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Content concerning a variety of biomass replacements and/or blends for commercial Jet-A fuel. These are referred to broadly as Sustainable Aviation Fuel.
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2025-07-24Sustainable jet fuel company plans multibillion-dollar plant in Longview
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Story Highlights Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels plans 200-acre sustainable aviation fuel facility in Longview. Company mitigates financial risk through insurance underwriter partnership for funding. Facility expected to produce 60 million gallons of SAF annually. A sustainable aviation fuel company is eyeing a site on the Columbia River in Cowlitz -
2025-07-23Greenhouse gas accounting procedures may overlook bio-derived aviation fuel
by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Low carbon fuel policies are intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation. However, rigid carbon intensity (CI) accounting procedures in current policies may limit CI responsiveness across candidate sites and facilities. Work published in the journal ACS Sustainable Resource -
2025-06-242025 State Legislative Session Review
The Port of Seattle's 2025 State Legislative Session Review summarizes key outcomes from Washington's 105-day legislative session, which addressed a $10–$15 billion budget deficit through new revenue measures. For Sea-Tac Airport, notable developments include funding for sustainable aviation fuel research and infrastructure, a $134k allocation for aircraft noise repair and replacement program operations, and a $1 million sweep of noise-related repair and replacement grants to the general fund. Several environmental and emissions-related bills affecting airport and maritime operations did not pass but are expected to be reintroduced in 2026. -
2025-02-21State backs green aviation fuel plant as industry struggles to cut emissions
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Washington state has awarded a new $1.5 million grant for a planned sustainable aviation fuels and renewable diesel production facility projected to open in 2029 at Wallula Gap on the Columbia River. That’s a very small portion of the funding required to complete the facility being developed by -
2025-01-10DOE Announces $1.67 Billion to Montana Renewables to Significantly Expand US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
Montana Renewables will expand its renewable fuels facility to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Office of Energy Dominance Financing January 10, 2025 As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.67 billion ($1.44 billion of principal -
2025-01-01Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator Overview 2025
Overview document from the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator (CSAA), a public/private trade organization focused on de-risking the regional sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) value chain across Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. Covers SAF as the only viable drop-in replacement for conventional jet fuel over the next 40+ years, the barrier of commercial-scale production, and -
2024-10-172025 StART State Leg Priorities 10.17.24
A policy document from the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table outlining five shared priorities for the 2025 Washington State Legislative Session, including noise insulation repair, regional airport capacity, air quality, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production, and decarbonizing ground transportation at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The document is issued jointly by the Port of Seattle and near-airport communities. -
Green aviation solutions have yet to take off as climate restrictions loom
Airbus officials hold a panel on sustainable aviation on Wednesday at the Farnborough Air Show. (Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter FARNBOROUGH, England — The aviation industry has preached for years that low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, will be key to making the airline business carbon neutral. -
2024-06-23
FORBES MONEY MARKETS Is Europe’s 2050 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Quota Unsustainable?
Europe's airlines have been queuing up to buy sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). However, the European industry will most likely fail in meeting the EU's 2050 quota target, because the target itself is not very realistic, according to the boss of the company operating one of Europe's largest airports. -
Airport workers asking Sacramento to mandate airlines report jet fuel emissions
Sid Garcia Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:57PM A new study has detailed the health effects of jet fuel emissions on airport workers and people living near an airport or flight path. A new study has detailed the health effects of jet fuel emissions on airport workers and people living near an airport or flight path.