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EC announces 2012 cap on aviation emissions
The European Commission (EC) is moving forward with aviation’s inclusion under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS) despite calls by airlines and industry associations to delay or abandon implementation. Airlines should no longer operate under the assumption that … Continue reading
RSB certification system to launch at World Biofuels Markets
After 4 years of conception, recruiting, standards development, and institutional build-out the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels is launching its biofuel sustainability certification system for commercial adoption on March 22 at the World Biofuels Markets conference. The RSB is an international … Continue reading
Lufthansa: delay to aviation biofuels fuel certification may damage investor confidence
At last week’s SWAFEA conference in Toulouse the representative for the fuels certification body ASTM announced that the approval of Bio-SPK jet fuels has been delayed until the middle to end of 2011 at the earliest. The delay has upset … Continue reading
Qantas partners with Solazyme
Qantas has announced an engagement with Solazyme to undertake a feasibility study on a biofuel facility in Australia. This marks the second such agreement for the airline in just over a month after a similar announcement in January with US-based … Continue reading
KiOR announces $1 billion DOE loan guarantee
Texas based KiOR Inc. announced that it has received a term sheet for a loan guarantee from US Department of Energy supporting an over $1 billion biofuels project that would convert wood biomass into drop in biofuels. The project will … Continue reading
