aviation fuel

Aether Fuels Expanding E-Fuel Options with Sustainable Syngas Takeover

Aether Fuels Expanding E-Fuel Options with Sustainable Syngas Takeover

San Francisco-based Aether Fuels, whose focus is decarbonizing aviation and marine transportation, agreed to acquire Sustainable Syngas LLC (SSG) in a deal that would merge their carbon-neutral fuel-production technologies.  No financial details were provided about the transaction, which is expected to fast track Aether’s first commercial plant and project pipeline.  SSG has been focused on…

March 31, 2023
United’s SAF Movement Scoops Tallgrass, Green Plains Under Its Wings in Blue Blade JV

United’s SAF Movement Scoops Tallgrass, Green Plains Under Its Wings in Blue Blade JV

Tallgrass Energy Partners has teamed with United Airlines Inc. and Green Plains Inc. to form Blue Blade Energy to develop a pilot project that could produce 135 million gallons/year of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).  Tallgrass, which operates more than 7,000 miles of natural gas pipelines across the Midwest, said it is expecting to manage research…

February 6, 2023
Gevo’s Proposed SAF Facility Dubbed ‘Largest Economic Investment’ Ever in South Dakota 

Gevo’s Proposed SAF Facility Dubbed ‘Largest Economic Investment’ Ever in South Dakota 

Gevo Inc. is preparing to build a commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility, Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) in South Dakota, in which the biofuels company plans to incorporate green hydrogen produced from water and renewable natural gas.  “As all the elements come together, from farmers growing sustainable corn feedstock, to renewable wind power and renewable…

September 16, 2022
Airlines Commit to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, but Tight Supply, High Cost Block Runway

Airlines Commit to Sustainable Aviation Fuel, but Tight Supply, High Cost Block Runway

Airlines see the idea of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through alternative fuels as a positive, but an eight-fold increase in fuel cost may stand in the way of landing on net-zero targets on time.  Last year, the Biden administration targeted commercial aviation for reducing emissions, and  set a domestic production goal of 3 billion…

September 8, 2022
Kinder Teaming with Neste to Build Renewable Feedstock, Fuel Hub in Louisiana

Kinder Teaming with Neste to Build Renewable Feedstock, Fuel Hub in Louisiana

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) is partnering with Neste to create a raw material storage and logistics hub at its Harvey, LA, terminal. The hub is to be used to help ramp up production of renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable feedstock for polymers and chemicals. Neste would store a variety of raw materials…

September 16, 2021