Business Green

JANUARY 23, 2024

Over 40 e-fuel production plants are mooted across Europe, but none have reached final investment decision amid a scarcity of hydrogen and carbon feedstocks

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results, according to the firms participating in it. Detailed analysis by the team is on-going.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

Demonstration project designed to highlight viability of blending lower carbon biofuels with conventional jet fuel to reduce CO2 from flight ahead of G7. As we get ready to welcome the world to the G7, we can demonstrate how this technology can significantly cut carbon from aviation, whilst protecting its benefits," added.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

Green groups welcome ICAO's decision to exclude 'questionable' carbon credits from the industry's CORSIA offsetting programme. The approved schemes include the UN Clean Development Mechanism, the Gold Standard, and the Verified Carbon Standard.

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Business Green

AUGUST 20, 2020

Decision comes in response to rising demand for sustainable aviation fuel in Europe, according to the two firms. The fuel will be supplied by a partnership between Air bp, an aviation fuel products and services supplier, and Neste, the world's largest producer of sustainable aviation fuels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Europe's largest aviation associations have published a roadmap for how the carbon-intensive industry could achieve carbon neutrality by mid-century, a vision that combines technological innovations, sustainable aviation fuels, enhanced air traffic management, and taxing airlines' CO2 emissions. per cent annually.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

SkyNRG plant aims to use waste cooking oil and hydrogen to produce aviation fuel with lifecycle carbon emissions approximately 85 per cent lower than conventional jet fuels.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Plans for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant are steaming ahead in the North West of England, after Essar Oil signed a deal with Fulcrum BioEnergy to build an innovative facility that would convert non-recyclable household waste into jet fuel. Shell pulled out of the project last month to focus on other sustainable aviation projects.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Aviation sector will not be able to reach net zero if worldwide capacity of sustainable fuels is split between different transport sectors, John Holland Kaye warned at BusinessGreen’s Net Zero Festival. There are alternatives, such as electric, for trucks and cars but there is no alternative for sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) for flight.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 11, 2019

New European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Europe's Green Deal on Wednesday, a package of 50 far-reaching policy ideas that are still missing many key details, calling it a "man on the moon moment" for Europe. This is Europe’s ‘man on the moon moment.’

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2022

The government certainly hopes so, having this week set out its vision to transform all domestic flight and airports into a net zero emissions aviation industry within two short decades. However, the question as to whether such ambitious targets are achievable without measures to actively restrict passenger numbers remains an open one.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

“Over nine races across Europe, our fleet of Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks, which transport all the freight required for each race, will refuel with HVO100, a second-generation biofuel. ” “We are taking bold action to address our largest sources of emissions and see sustainable fuels as key to reducing our carbon footprint.

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Business Green

JUNE 20, 2022

Shell-backed platform aims to drive funds into nascent Sustainable Aviation Fuel sector, while enabling airlines and business travellers to claim transport emissions reductions. SAF is a key enabler of decarbonisation in the aviation industry, and it's available today," said Jan Toschka, president of Shell Aviation.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

Shell this afternoon began operations of Europe's largest PEM hydrogen electrolyser at its Energy and Chemicals Park in south west Germany, pledging to deliver up to 1,300 tonnes of green hydrogen a year from the trail-blazing facility. European consortium says project marks a major milestone for the key decarbonisation technology.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2021

The additional green hydrogen from Octopus will supplement ZeroAvia's existing on-site electrolysis system at Cotswold Airport near Kemble in order to produce enough of the zero carbon fuel to power its government-backed HyFlyer II development project.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2022

The world's biggest airlines continue to lobby behind-the-scenes in Europe for policies that undermine global climate goals, despite their public support of net zero goals, a new study has claimed. InfluenceMap research claims British Airways owner and Ryanair lobbied UK government against a frequent flyer levy to drive decarbonisation.

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Business Green

JANUARY 9, 2023

It found that patents are increasingly focused on low carbon and green solutions, with Europe and Japan leading the market and the United States losing ground. Harnessing the potential of hydrogen is a key part of Europe's strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050," said EPO president António Campinos.

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Business Green

MARCH 26, 2021

Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. And it begs the question: Can sustainable aviation finally get off the ground? Regardless, pressure has been on aviation to join other sectors in dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Three things can be done to reduce aviation's climate impact. The answer is yes.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

ImpactAlpha, December 17 – The aviation industry has become more fuel efficient in recent years, but global demand for air travel (pre-pandemic) put. million to speed zero-carbon air travel appeared first on Impact Alpha. The post ZeroAvia clinches $37.7

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The pillars include a revised Renewable Energy Directive and the REFuelEU Aviation Regulation. The overall package also includes a target to boost natural carbon sinks and an updated emissions trading system to cap emissions, put a price on pollution and generate investments in the green transition. by 2030.

