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United Airlines, World Energy Renew Biojet Fuel Supply Contract
United Airlines announced May 22 that it renewed a biojet fuel supply contract with World Energy, which will deliver up to 10 million gallons of aviation biofuel over the next two years. United Airlines uses the biofuel in every flight departing its Los Angeles hub. The contract renewal follows United Airlines’ original purchase agreement in 2013 with Paramount, California-based AltAir…
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AltAir Fuels
Vandewater was the lead investor and controlling shareholder of AltAir Fuels from 2013 until its sale to World Energy in 2018. Established in 2013, AltAir Fuels was created to produce low carbon fuels and chemicals derived from sustainable feedstock. For its first commercial project, AltAir partnered with Alon Energy USA (now Delek) to retool idled…
Read MoreWorld Energy Acquires Renewable Jet Fuel Producer AltAir
Boston-Based World Energy has closed on the purchase of Delek’s interests in renewable jet and diesel producer, AltAir Fuels, and Delek’s Paramount, California, refining and pipeline assets. The sale includes all of Delek’s membership interests in AltAir. READ MORE>>
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Qantas, Agrisoma, Honeywell, AltAir, WFS partner in historic first Pacific jet biofuels flight
Bit of biofuels from the bush, poured into and powering one of those Flying Kangaroos, and you have the latest news out of Australia, and a beauty if you happen to barrack for aviation biofuels. The world’s first dedicated biofuel flight between the United States and Australia, QF96 from Los Angeles to Melbourne, has departed from…
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Federal government seeking partner to look at way to create domestic jet biofuel industry
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking at the potential of producing jet biofuels, in light of an international agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry. Natural Resources Canada is looking for a company to design a “roadmap” for the development of a domestic aviation biofuel industry, according to a procurement document…
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