New York City officials on Oct. 21 announced that the Staten Island Ferry and NYC Ferry will begin testing the use of renewable diesel fuel, a petroleum-free alternative to traditional diesel fuel that reduces carbon emissions by 60% or more.
DHL Express and DHL Global Forwarding are furthering their sustainability goals through a contract renewal with IAG Cargo, the cargo handling division of International Airlines Group, to use an additional 60 million liters of SAF on behalf of DHL.
Montana Renewables LLC has delivered its first shipment of 7,000 gallons of SAF to Dearborn, Michigan's Buckeye Pipeline facility. From there, the fuel will be transported to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport via pipeline for use by Delta Air Lines.
Vietjet on Oct. 11 fueled two flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplied by Petrolimex Aviation. The flights departed from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and were destined for Australia and South Korea.
Southwest Airlines Co. on Oct. 17 announced a SAF supply agreement with Valero Marketing and Supply Co., a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp., to bring SAF to Chicago Midway International Airport in the state’s largest announced SAF supply agreement.
Verne, a provider of sustainable data center solutions for high intensity computing, is transitioning to renewable fuels by using Neste MY Renewable Diesel to power backup generators at data centers in Helsinki, Pori and Tampere in Finland.
Formula 1 has been working with DHL Global Forwarding's GoGreen Plus service to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by around 80% per flight compared to conventional aviation fuel by utilizing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The B20 Club, a partnership between the Illinois Soybean Association and American Lung Association, has expanded its membership with four additional organizations that support B20 biodiesel as a low-carbon fuel solution for Illinois communities.
Cepsa is now supplying SAF in the Canary Islands. The company has made SAF permanently available at the North Tenerife and Gran Canaria airports, and will expand this availability to the archipelago’s other main airports.
The U.K.’s National Oceanography Centre is trialing the use of a fossil-free marine diesel to fuel the Royal Research Ships (RRS) James Cook and Discovery. The trial is funded by the U.K.’s Natural Environment Research Council.
NORDEN and BHP have entered into a lower CO2 emission biofuel arrangement for approximately 1,000 metric tons of 100% biofuel (B100) to be used on a voyage from Hay Point, Australia to Rotterdam, Netherlands on the Capesize vessel NORD Steel.
The International Air Transport Association has announced it will create the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Matchmaker to link airlines and SAF suppliers. The initiative is expected to launch during the first quarter of 2025.
Minnesota SAF Hub announced on Sept. 24 that the first 7,000-gallon shipment of blended SAF made from Minnesota/North Dakota-grown winter camelina arrived at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport fueling facility.
TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed an agreement for TotalEnergies to supply up to 1.5 million tons of more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Air France-KLM Group airlines over a 10-year period, until 2035.
Calumet on Sept. 20 announced Montana Renewables LLC has produced and shipped Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s first blend of SAF. The SAF shipment arrived on Sept. 20 and will be used to fuel Delta Air Lines commercial flights.
Global Partners, a leading independent energy supplier and retail operator, is making renewable diesel available at the East Haven terminal, where Global leases storage to support its bioheat and renewable diesel business.
Neste, ITOCHU and GS Caltex have collaborated to make the first batch of CORSIA-eligible ISCC-certified sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) available for purchase at Narita International Airport in Japan.
United and the San Francisco 49ers on Sept. 18 announced that the team has become the first in the NFL to purchase SAF. The team has purchased enough SAF to cover its game-related flying on United from San Francisco to Los Angeles on Sept. 22.
On Aug. 30, Korean Air began using domestically produced SAF for the first time on flight KE719 from Seoul Incheon to Tokyo Haneda. Korean Air is the first Korean flag carrier to operate commercial flights partially powered by SAF produced in Korea.
Avflight Mesa, in partnership with leading aviation fuel supplier, Avfuel Corp., is excited to announce it now offers an emission-reducing fuel option: sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The first truckload of SAF arrived on Aug. 28.
Cepsa has undertaken its first direct supply of second-generation biofuels for the cruise industry at the Port of Barcelona. The supplied fuel contains a 24% sustainable component and has been produced from used cooking oil.
Starting on Aug. 28, Iberia Maintenance will use 5% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its engine test bench at the La Muñoza facilities, near the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport in Madrid, Spain.
Acer, Cathay Cargo, and Dimerco Express Group are joining forces to reduce carbon emissions in aviation. Acer and its logistics provider Dimerco have signed an agreement to SAF use on Cathay Cargo's flights, beginning from 2024.
DB Cargo U.K. has announced that all trains it operates for Drax Group in and out of the U.K.’s largest renewable energy plant near Selby, will be powered by environmentally friendly hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO).
The Royal Air Force is ensuring Britain is secure while using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on routine operations for the first time - a move that will cut carbon emissions and bolster energy security.
The Port of Tacoma in May began using a blend of 99% renewable diesel in its diesel-powered equipment. The fuel change is helping the port reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and particulate matter (PM) emissions.
Pittsburgh-based Optimus Technologies built a patented system – and continues to prove – that some long-held beliefs about B100’s performance in extreme cold should follow the way of the dinosaurs.
Neste and HELLENiQ ENERGY, one of Southeast Europe's leading energy groups, have collaborated to deliver blended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel to HELLENiQ ENERGY’s facilities in Thessaloniki, Greece.
United on July 31 became airline to purchase SAF for use at O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and Gov. JB Pritzker joined the airline's leadership at ORD to highlight the role that Illinois' SAF tax credits played in bringing SAF to the facility.
JetBlue and World Fuel Services, a World Kinect company, on July 31 announced a new commercial agreement to bring the first regular supply of blended SAF, provided by Valero Marketing and Supply Co. to JFK Airport as early as Q4 2024.
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