€780m plant in Spain to turn farm waste into SAF

Spanish green energy company Solarig will spend €780m on a plant for making aviation fuel from agricultural waste in northeast Spain. When complete in 2026, it will produce 60,000 tonnes a year, enough for 12,000 flights between Madrid and Mallorca. Built in an industrial park in the municipality of Garray, it will be powered by

Simply Blue Group adds SAF, onshore renewables to portfolio

Ireland-based offshore wind developer Simply Blue Group is moving inland to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities and onshore renewables to power them. Announcing on Wednesday its entry into the SAF industry, Simply Blue Group said that it has three fuels projects in engineering design phase in Canada, Ireland and Australia. The one in

Blue Biofuels makes first cellulosic ethanol

Blue Biofuels, Inc. Blue Biofuels Inc. continues to make substantial strides in advancing its Cellulose-to-Sugar (CTS) technology towards commercial scale. The company has achieved a significant milestone by successfully producing its first batch of cellulosic ethanol, utilizing the cellulosic sugars created from biomass on its CTS pilot line. Bolstering its technological leadership, BIOF has been

IATA updates netzero carbon emissions 2050 progress

IATA’s update on the path to net zero emissions presents some encouraging progress, particularly in developing the SAF supply chain. Global aviation community focused on SAF development for net zero emissions by 2050.  Major players like Neste and IAG making significant strides in SAF supply chain. New technologies like hydrogen fuel cells and ethanol production

New sustainable aviation fuel rules gets delayed

The Biden administration said its new climate modeling for sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks will be released in a matter of weeks, marking a delay sources said was due to disagreements over details of the revisions. The slow progress on the revised modeling has frustrated the biofuels industry by extending uncertainty over whether corn-based ethanol will

Airbus is raising the bar for SAF

In 2023, Airbus used more than 11 million litres of SAF in its operations – two times the volume of 2022.

Repsol gets certification from RSB to trade SAF

Repsol has received certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB), giving the company access to sell its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the RSB Book and Claim System. This enables the multi-energy company to deliver SAF at specific airports and enter it into the RSB registry. This allows customers at other airports around the

Neste oil SAF deal made with Emirates

Emirates airline and Neste, a Finnish oil refining and marketing company, have expanded their partnership by strengthening their collaboration for the supply of over 3 million gallons of blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel in 2024 and 2025. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), which will be blended with conventional jet fuel, will be supplied over

Praj Industries commences jet fuel production from alcohol

Industrial biotechnology company Praj Industries has started the first pilot project in the country to make aviation turbine fuel from alcohol. The company’s research and development unit in Pirangut near Pune will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the SAF pilot project on January 20.

Biomass waste can help restore carbon balance

As the world continues to address the challenges posed by climate change and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves, the search for sustainable energy solutions becomes increasingly vital. Biomass, a renewable and abundant source of organic matter derived from plants and other biological materials, holds tremendous potential as a sustainable alternative. This blog explores EcoCeres’