25 July, 2024
Airbus to boost sustainable aviation fuel production through investment in LanzaJet
23 July, 2024
HIF Global signs collaboration agreement with Airbus for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
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Airbus and partners invest in Sustainable Aviation Fuel financing fund
12 July, 2024
DB Schenker signs record-breaking commitment to Cathay’s Corporate SAF Programme
Cathay continues to make progress in growing its sustainable aviation fuel programme with the forwarding giant giving it a significant boost to reduce emissions for its cargo shipments
DB Schenker is the latest member of the air-cargo community to join Cathay’s Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Programme. With its commitment to reduce its carbon emissions through the programme, DB Schenker has become the biggest contributor to the scheme to date.
01 July, 2024
Air New Zealand receives 500,000-litre delivery of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Air New Zealand has received a shipment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) into Wellington, its first delivery to the nation’s capital city and another small step towards its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
19 June, 2024
‘World’s First’ Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project to be Built at Saltend......
Plans are now in place to build a state-of-the-art First-of-a-Kind demonstration plant at px Group’s Saltend Chemicals Park in the heart of the UK’s energy estuary.
px Group and OXCCU have announced a groundbreaking project that will convert carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel.
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07 June, 2024
World’s first in-flight study of commercial aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel show significant non-CO2 emission reductions
In-flight measurements from an A350 aircraft using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) show a significant reduction in soot particle emissions and formation of contrail ice crystals compared to using conventional aviation fuel
Global model simulations estimate 26% reduction in contrails' climate impact when using 100% SAF
03 June, 2024
IATA has announced that it will establish the SAF Registry......
01 June, 2024
Climate Tech VC Clean Energy Ventures Closes $305M Fund II Aiming to Mitigate 75 Gigatons of Emissions by 2050
Climate Tech VC Clean Energy Ventures Closes $305M
Fund II Aiming to Mitigate 75 Gigatons of Emissions by 2050
The firm closes an oversubscribed second fund to scale world-changing climate tech startups that can mitigate gigaton-scale greenhouse gas emissions
With the opening of a London office, Fund II marks the beginning of a push into Europe and Israel to support local climate innovation ecosystems
Investing with a technology-first lens, more than 60% of CEV's team began as scientists and engineers, a critical validator in the deep-tech early-stage market
“Demand for climate investment opportunities is rising from all corners of the globe, and we are grateful for the amount of interest from our new and existing LPs,” said Temple Fennell, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clean Energy Ventures. “As we look to scale decarbonization technologies globally, we’re doubling down on our thesis to invest in novel hardware-oriented climate-saving technologies with the potential to bring outsized emissions reductions and top-tier financial returns.”
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29 April, 2024
UK Government release aviation SAF plan to support growth of British aviation sector........
SAF industry estimated to boost the economy by £1.8 billion and create more than 10,000 jobs across the UK by 2030
SAF industry estimated to boost the economy by £1.8 billion and create more than 10,000 jobs across the UK by 2030
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Transport Secretary Mark Harper said: "Sustainable aviation fuel protects the future of UK aviation, the thousands of British jobs that depend on it, and the holidays and business travel flights that we all rely on.As part of our plan to grow the economy, the measures announced today will give both UK aviation and the UK SAF industry the certainty they need to keep creating skilled British jobs while giving passengers the freedom to continue travelling by air in a way that’s fit for the future."
22 April, 2024
WestJet acquires Shell Aviation's first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) available for purchase in Canada
Adds to WestJet's commitment to advancing sustainability framework and ambitious net-zero emissions goals
Adds to WestJet's commitment to advancing sustainability framework and ambitious net-zero emissions goals
The Canadian carrier WestJet has confirmed it has purchased the first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) supplied in Canada by Shell Aviation, marking another milestone in it's mission to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and signifying another step forward in making Canada's aviation industry more sustainable.
12 April, 2024
Ground-breaking airport hydrogen trial next critical step on journey to achieving zero emission aviation
- Project Acorn is the first airside hydrogen refuelling trial ever to take place at a major UK airport
- Hydrogen has been used to refuel and power critical parts of easyJet’s ground operation at Bristol Airport, demonstrating hydrogen can be safely and reliably used in place of other fuels in an airport
- The data and insight gathered will be used to create the first ever safety guidance and inform the creation of the regulatory framework
- Critically, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has played an active role in the trial as an independent reviewer of the safety case
- The trial also aims to accelerate the use of hydrogen in aviation and across other industries
Hydrogen was used to refuel and power ground support equipment (GSE) – specifically, baggage tractors – servicing easyJet passenger aircraft. Conducted as part of the airline’s daily operations, the trial demonstrates that the gas can be safely and reliably used to refuel ground equipment in the busy, live airport environment.
The trial, dubbed Project Acorn, was in development for over a year and involved many other leading organisations from across aviation, engineering, logistics and academia. These include Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Cranfield University, Connected Places Catapult (CPC), DHL Supply Chain, Fuel Cell Systems, the IAAPS research institute, Jacobs, Mulag and TCR.
