC-JSU tail numbered aircraft, which was used for its environmentalist fuel operation. The global carrier operated its first flight with the new themed aircraft, flight TK1795, to Stockholm. In line with efforts […]
Korean Air to use biofuel SAF on the Paris-Incheon route for lower emissions
South Korean full-service carrier Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) announced Friday it will use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on the flight from Paris, France to Incheon, Korea, as a part of its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. SAF is eco-friendly jet fuel made from oils and waste products, which has a small carbon footprint. During […]
