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Swedavia, Fly Green Fund, World Energy, Shell and SkyNRG enable sustainable aviation fuel flights from five airports in Sweden
Amsterdam: This year, Swedavia, the largest Swedish airport operator,received sustainable aviation fuel at five of their airports. With these deliveries, Swedavia is demonstrating their continued commitment to making the aviation industry more sustainable and reducing their own carbon footprint from flying. The fuel is produced by World Energy in Los Angeles and supplied by SkyNRG and Shell ...
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Carbon Engineering created sustainable jet fuel made from air
Carbon Engineering recently completed the Sky’s the Limit Challenge and created sustainable aviation fuel from air. Watch to learn about our groundbreaking technology, how we produce fuel, and the global interest we’re seeing from the aviation industry. https://youtu.be/MkdrQQO5KmM ...
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Neste Oil`s NExBTL renewable aviation fuel used for the first time on an intercontinental Lufthansa flight
Neste Oil Corporation Press release12 January 2012 at 2 pm (EET) Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable aviation fuel used for the first time on an intercontinental Lufthansa flight Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable aviation fuel will be used for the first time to power an intercontinental flight when Lufthansa flies a regular scheduled service from Frankfurt to Washington D.C. using the fuel on 12 January. ...
By Neste
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ASTM D1655 - 11b standard specification for aviation turbine fuels
This specification covers purchases of aviation turbine fuel under contract and is intended primarily for use by purchasing agencies. This specification does not include all fuels satisfactory for reciprocating aviation turbine engines, but rather, defines the following specific types of aviation fuel for civil use: Jet A; and Jet A-1. The ...
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Lufthansa began regularly scheduled flights using Neste Oil`s renewable aviation fuel
Neste Oil CorporationPress release15 July 2011 at 11:30 am (EET) Lufthansa began regularly scheduled flights using Neste Oil's renewable aviation fuel The pioneering cooperation between Neste Oil and Lufthansa in the area of aviation biofuels saw Lufthansa begin commercial flights using Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable aviation fuel on Friday morning, July 15th. Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable ...
By Neste
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Swift Fuels’ Unleaded Avgas UL94 to be Offered at San Carlos, California - Rabbit Aviation Services
Swift Fuels, LLC, a global leader in the development of high-performance unleaded aviation gasoline, today announced that Rabbit Aviation Services at San Carlos Airport has completed a planned upgrade to its aviation fuel tank facility and will be the first airport with a fully-dedicated Unleaded Avgas storage system in California to sell Swift’s unleaded UL94 aviation gasoline for its ...
By Siemens AG
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Neste Oil to produce renewable aviation fuel as part of the EU-funded ITAKA project
Neste Oil CorporationPress release19 December 2012 10:00 a.m. (EET) Neste Oil to produce renewable aviation fuel as part of the EU-funded ITAKA project Neste Oil has joined the ITAKA (Initiative Towards Sustainable Kerosene for Aviation) project, which is being funded by the EU to support the commercialization and use of renewable aviation fuel in Europe. Neste Oil's role in the consortium will ...
By Neste
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Neste Oil and Lufthansa satisfied with results of renewable aviation fuel trial
Neste Oil CorporationPress release15 March 2012 at 2 pm (EET) Neste Oil and Lufthansa satisfied with results of renewable aviation fuel trial Neste Oil and Lufthansa tested Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable aviation fuel on a total of 1,187 flights between Frankfurt and Hamburg last year and one intercontinental flight between Frankfurt and Washington D.C. this year. Factors such as fuel quality, ...
By Neste
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Neste Oil`s renewable aviation fuel to be featured at the Paris Air Show
Neste Oil Corporation Press release17 June 2011 at 1.15 pm Neste Oil's renewable aviation fuel to be featured at the Paris Air Show Neste Oil is to take part in the Paris Air Show this June (20.6-26.6) to showcase its NExBTL renewable aviation fuel. Based on Neste Oil's proprietary technology, the fuel offers airlines an easy and highly effective solution for reducing their greenhouse gas ...
