On December 20, Chiyoda Corporation announced that it has been successfully awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Idemitsu Kogyo Co. for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility at the Tokuyama Complex Facility in Shonan, Japan. Idemitsu plans to commit to producing 500 million liters (approximately 132 million gallons) of SAF annually through […]
In the early morning of 19th December 2024, a B737 all-cargo aircraft of SF Airlines refuelled with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) took off from Ningbo, successfully completing the first SAF commercial flight of an all-cargo aircraft in China, marking an important step in the green development of cargo aviation. At the ‘Zero Carbon Future – […]
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Corporation (K Line) announced on 19 December that it supplied marine biofuel to Viking Ocean, a car carrier operated by the K Line Group, at Yokohama Oguro C-4 Terminal, a full-vehicle terminal operated by the K Line Group, on 9 December. This is the first time that Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha has supplied […]
John Wood Group PLC announced on 19 December that it has been awarded a major contract by OMV Petrom for a major project aimed at boosting sustainable fuel production in South East Europe. Within the scope of the project, the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania will be the first major production facility for sustainable aviation fuel […]
Moeve and easyJet have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the decarbonisation of air transport through the promotion of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), in a joint effort to reduce the carbon footprint of air transport. Under the agreement, easyJet will use SAF on its Spanish route network over a six-year period from 2025 […]
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Avina Clean Hydrogen, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) jointly announced on December 19 that Avina Clean Hydrogen has selected southwestern Illinois as the location for its $820 million sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project. This investment will enable Avina Clean Hydrogen to build a state-of-the-art facility in […]
Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Thursday and fell for the fifth consecutive session as they were dragged down by uncertainty over Indonesian and U.S. biofuel policies. Analysts said crude palm oil prices continued to fall from Wednesday as sentiment in the global vegetable oil market changed this week, in addition to higher vegetable […]
Portugal’s Galp Energia (GALP.LS) said on Thursday it expects to start building an industrial-scale unit at its Sines refinery in 2026 to produce biodiesel and biojet fuel from waste. Last year, Galp set up a joint venture with Japan’s Mitsui & Co (8031.T) with a 75%-25% stake each, and the new label will invest 400 […]
The European Union has seen a consistent decline in palm oil imports over recent years. This trend is largely attributed to increasing environmental concerns and the push for sustainability within EU policies. Palm oil production has been widely criticized for its role in deforestation, biodiversity loss, and greenhouse gas emissions, which are major drivers of […]
Crude palm oil (CPO) futures contracts on Bursa Malaysia’s derivatives market ended lower on Wednesday, falling for a fourth consecutive session, weighed down by declines in rival edible oils. Crude palm oil prices fell to a one-month low on growing concerns over the biodiesel B40 programme, which starts next month. At the close, the January […]