According to The Bioenergy Times, a senior official from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) confirmed that India will join the global alliance of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers by the end of this year. Jane Hupe, Deputy Director of the ICAO Air Transport Bureau’s Environment Unit, said India is emerging as “a key player in […]
The European Commission has allocated free EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) allowances worth about $118 million to support airlines in purchasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The decision, announced on September 17, follows calculations by member states and marks the first implementation year of the new SAF support mechanism under the ETS. A total of 1.3 […]
On September 17, 2025, the Australian government announced a $1.1 billion AUD ($938 million SGD) investment over 10 years to develop the low-carbon fuel industry, welcomed by agricultural groups. The funding aims to boost private investment in biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuels, increasing demand for feedstocks like canola, sugarcane, and sorghum. Australia, a major producer […]
On September 8, SK SAF and its partner Oiltek announced the completion of a comprehensive feasibility study confirming a viable pathway to position Sarawak as a regional leader in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The project adopts a modular structure, combining a world-class SAF biorefinery with scalable Pre-Treatment Unit (PTU) hubs under a Build-Operate-Transfer-Maintain (BOTM) model. […]
According to the India Bioenergy Times, the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in collaboration with ICAO and with EU support, has launched a feasibility study on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Conducted under ICAO’s ACT-SAF program, the study assesses India’s feedstock availability, production pathways, infrastructure readiness, and policy framework to build a sustainable SAF market. The roadmap […]
At the 2025 SAF Global Summit in London, Clean Planet Technologies CEO and Clean Planet Energy CTO Andrew Odjo unveiled the UK’s first plastics-to-SAF (P2SAF) technology, the proprietary “SAFe-P2SAF” system. This innovation converts hard-to-recycle mixed plastics into low-carbon aviation fuel that meets strict standards and can be blended with conventional jet fuel using existing infrastructure. […]
Qantas has reaffirmed that sustainability remains its top priority, pledging over US$65 million towards sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other decarbonization projects. The airline has expanded SAF usage in Los Angeles and committed to consuming more than 100 million liters over the next three years. In its annual results, Qantas also announced an investment in […]
On September 3, Shell Netherlands, a subsidiary of Shell, announced it will not restart the construction of a large biofuels plant at its Rotterdam Energy and Chemicals Park, originally planned in 2022 with a capacity of 275 million gallons per year. After a thorough commercial and technical review, Shell concluded the project lacked sufficient competitiveness […]
On August 29, Hawaiian Airlines announced it will use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on flights between Osaka and Honolulu, under a supply agreement between its parent company Alaska Airlines Group and Cosmo Oil Marketing Co., a subsidiary of Cosmo Energy Holdings. The airline began fueling with SAF at Kansai International Airport in August, marking its […]
Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities, Datuk Chan Foong Hin, announced that the government plans to mandate a 1% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blending requirement for all international flights departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) starting January 2027. The detailed implementation framework is currently being discussed with industry players and stakeholders. With Ecoceres […]