Category Archives: SAF

Argentina’s first SAF plant to invest $200m

The Bahia Energy group will invest around US$200 million in Buenos Aires to build the country’s first bioethanol plant and the first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant, according to Argentina’s El Nacional newspaper. The project will be carried out by its company Biosanfe, which will build an industrial complex to produce biofuels (ethanol, SAF and […]

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Japan may import large quantities of UCO for SAF

According news,Japan’s largest oil company, ENEOS, has struck a deal with a major local Chinese catering company to recycle waste cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel, according to news. Another oil giant, Cosmo, also debuted its first mass production site for sustainable aviation fuel in Japan in September, and it is expected to be […]

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DB Schenker’s membership in corporate SAF program

Cathay Cargo and DB Schenker jointly held a signing ceremony Oct. 8 at the airline’s Cathay City headquarters to mark the global forwarder’s membership of Cathay’s corporate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) program. Attended by Tom Owen, Cathay’s director of cargo, and Susanne Stemmer, DB Schenker’s vice president of global carrier relations, the ceremony marked DB […]

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ICAO and IRENA Sign Agreement to Promote Sustainable Aviation Fuel Financing

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a landmark agreement to increase access to finance for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and other cleaner aviation energy projects, a key step towards achieving the aviation industry’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The agreement will explore avenues […]

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Philippines DOT welcomes Airbus in sustainable aviation fuel study

The Philippines Department of Transportation welcomed Oct. 3 the support of aerospace company Airbus in the development of a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ecosystem through the Philippine SAF Feasibility Study. In a statement, Roberto Lim, the department’s undersecretary for aviation and airports, said the study will help develop relevant policies, regulations and programs to advance […]

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SAF technology firm GAFT secures€750k grant from Singapore-based Temasek Foundation

Dutch technology company GAFT has signed a formal agreement with the Singapore-based philanthropic organisation Temasek Foundation to secure €750,000 as one of the two grand winners of The Liveability Challenge 2024. The catalytic funding will help accelerate GAFT’s technology readiness to produce formic acid using its patented electrolyser unit in Europe, before shipping this to […]

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