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American Airlines partners with PtL and carbon removal start-ups Infinium and Graphyte

American Airlines partners with PtL and carbon removal start-ups Infinium and Graphyte

COP28 Diary of Events Ireland could produce enough SAF to meet its own EU mandated volumes, finds study

Ireland could produce enough SAF to meet its own EU mandated volumes, finds study

Ireland could produce enough SAF to meet its own EU mandated volumes, finds study Virgin Atlantic makes first commercial airline flight across the Atlantic with 100% SAF

Virgin Atlantic makes first commercial airline flight across the Atlantic with 100% SAF

Virgin Atlantic makes first commercial airline flight across the Atlantic with 100% SAF ICAO agrees a global framework and emissions goal on the transition to aviation clean energy

ICAO agrees a global framework and emissions goal on the transition to aviation clean energy

ICAO agrees a global framework and emissions goal on the transition to aviation clean energy Gulfstream business jet becomes first to cross the Atlantic on 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Gulfstream business jet becomes first to cross the Atlantic on 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Gulfstream business jet becomes first to cross the Atlantic on 100% sustainable aviation fuel Governments gather to seek agreement on a global framework for aviation’s energy transition

Governments gather to seek agreement on a global framework for aviation’s energy transition

Governments gather to seek agreement on a global framework for aviation’s energy transition SAF supplier SkyNRG secures €175 million investment from Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management

SAF supplier SkyNRG secures €175 million investment from Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management

SAF supplier SkyNRG secures €175 million investment from Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management ANA and easyJet commit to buying carbon dioxide removal credits from 1PointFive’s Texas DAC facility

ANA and easyJet commit to buying carbon dioxide removal credits from 1PointFive’s Texas DAC facility

ANA and easyJet commit to buying carbon dioxide removal credits from 1PointFive’s Texas DAC facility Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney and Collins to support new NASA sustainable flight test programme

Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney and Collins to support new NASA sustainable flight test programme

Boeing selects Pratt & Whitney and Collins to support new NASA sustainable flight test programme Microsoft and World Energy sign landmark 10-year book-and claim SAF deal

Microsoft and World Energy sign landmark 10-year book-and claim SAF deal

Microsoft and World Energy sign landmark 10-year book-and claim SAF deal Emirates and Shell in 300,000-gallon SAF purchase deal using Avelia book-and-claim

Emirates and Shell in 300,000-gallon SAF purchase deal using Avelia book-and-claim

Emirates and Shell in 300,000-gallon SAF purchase deal using Avelia book-and-claim

Carbon Engineering

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ANA and easyJet commit to buying carbon dioxide removal credits from 1PointFive’s Texas DAC facility

15 November 2023 Tony Harrington

Two major airlines have announced plans to help offset their flight emissions with carbon removal credits from a new Direct...

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Airbus and Air Canada invest in DACC R&D as EU unveils plan for carbon removals certification

14 December 2022 Christopher Surgenor

Airbus and Air Canada are to invest in Canadian direct air carbon capture (DACC) company Carbon Engineering to help fund...

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New UK collaborations aim to produce sustainable aviation fuels from direct air capture and wood waste

6 August 2021 Christopher Surgenor

Two sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in the UK have been announced that involve British Airways, one to investigate a...

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Eight UK sustainable aviation fuel projects shortlisted to share £15 million in government grant funding

2 August 2021 Christopher Surgenor

Eight proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects have been shortlisted by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) to share up...

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Direct air capture CO2 for aviation e-fuels production faces many obstacles, finds E4Tech study

13 July 2021 Susan van Dyk

Although using CO2 from direct air capture (DAC) is important for e-fuels production in a net zero energy system, it...

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United Airlines commits to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 through carbon capture technology investment

10 December 2020 Christopher Surgenor

United Airlines has ramped up its 2018 pledge to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050 by...