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Aether Fuels announced US$8.5 million in pre-Series A financing via convertible notes from JetBlue Ventures, TechEnergy Ventures, Doral Energy Tech Ventures, Foothill Ventures, and Xora Innovation. The company will use the funds to accelerate technology development, expand its Chicago demo facility, and grow its global team.
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JGC Holdings broke ground on a green ammonia pilot plant in Namie, Fukushima, on October 31, 2023, to demonstrate production technology using renewable energy. The joint project with Asahi Kasei, funded by NEDO, targets a 4-ton daily capacity with startup expected within FY2024.
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JGC Holdings announced the formulation of its Green Bond Framework and submitted a shelf registration for its inaugural green bond. The planned JPY 10 billion issuance, due in September 2023, will fund projects in sustainable aviation fuel, CO2 polymer synthesis, and silicon nitride substrates.
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EU negotiators reached a deal on the RED III revision on 30 March 2023, setting a 42.5% renewables target and a 14.5% transport GHG reduction target for 2030. The European Biodiesel Board welcomed the outcome, noting the maintained crop-based biofuel cap and stable framework for biodiesel.
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Aether Fuels appointed Sanjiv Dabee and Steve Liang as Vice Presidents of Engineering to lead its Americas and Asia teams. The executives bring over 60 years of combined experience in developing large-scale fuel production facilities.
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JGC Holdings and JANUS signed an MOU with Gas Malaysia Bhd to jointly study sustainable palm oil industry development in Malaysia. The project aims to convert palm oil mill effluent, empty fruit bunches, and waste wood into biomethane, pellet fuel, biocrude oil, and biochemicals to reduce emissions and enhance resource utilization.
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Sasol and ArcelorMittal South Africa announced a joint development agreement to study green hydrogen production in Saldanha and carbon capture utilization in Vaal. The partnership aims to decarbonize steel production and produce sustainable fuels, with Sasol also signing an MOU with Freeport Saldanha to develop a green hydrogen hub.
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JGC Holdings announced the establishment of Sustainable Solutions by JGC Corporation on September 1, 2022. The unit targets overseas low-carbon initiatives like hydrogen, SMRs, and SAF, starting with 70 employees and aiming for 100 by fiscal 2023.
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Pertamina, Osaka Gas, JGC, and INPEX signed a joint study agreement to assess the feasibility of a bio-methane project in Indonesia using palm oil mill effluent. The study aims to support clean energy supply, reduce emissions, and explore bio-LNG export opportunities, aligning with Japan's Asia Energy Transition Initiative.
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JGC Holdings signed a basic agreement with Taiyo Oil on November 30, 2021, to jointly study Japan's first green refinery project utilizing forest resources. The feasibility study, starting in 2022, aims to produce biofuels from woody biomass in Shikoku to reduce carbon emissions.
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JGC Corporation and JGC Japan Corporation were selected by Japan's METI to conduct a feasibility study on green hydrogen and ammonia production in Azerbaijan. The project aims to develop solar and wind-powered infrastructure and formulate a roadmap for large-scale green ammonia production and export.
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Japan's Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group confirmed that carbon-recycled methane can be recognized as zero-emission ship fuel. The group published a technical paper in the Journal of the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering detailing the evaluation.
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Nine Japanese companies launched the Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group within the CCR Study Group to explore methanation technology for zero-emission ship fuels. The group aims to assess the feasibility of a carbon recycling supply chain to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sea transportation.
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The EU General Court dismissed annulment actions by three Indonesian biodiesel producers, confirming definitive countervailing duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports. The EBB stated the ruling protects the European biodiesel industry from unfair subsidies.
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LanzaJet and Technip Energies announced an expanded collaboration to deploy LanzaJet’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. The alliance integrates Technip’s Hummingbird technology into LanzaJet’s process to support global project engineering and construction, aiming to accelerate SAF deployment across multiple regions.
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LanzaJet announced a strategic investment from Airbus on July 24, 2024, to scale its ethanol-to-SAF technology. The investment supports LanzaJet's capacity expansion and is part of a broader funding round involving other industry leaders.
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From September 20 to 21, 2026, Wang Hongzhi, Party Secretary and Director of the National Energy Administration, visited Jilin to inspect energy investment and winter power supply. He emphasized expanding energy investment, accelerating new grid construction, and ensuring safe winter energy supply.
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LanzaTech and LanzaJet launched CirculAir, a joint offering converting waste, carbon, and renewable power into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The solution uses gas fermentation to ethanol and Alcohol-to-Jet technology, claiming SAF production with at least 85% emissions reduction potential.
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The European Biodiesel Board published its 2024-2025 report, noting stagnant EU biodiesel production despite climate targets. Waste-based feedstocks now account for 55% of production, surpassing crop-based sources at 39%.