The group intends to use the outputs of the trial to help develop industry best practice standards, provide guidance to airports, airlines, local authorities and regulators on required infrastructure changes, and support the development of a regulatory framework for hydrogen’s use on an airfield – standards which, due to hydrogen’s nascency in aviation, do not currently exist.
The data and insights gathered will also feed into research that groups like Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA)* are conducting to ensure UK infrastructure, regulatory and policy changes keep pace with the technological developments in carbon-emission free flying. It also supports the work and ambitions of other bodies such as Hydrogen South West (HSW) and the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative (HII), the latter having also co-funded the project.
While the technology is advancing at an exciting pace, as hydrogen isn’t used in commercial aviation today, there is currently no regulatory guidance in place on how it can and should be used, and so trials like this are very important in building the safety case and providing critical data and insight to inform the development of the industry’s first regulatory framework. This will ensure regulation not only keeps pace with innovation, but importantly also supports the industry in meeting its decarbonisation targets by 2050.”
This trial will serve as the basis of a White Paper which we will also be contributing to, as well as allow for the creation of further safety guidance and regulatory standards for the use of hydrogen in aviation.
We look forward to helping nurture this seed of the future greener aviation sector as it continues to grow.”
28 March, 2024
Emirates adds sustainable aviation fuel on flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
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22 March, 2024
NAV CANADA joins the iTEC Alliance to foster more efficient and sustainable aviation
18 March, 2024
British Airways is embarking on a multi-million-pound investment programme to overhaul its ground support equipment at Heathrow Airport
Replacing more than 750 pieces of ground equipment, including fuel bowsers from fossil fuel to HVO. HVO is an interim measure whilst the airline gradually transitions to zero-emissions (when being used or driven) or hybrid equipment. Supplied by the airline’s current sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier, Phillips 66, the use of HVO is anticipated to save more than 6,000 tonnes of CO2 per year compared to traditional diesel fuel, the equivalent of more than 8,000 round-trip economy passenger journeys between London Heathrow and JFK*.Replacing all diesel passenger aircraft steps with electric alternatives. This aims to reduce fuel consumption by more than 370 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, based on previous diesel usage, which is the equivalent of more than 500 round-trip economy passenger journeys between London Heathrow and JFK*. Many of the electric steps will be in full service by the end of the year.Phasing out its fleet of 20 diesel-powered vehicles which support the loading and unloading of cargo containers onto aircraft, replacing them with Hybrid Electric models.Introducing 135 new electric baggage tugs, accounting for 40% of our tugs, to transport customer's luggage. This improved battery and charging technology utilises highly efficient lithium-ion battery technology, requiring less energy and producing 30% less C02 when in use compared to traditional lead acid batteries. We are working closely with our supply chain in order to recycle as many battery components as possible at the end of life.Gradually phasing out all 38 diesel passenger buses over the next two years, with 23 expected to be fully electric and the remaining 15 operating on HVO fuel, with a large charging park at Heathrow now in the early stages of development. The use of these vehicles is expected to save 800 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, helping to reduce negative air quality impacts around the Heathrow area.
11 March, 2024
Make SAF, not electricity from household waste, urges boss of UK’s largest airports group
Using household waste to make Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) instead of burning it to make electricity would help cut UK carbon emissions
Research reveals the reduction in carbon emissions would be at least five times greater if rubbish was used to make SAF
Sending bin bag waste to make green jet fuel could help build a SAF industry in the UK, creating up to 60,000 jobs
22 February, 2024
Airbus and TotalEnergies sign strategic partnership for sustainable aviation fuels
Airbus and TotalEnergies have signed a strategic partnership to address the challenges of decarbonising aviation through sustainable aviation fuels.
The supply by TotalEnergies of sustainable aviation fuels for more than half of Airbus' needs in Europe.A research and innovation programme aimed at developing 100% sustainable fuels tailored to the design of current and future aircraft. The impact of the composition of sustainable aviation fuels on the reduction of CO2 emissions and non-CO2 effects, such as contrails, will also be studied.
TotalEnergies has been supplying the SAF used by Airbus for its aircraft deliveries in Toulouse since 2016.TotalEnergies also supplied the fuel for several first SAF flights with Airbus aircraft:In May 2021, the 1st long-haul flight using French-produced SAF with an A350 between Paris and Montreal;In November 2021, the first flight of a H225 helicopter, from the "Super Puma" family, using 100% SAF;In March 2023, the first A321neo flight with 100% SAF.
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21 February, 2024
A significant milestone in the transition to decarbonising the aviation sector has been made this week.......
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Singapore to require departing flights to use sustainable fuel from 2026
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15 February, 2024
United Airlines adds new corporate partners to sustainable flight fund which now exceeds $200 million.
Aircastle, Air New Zealand, Embraer, Google, HIS, Natixis CIB, Safran, and Technip Energies are now part of first-of-its-kind effort to reduce emissions and drive production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by providing startups with both financial and strategic capital
United customers play a role too, with more than 115,000 people contributing nearly $500,000 since February 2023