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Business Green

JULY 21, 2022

Industry Voice: Air bp’s global head of sustainability, Andreea Moyes, on the role of co-processing refineries when it comes to decarbonising aviation both in the short and long term. Care will be required to optimise this aspect, balancing sustainable feedstock source and distance to the aviation market.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

This morning, digital payments company Stripe announced a plan to let its merchant customers divert a portion of their revenue to carbon removal projects. Rising corporate support of carbontech and carbon removal technologies writ large is one of the biggest reasons driving my optimism that the market is about to take a turn. .

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

Prime Minister says commitment to net zero transition is 'undiminished' and tells MPs the aviation sector should look to curb CO2 emissions once flights resume, as pressure mounts on EU for green stimulus package. Aviation like every other sector must keep its carbon lower.". we need to entrench those gains," Johnson said. "I

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Business Green

JUNE 8, 2022

With the right policies, Europe could produce 1.83 Calls are mounting for the European Union to increase its targets for the production of e-kerosene, the low carbon aviation fuel produced using green hydrogen and direct air capture technologies. per cent of their fuel by 2030 is e-kerosene.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? One of the world’s largest oil and gas companies is betting that the future of flying is carbon-neutral. While I’m not yet convinced aviation can become truly sustainable, I’m encouraged that there is at least a flight path pointed toward that destination. Joel Makower.

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Business Green

APRIL 13, 2021

Companies and individuals may soon be able to pay cows to burp less in return for carbon offset credits, under plans being developed by Swiss-British agritech firm Mootral to fund the use of methane-cutting cattle feed on farms. As such, the company is seeking a further $2.5m If all of the world's 1.5 If all of the world's 1.5

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A study by researchers at the University of Surrey and Heathrow Airport appears to show that the disruption to airport operators caused by Covid-19 is not expected to substantially upset their long-term plans to reduce the carbon emissions from airports. Airport operators reported that they need support to achieve net-zero.

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Charged

JULY 22, 2021

RAS will provide service to eFlyer800 aircraft in Central Europe through its service and support facilities in Germany, and will be a designated reseller of the eFlyer800 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The company has orders on the books from operators in North America and Europe, and is targeting an FAA certification date in 2025.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 22, 2021

Aviation is plotting a sustainable course Joel Makower Mon, 03/22/2021 – 00:05 This article originally appeared in the State of Green Business 2021. Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. And it begs the question: Can sustainable aviation finally get off the ground? You can download the entire report here.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

Greenhouse gas emissions traded under Europe's ETS dropped 8.7 Carbon emissions regulated under the European Union's emissions trading systems (ETS) fell by 8.7 per cent last year, marking the carbon market's largest annual CO2 decline in a decade, according to preliminary analysis by Refinitiv Carbon.

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2024

Well, right across Europe electric vehicles and heat pumps routinely account for between 10 and 20 per cent of the market, costs are falling, and demand is growing fast. That would deliver emissions reductions of between 80 and 95 per cent, at which point carbon removal solutions could mop up the rest.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2021

Major truck manufacturers in Europe have accelerated the target date for their diesel engine phase-out from 2050 to 2040. Hydrogen and electrification are the low-carbon technology options of choice. Fuels such as biodiesel made from rapeseed oil or ethanol made from corn were once viewed as the apex of future low-carbon transport.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2022

The prospect of sustainable aviation powered by hydrogen edged a step closer today, after ZeroAvia announced plans to construct two commercial-scale mobile hydrogen refuelers. Hydrogen-electric aviation is the only practical, holistic, and economically-attractive solution to aviation's growing climate change impact.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

Decarbonizing these modes of transport received an apparent boost with a £270 million joint investment in technologies for zero-carbon aircraft and automotive. Wylfa is one of the very best sites for new nuclear anywhere in Europe and there is great promise for a series of SMRs at Oldbury. A pivotal deal?

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Business Green

APRIL 12, 2021

The French government has moved forward with pioneering plans to effectively ban a number of short haul aviation routes as part of the country's sweeping new climate bill. We know that aviation is a contributor of carbon dioxide and that because of climate change we must reduce emissions," she said, according to Reuters reports.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 2, 2022

Ukrainian activists have criticised aviation companies for buying billions of pounds worth of jet fuel from Russia since Vladimir Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. million on Russian-sourced kerosene, according to a new analysis of Europe’s ten largest airline companies. Last year, British Airways owner IAG spent an estimated £13.4

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 3, 2023

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution has reached an important stage in delivering 12 low carbon tech projects, worth a total £41 million ($49 million), across the north of Scotland and central southern England, aiding a green recovery. million) to create 7.2MW of extra capacity for low carbon technologies.

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