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LanzaJet CEO Jimmy Samartzis stated at the Clean Energy Ministerial in Pittsburgh that the company is scaling its alcohol-to-jet technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel. LanzaJet aims to fulfill 1 billion gallons of the U.S. SAF target by 2030, with its first biorefinery in Georgia expected to be operational in 2023.
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British Airways, LanzaJet, and Nova Pangaea Technologies signed an agreement to accelerate Project Speedbird, a UK sustainable aviation fuel initiative launched in 2021. The planned facility in North East England aims to produce 102 million litres of SAF annually from waste, with British Airways intending to offtake all output.
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NorSAF has agreed to collaborate with Nova Pangaea Technologies to develop an advanced ethanol production plant in Latvia. The plant is intended to supply NorSAF’s SAF facility.
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Groupe ADP invested $20 million in LanzaJet to support sustainable aviation fuel technology deployment. This investment follows LanzaJet's opening of its first commercial-scale ethanol-to-SAF plant in the US.
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On 13 October 2022, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) elected its new Executive Board for the 2022-2024 term. Dickon Posnett of Argent Energy was elected as EBB President, alongside two Vice-Presidents and eight Board members.
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The EU approved definitive anti-subsidy duties and a Price Undertaking agreement for Argentine biodiesel imports in January 2019. EBB welcomed the measures and stated it would monitor the agreement's implementation to ensure fair competition.
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The Network for Sustainable Mobility calls for technology-neutral CO2 standards, urging the European Commission to include CO2-neutral fuels in light-duty vehicle regulations. It proposes a Carbon Correction Factor, a new vehicle category for neutral fuels, and a robust definition based on the Renewable Energy Directive.
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Airbus and LanzaJet signed a memorandum of understanding on June 22, 2023, to advance LanzaJet's Alcohol-to-Jet SAF production facilities. The collaboration aims to accelerate the certification and adoption of 100% drop-in SAF to support commercial aviation decarbonization goals.
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The European Biodiesel Board welcomed the European Parliament's vote on the RED III revision, which raised transport targets to 16% GHG reduction and 45% renewables. EBB noted the rejection of amendments to lower the crop-based biofuel cap and urged maintaining the 7% limit to meet 2030 objectives.
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LanzaJet announced a $30 million investment from Southwest Airlines to develop a U.S. sustainable aviation fuel facility. The partnership aims to advance SAF production and support SAFFiRE Renewables' corn stover ethanol technology.
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LanzaJet marked its third anniversary of operations on June 1, 2023, highlighting its alcohol-to-jet technology. The company plans to open its first ATJ plant in Soperton, Georgia, later in 2023, with an annual capacity of 10 million gallons.
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LanzaJet said the final modules had been set for the fully erected 10-plus-story biorefinery forming the technology core of Freedom Pines Fuels in Soperton, Georgia. The company said the remaining build would continue through 2023, with completion and commissioning then planned for late 2023; the facility was designed to produce 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel per year.
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Tour d'Europe launched a three-month road trip across Europe in March 2025 to demonstrate renewable fuels' role in decarbonizing transport. The project, supported by automotive and fuel industry stakeholders, aims to raise awareness and verify emission reductions using a digital fuel twin tool.
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Ernst & Young announced LanzaJet CEO Jimmy Samartzis as a finalist for the 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest Award. The program, in its 38th year, recognizes entrepreneurs in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, with regional winners to be announced on June 12.
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The EBB welcomed the EU TDI Committee's approval of definitive anti-subsidy duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports on November 13, 2019. The duties, ranging from 8% to 18%, were recommended by the European Commission to address market disruption caused by subsidized imports.
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The FJRG and UFOP will hold their 7th conference on alternative fuels in Lemgo on 11-12 June 2026. Experts will discuss biogenic and synthetic fuels, citing the Middle East crisis and energy prices as drivers for energy independence.
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LanzaJet, British Airways, and Nova Pangaea Technologies secured $11.2M from the UK Advanced Fuels Fund for Project Speedbird. The partnership plans to produce 27 million gallons of SAF annually by 2028, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 230,000 tons per year.
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LanzaJet was named to the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list in May 2024. The company’s CEO and partners highlighted its role in sustainable aviation fuel and net-zero transition.
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LanzaJet and LanzaTech were selected by Air New Zealand and the New Zealand government to conduct a feasibility study for domestic sustainable aviation fuel production using forestry residue. The study, expected to conclude by mid-2024, will assess technical, economic, and supply chain viability to support Air New Zealand’s net-zero 2050 target.
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LanzaJet became the first new energy fuel provider to join the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) on July 12, 2023. The company aims to support the aviation sector's net-zero carbon goal by 2050 through sustainable aviation fuel adoption.
