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Oct 14Wed
  1. SAF
    Topsoe · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    Topsoe to supply co-processing technology for BPCL's SAF project in Mumbai

    Topsoe has signed a licensing agreement to provide kerosene hydrotreating technology for co-processing at Bharat Petroleum's Mumbai refinery. BPCL will revamp its 4000-tonne-per-day kerosene hydrotreater to co-process 5% used cooking oil alongside conventional feedstock, producing SAF within existing infrastructure. The final investment decision is taken, the revamp is underway and commissioning is expected by end of 2026; the SAF will supply international flights departing Indian airports ahead of CORSIA compliance in 2027 and India's 1% SAF blending target for 2027.

Oct 13Tue
  1. SAF
    Google News · SAF · zhSignificance: Notable

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    From used cooking oil to jet fuel: Haixin Energy helps land China's first fully localized closed-loop SAF demo

    On August 19, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced exclusively by Haixin Energy (300072.SZ) was uplifted at Beijing Capital International Airport onto a Beijing–Brussels flight. The SAF was refined from waste cooking oil collected in the Beijing region — from outlets including KFC and McDonald's — via standardized sealed transport by CNAF (中国航油) and 中京征和, processed by Haixin Energy, blended and uplifted by CNAF at the airport, with carbon emission reduction rights registered and traded on the Anchor Trace platform built by 民航二所 and CNAF. It is the first case in China where the entire chain — local waste oil collection, local refining, local uplift and local carbon-right settlement — was closed within a single region (Beijing), described as a replicable "Haixin model" for a fully localized SAF closed loop. Haixin had already supplied its first SAF batch to Beijing Daxing and Chengdu Shuangliu airports in April 2025; its SAF now covers both of Beijing's hub airports.

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    Google News · SAF · jaSignificance: Notable

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    Cosmo Oil starts using citizen-collected waste cooking oil from Sakaide for SAF production — first in Shikoku

    Cosmo Oil and partners began using waste cooking oil collected from residents in Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture, as SAF feedstock — a first for Japan's Shikoku region. The oil feeds the SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY supply chain producing domestic sustainable aviation fuel from used cooking oil.

Sep 15Tue
  1. Feedstocks
    ISCC · NewsSignificance: Notable

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    ISCC tests a multi-parameter approach to used cooking oil screening

    ISCC's working group studied 18 used cooking oil samples from five regions through nine laboratories. It found comparable laboratory results but substantial variation in the materials, and did not establish universal authenticity thresholds. Its preliminary screening approach remains a research outcome and has not been embedded in certification processes.

    Why it matters:Useful evidence for UCO integrity work. The research does not create a new certification requirement or prove a sample's authenticity.