Malaysia Airports and Malaysia Aviation Group are strengthening their collaboration to advance aviation sustainability, recognizing the need for closer alignment between airports and airlines in supporting the transition towards net-zero emissions.
Valero Energy Corp. on Oct. 22 released third-quarter financial results, reporting record-high ethanol production volumes and a profitable three-month period for both its ethanol segment and its renewable diesel joint venture.
Honeywell Technologies released third quarter financial results on Oct. 22. During an associated earnings call, company officials briefly discussed technology agreements for low-carbon energy projects, including those focused on SAF.
Neela Biotech, the Cambridge-based biotech startup turning waste into SAF, on Oct. 8 announced it has raised £2.1 million in pre-seed funding to take its technology from the lab to a pilot-scale trial at a biogas plant over the next two years.
XCF Global Inc. on Oct. 20 announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a renewable fuel production facility in Paramount, California through a newly formed subsidiary of XCF, New Rise Renewables Paramount LLC.
The USDA on Oct. 19 announced plans to launch a new Harvest Fuel Relief program to provide $8 billion to U.S. farmers to help offset high fuel costs. The one-time payments will be funded through the USDA’s CCC and administered by the FSA.
CoBank on Oct. 7 released its latest quarterly insights report, which discusses the impact of 45Z clean fuel production credits and fuel mandates on biofuel demand and highlights how soaring fuel prices are impacting the farm supply chain.
The ASEAN Centre for Energy and Airbus have signed MOU) establishing a three-year cooperation program to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The U.S EPA has announced it will hold a virtual public hearing on Nov. 4 to gather stakeholder input on the rulemaking it released in mid-October that proposes two options to reallocate 770 million RINs waived through recent SREs under the RFS.
The IATA, Airbus, and Accenture released a SAF Environmental Attribute Certificate (EAc) Market study which estimates that corporate purchases could support between 1 million and 1.9 million metric tons of SAF by 2030.
LanzaJet Inc. on Oct. 15 announced fully committed new financing of at least $20 million to support the company’s next phase of growth and operations at Freedom Pines Fuels in Soperton, Georgia. The first close occurred on Oct. 14.
Carbon Neutral Fuels has unveiled “FlexSAF,” a flexible plant design that enables the production of both eSAF and advanced bioSAF at a single facility. The design will debut at CNF’s flagship Project Starling site in the U.K.
The U.S. EPA on Oct. 15 reported that 2.02 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in September, down slightly when compared to the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first nine months of 2026 reached 18.52 billion
Topsoe has signed a licensing agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd., an Indian public sector oil and gas company, to provide its kerosene hydrotreating technology for co-processing for SAF production at BPCL’s Mumbai Refinery.
XCF Global Inc. on Oct.13 announced September gross product sales of more than $12 million, driven by increasing production and expanding commercial contracts and shipments of 1.4 million gallons from the New Rise Renewables Reno facility.
The U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 14 released guidance that will help clean fuel producers claim the 45Z clean fuel production credit for fuels, feedstocks and pathways not included in the agency’s current 45Z rate table.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office on Oct. 14 announced its intent to award up to $60 million to support production and distribution of novel, high-impact chemicals, fertilizers, fuels and feedstock technologies.
CarbonCore Inc. on Oct. 7 announced that its GeorgiaSAF development program is advancing plans for a commercial-scale SAF production facility in Southwest Georgia. The planned facility is intended to convert woody biomass into aviation fuel.
U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Oct. 13 announced the agency will propose two options to reallocate 770 million renewable identification numbers (RINs) waived through recent small refinery exemptions (SRE) under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
ARC Bio, the Canadian joint venture between an affiliate of Bioénergie AECN and Alder Renewables, on Sept. 30 announced the successful demonstration of a pathway to produce SAF Canadian forest residues through refinery co-processing.
The IATA marked the tenth anniversary of the International Civil Aviation Organization assembly resolution to establish the CORSIA with a call to governments to reinforce the foundations of this landmark step in aviation's decarbonization.
The USDA maintained its forecast for soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Oct. 9. The outlook for soybean oil prices was also unchanged.
The USDA on Oct. 9 released its latest Crop Production report, predicting soybean production for beans will reach a record high 4.56 billion bushels in 2026, up 1% when compared to the September forecast and up 7% when compared to 2025.
Reps. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., Nikki Budsinski, D-Ill., and 37 of their colleagues on Oct. 8 sent a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging the administration to follow through with SRE reallocations.
The USDA on Oct. 6 announced a $180 million investment to launch the USDA’s Seed Sovereignty Initiative, a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources and enabling ag innovation.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reduced its forecast for 2026 renewable diesel production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Oct. 8. The production forecast for “other biofuel,” including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), was maintained.
XCF Global Inc. on Oct. 6 announced that XCF stockholders have approved the proposals necessary to complete the previously announced business combination involving XCF, DevvStream Corp. and Southern Energy Renewables Inc.
The U.K. cleantech business Nova Pangaea Technologies has agreed to collaborate with NorSAF, the company behind the Baltic’s largest SAF project, to develop an advanced ethanol production plant in Latvia to supply the new facility.
Advanced Biofuels Canada Association welcomes the introduction of Bill C-39, An Act respecting certain measures to strengthen the economy (Building Canada Strong Act), tabled in the House of Commons on Sept. 21, 2026.
According to the USDA, President Trump’s executive order that lifts taxes on dyed-diesel is expected to represent approximately $640 million in combined federal and state savings across about 224.6 million harvested acres.
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