Avia Solutions Group, the world's largest ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) provider, has partnered with DHL Express to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its international shipments. The partnership leverages DHL's innovative GoGreen Plus service to reduce the group’s Scope 3 emissions by using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Through the GoGreen Plus Basic Model, Avia Solutions Group has already reduced GHG emissions by 12.61% associated with DHL shipments, which translates to 30.6 tonnes of emissions between January and April 2025. Demonstrating a group-wide commitment to more sustainable operations, the partnership involves a number of Avia Solutions Group subsidiaries across different sub-sectors. "As a global aviation leader operating across six continents, we recognize our responsibility to contribute to more sust...

Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A today announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste. The alliance brings together a wealth of diverse expertise and capabilities to help customers streamline the entire SAF production chain—from feedstock to final product.  By collaborating, the companies plan to introduce a new joint technology offering that leverages the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) production process and aims to unlock abundant, globally available feedstock options to help meet the growing demand for SAF and support energy security. The joint approach aims to expedite project timelines and provide customers with a single point of accountability for project execu...

The Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation laying down rules for the monitoring, reporting and verification of aviation emissions for the purpose of implementing the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) within the European Economic Area (EEA).   The adoption of this Delegated Regulation aligns with the 2023 revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) Directive, ensuring that aircraft operators based in the EEA fulfil the offsetting requirement under CORSIA for flights outside the ETS during 2021-2023 and 2024-2026.  This delegated act introduces comprehensive rules for the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions to effectively implement CORSIA. It updates and replaces the provisional rules establish...

SK Energy is set to become the first Korean refinery to supply a large quantity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to a Hong Kong-based airline. Following its successful SAF export to Europe in January, this achievement is expected to serve as a key steppingstone for SK Energy to secure a leading position in the Asia-Pacific SAF market, a strategic region for Korean refiners. On March 10, SK Energy announced that it had signed a contract with Cathay, the home carrier of Hong Kong, to supply no less than 20,000 tons of SAF until 2027. Since November 2024, SK Energy has been supplying ISCC certified SAF to Cathay at Incheon International Airport. The two companies plan to gradually expand SAF usage to additional routes in the future. This agreement marks another milestone for SK Energy, as it secured a stable SAF supply contract...

The General Court of the European Union on Feb. 27 dismissed a challenge against the ReFuelEU Aviation regulations brought by European biofuel producers last year regarding regulation’s exclusion of crop-based fuels.  The Council of the European Union in October 2023 adopted regulations for the ReFuelEU initiative. The law aims to boost both the demand for and supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) within the European Union.   ReFuelEU is part of the Fit for 55 package, which is the European Union’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030 when compared to a 1990 baseline and to reach net-zero by 2050. The ReFuelEU aviation rules require EU airports and fuel suppliers to ensure that at least 2% of aviation fuels are “green” by 2025. The requirement ramps up to 6% in 2030,...

  The U.K. Department for Transport on Jan. 29 announced it will investment £63 million ($78.35 million) over the next year under its Advanced Fuels Fund to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers. The agency also issued the government’s response to its consultation on a revenue certainty mechanism for SAF.   The Advanced Fuels Fund provides grant funding to first-of-a-kind commercial and demonstration-scale SAF projects in the U.K. Past award winners include Velocys plc, LanzaTecgh U.K. Ltd., Fulcrum BioEnergy Ltd., Alfanar Energy Ltd., Zero Petroleum, Willis Sustainable Fuels, OXCCU Tech, Nova Pangaea Technologies, Esso Petroleum Co., Carbon Neutral Fuels, Arcadia e-Fuels, Alfanar Energy, and Abundia Biomass-to-Liquids. The agency did not disclose when it will begin accepting applications...

The U.S. Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2025 biodiesel production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Dec. 10. The agency also increased its forecast for 2025 renewable diesel consumption.    The EIA currently expects biodiesel production to average 110,000 barrels per day this year, a forecast maintained from the November STEO. The agency has increased its forecast for 2025 biodiesel production to 110,000 barrels per day, up from last month’s outlook of 100,000 barrels per day. Biodiesel production averaged 110,000 barrels per day in 2023.    Net imports of biodiesel are expected to average 10,000 barrels per day this year and zero barrels per day next year. Both forecasts were maintained from the November STEO. Net imports of biodiesel averaged 20,000 barrels per day last year.  &n...

HSBC Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific and EcoCeres are launching a significant initiative to support the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Hong Kong. By bringing together Hong Kong’s largest bank, its home airline, and a leading Hong Kong-based SAF producer, the collaboration aims to support a key innovation for the long-term decarbonization of air travel and foster a local SAF ecosystem for Hong Kong.     HSBC Hong Kong is entering into a one-time purchase agreement for around 3,400 metric tons of SAF produced by EcoCeres, which will be used in Cathay Pacific flights departing from the Hong Kong International Airport. EcoCeres’ SAF is derived from 100% waste-based biomass feedstock, which can deliver an estimated reduction of up to 90% in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional jet fuel, certified by...

Direktur Utama PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Riva Siahaan (kanan) memaparkan strategi inovatif perusahaan dalam mendukung dekarbonisasi sektor penerbangan pada ajang COP29 PBB di Baku, Azerbaijan, Sabtu (16/11/2024). ANTARA/HO-PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Jakarta (ANTARA) - Direktur Utama PT Pertamina Patra Niaga Riva Siahaan memaparkan strategi inovatif perusahaan dalam mendukung dekarbonisasi sektor penerbangan melalui penggunaan used cooking oil (UCO) sebagai bauran nabati pada Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) di ajang COP29 PBB, Baku, Azerbaijan.   Menurut Riva, dalam rilis yang diterima di Jakarta, Senin, SAF berbasis UCO tidak hanya memberikan alternatif bahan bakar, yang lebih ramah lingkungan, tetapi juga dalam pemanfaatan limbah.   "Sejalan dengan proposisi nilai perusahaan untuk menjadi The Energy Sol...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of its latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, which underscores the near-term potential for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to meaningfully decarbonize the aviation sector. “Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Sustainable Aviation Fuel” analyzes the technical and commercial readiness of several SAF production pathways and highlights tangible, actionable steps that both the public and private sector can take to make the United States a global leader in SAF production as soon as 2030. “With the aviation sector growing each year, there is no better time to invest in solutions that are both technologically and commercially ready today,” said U.S Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm. “The latest in DOE’s L...