By Neste
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New sustainable `bio-derived` jet fuel industry is achievable
The report, Flight Path to Sustainable Aviation, predicts that over the next 20 years a new, sustainable, Australia-New Zealand aviation fuels industry could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent, generate more than 12,000 jobs and reduce Australia’s reliance on aviation fuel imports by $2 billion per annum. "This study highlights promising options for the aviation industry," said ...
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Boeing, Japanese Aviation Industry Unveil Biofuel `Roadmap` to 2020 Olympics
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are expected to visit Japan. The Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels (INAF) – a consortium of 46 organizations including Boeing, ANA (All Nippon Airways), Japan ...
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Progress in the Commercialization of Biojet / Sustainable Aviation Fuels: Technologies, potential and challenges
IEA Bioenergy has just published a report entitled, “Progress in Commercialization of Biojet /Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): Technologies, potential and challenges”. The report was prepared by members of IEA Bioenergy Task 39 (focusing on Conventional and advanced transport biofuels from biomass and other renewable feedstocks). The report provides an extensive analysis of the ...
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ASTM Aviation Fuel Standard Now Specifies Bioderived Components
Renewable fuels can now be blended with conventional commercial and military jet (or gas turbine) fuel through requirements in the newly issued edition of ASTM D7566-11, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons. The revised standard was approved July 1, 2011. Through the new provisions included in ASTM D7566, up to 50 percent bioderived synthetic blending ...
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Revised Standard Safely Expands Limit on Biofuel Contamination in Jet Fuels
A new revision to ASTM International’s aviation turbine fuel standard (D1655) safely adapts to the growing global presence of biodiesel in the petroleum industry. D1655 has been used for decades by the aviation community to help ensure quality control and safe distribution of jet fuel. Biodiesel blends — which have a small percentage of fatty acid methyl esters — increasingly ...
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UK Boost to Biofuels from Waste
The UK Government last week published its long-awaited response to the Road Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) consultation which signals a significant boost to the production of advanced biofuels from waste materials in the UK. This is in line with what many expert organisations, most recently the Royal Academy of Engineering, had been calling for as a way of making a significant and sustainable ...
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Carbon Engineering and LanzaTech partner to advance jet fuel made from air
Biotechnology company LanzaTech UK, and cleantech company Carbon Engineering (CE), have partnered on a first-of-a-kind project to create sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) out of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Project AtmosFUEL will investigate the feasibility of a large-scale, commercial air-to-jet facility in the UK that will produce more than 100 million litres of SAF each year. The proposed ...
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Boeing and Hawai`i BioEnergy to Work on Renewable Biofuel for Aviation
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced a collaborative agreement to work with Hawai'i BioEnergy on renewable energy sources for creating aviation fuel. Announced on the eve of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) CEO Summit, the memorandum of understanding highlights how the companies will work together to identify biofuel sources and supporting technologies for producing sustainable jet fuel ...
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House Representative Finkenauer Introduces the Clean Fuels Deployment Act Of 2020
On April 28, 2020, U.S. Representative Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) introduced the Clean Fuels Deployment Act of 2020, which would fund installation and conversion of fuel pump infrastructure to deliver higher blends of biofuel. Co-sponsored by Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Roger Marshall (R-KS), this bipartisan bill creates a clean fuels grant program with $600 million over ...
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Neste Oil commits itself to 2020 targets for aviation biofuels
Neste Oil CorporationPress release22 June 2011 at 1.00 p.m Neste Oil commits itself to 2020 targets for aviation biofuels Neste Oil committed itself today, 22 June, to a European Aviation Biofuels Flightpath introduced in Paris aimed at increasing the use of aviation biofuels to 2 million tons annually by 2020. The signatories to the Flightpath - the European Commission, industry ...
By Neste
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Boeing finds significant potential in `green diesel` as a sustainable jet fuel
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has identified "green diesel," a renewable fuel used in ground transportation, as a significant new source of sustainable aviation biofuel that emits at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide than fossil fuel over its lifecycle. The company is working with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and other stakeholders to gain approval for aircraft to fly on green diesel, further ...
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