The massive Project Roadrunner e-fuels facility, now under construction in Texas complete with purpose-built wind and solar farms, has just enlisted the support of the leading global banking and financial firm HSBC.
Companies from across the aviation and energy value chains are calling on European national governments to commit funding for an e-SAF pilot auction via a double-sided auction mechanism to kickstart the e-SAF industry in Europe. With a potential to cut CO₂ emissions by more than 90 per cent compared to … [continued]
The June 2025 U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities is shaping up to be a pivotal geopolitical event, one whose immediate shockwaves extend far beyond military calculations. Within hours of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on key nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow, global oil prices surged sharply. President … [continued]
Lack of innovation is putting aviation’s decarbonisation targets at risk, new modelling suggests. Summary: The state of play in aircraft innovation Decarbonising aviation requires a sector-wide approach — from measures to address the industry’s continuing growth, to ensuring that truly sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are prioritised. Aircraft technology also has a key … [continued]
As the aviation industry continue to gather at the Paris Air Show, where manufacturers are showcasing their latest fossil-fuel-powered aircraft, new T&E analysis suggests that reliance on conventional technology is putting the sector’s decarbonisation targets at risk. If manufacturers stepped up, innovations in aircraft technology could save the equivalent of … [continued]
As the aviation sector gathers at the International Paris Air Show, a new T&E study highlights Europe’s potential to be an e-kerosene trailblazer – the most scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) – but severe bottlenecks mean it could lose its first mover advantage. Europe a leader on e-kerosene announcements, laggard … [continued]
As the aviation industry prepares for the Paris Air Show, where manufacturers will showcase their latest fossil-fuel-powered aircraft, new T&E analysis suggests that reliance on conventional technology is putting the sector’s decarbonisation targets at risk. If manufacturers stepped up, innovations in aircraft technology could save the equivalent of the annual … [continued]
The EU’s Sustainable Transport Investment Plan is an opportunity to unlock the full potential of e-SAF — the greenest and most scalable sustainable aviation fuel. In doing so, it could also boost the EU’s industrial competitiveness, energy independence, and jobs. Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) play a crucial role in decarbonising aviation. … [continued]
When looking on the ClimateBase website, I noticed a company named Heart Aerospace listed there. The aviation company is located in California and Sweden and does a good job of explaining what it does immediately on its website’s homepage: electrifying regional air travel. Aviation is one of the primary contributors … [continued]
Wizz Air made headlines recently by signing a major deal to purchase sustainable aviation fuel derived from treated human poop. The optics are amusing, but the implications are profound. This isn’t a fringe experiment or a corporate PR stunt. It’s a signal that the aviation industry is moving toward a … [continued]
