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BBI International has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative to produce the first annual North American SAF Conference & Expo. The conference will be held in Minneapolis on Aug. 29-30.

FortisBC Energy Inc. is adding more renewable natural gas (RNG) to its system by teaming with Dicklands Farms in Chilliwack, British Columbia, which is producing RNG from agricultural and food waste.

Jet2 plc on April 27 announced a major investment into a new austainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant under development in the U.K. by Fulcrum BioEnergy Ltd. The facility is expected to be operaitonal in 2027.

Fluor Corp. announced April 20 that it has signed a license agreement with Federated Co-Operatives Limited for the application of Fluor’s Econamine FG Plus carbon capture technology at FCL’s Co-op Renewable Diesel Complex in Saskatchewan.

Wizz Air on April 24 announced a £5 million investment in a biofuel company, Firefly. The partnership with Firefly will allow the airline to supply SAF to its U.K. operations from 2028, up to 525,000 metric tons over 15 years.

Drax Group CEO Will Gardiner discussed the status of the company’s BECCS projects in the company’s Q1 trading update, released April 26. He said the company has entered formal discussions with the U.K. government and is evaluting U.S. projects.

Valero Energy Corp.’s renewable diesel segment set a new sales volume record during Q1 while its ethanol segment reported a profitable three-month period with higher production volumes. The company is also progressing with plans to produce SAF.

The U.S. House of Representatives on April 26 narrowly approved a debt ceiling package that significantly reduces the application of the IRA's clean fuel and SAF tax credits, but leaves the exiting biodiesel and renewable diesel BTC intact.

Divert Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food, on April 26 announced the groundbreaking on its integrated diversion and energy facility in Turlock, California. The facility will be fully operational in 2024.

The European Commission announced on April 26 that a political agreement has been reached on the REFuelEU Aviation proposal, which creates a mandate requiring the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Reps. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., and Brad Schneider, D-Ill., on April 20 introduced the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Act, which aims to support the use of SAF via tax credits and the establishment of an aviation-only LCFS.

Drax Group on April 25 announced the official end of coal-fired generation at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire, marking a historic milestone in both the company and the U.K.’s transformation to a zero-carbon energy future.