Todays Latest Updates: - 21 May 2025

21/05/2025

Biojet/SAF: USA. 4AIR has officially verified more than 100 locations around the world carrying Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its interactive “Where to Find SAF” map https://www.4air.aero/saf-map. The SAF map, powered by 4AIR and now also available on Aviation International News (AIN) Online, serves as a critical resource for operators seeking to locate SAF worldwide. As SAF becomes increasingly available, from a diversifying range of feedstocks and in different blends, documenting its use has never been more important. Link 21/05/2025

Cement: Finland. Elematic, and Carbonaide, a leader in carbon dioxide utilization and storage solutions for the building industry, announced commercial cooperation to become the first to bring production scale CO₂ curing systems for precast concrete and infrastructure product production around the world. Carbonaide’s award-winning technology binds carbon dioxide into precast concrete using an automated system at normal air pressure. The technology has been used commercially in Finland since early 2024, and it has been shown to halve the CO₂ emissions of traditional Portland cement concrete by reducing the required cement content up to 20 percent, while reducing curing time up to 25 percent, and mineralizing CO₂ into concrete. Link 21/05/2025

e-fuels: Germany. INERATEC produced the first liters of synthetic e-fuels and e-waxes at its pioneering plant in Frankfurt. The first INERATEC system on a commercial scale, the largest power-to-liquid plant (PtL) of its kind in Europe. The INERATEC plant is designed for the production of up to 2,500 metric tons of sustainable e-fuels and e-waxons per year. It is located in an industrial park, uses renewable hydrogen and biogenic CO2 and produces synthetic hydrocarbons that are processed into drop-in fuels, waxes and chemicals. Link 21/05/2025

Hydrogen: European Union. The European Commission selected 15 green hydrogen projects for nearly €1bn public funding following the second European Hydrogen Bank auction. Eight of the projects are in Spain, three in Norway, and two in Germany, with one apiece in Finland and the Netherlands. The projects – funded by the Innovation Fund, sourced from the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) – are expected to produce nearly 2.2 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen over 10 years. Link 21/05/2025

Hydrogen: India. Ceres Power begun producing hydrogen at Shell’s technology centre in Bangalore, India, aiming to demonstrate enhanced efficiencies through its solid oxide electrolyser (SOEC) technology. Ceres and Shell have been working to deploy a 1MW electrolyser with the potential to produce hydrogen at 600kg per day at full capacity, with an electrolyser module efficiency of 37kWh/kg of hydrogen. Link 21/05/2025

Market development: United Kingdom. Argus launched a new freight service which offers global pricing and market intelligence for biofuels, associated feedstocks and chemicals. The Argus Specialised Freight service provides over 180 freight prices for biofuels and their feedstocks, as well as for chemicals such as methanol, glycols and aromatics, with other specialised market prices to follow in the coming months. Link 21/05/2025

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