Oil’s Hardest-Hit Market Sees Hope in U.S. Airport Traffic Bump
A pick-up in spring break travel is pointing to the first signs of life for a battered jet fuel market, a trend that is likely to continue as more vaccinated Continue Reading
‘A matter of urgency’: airlines, tour firms react to EU health certificates proposal
EU’s executive arm has proposed launching digital certificates showing the holders pose no health risk from coronavirus, and to coordinate lifting of lockdowns The certificates would prove travellers have been Continue Reading
Novel pathway for aviation fuel from food waste–derived volatile fatty acids (VFA) could lead to 70% blends, up to 165% reduction in GHG
Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the University of Dayton, Yale University, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from food Continue Reading
Demand doubts, energy transition impede outlook for refining sector: IEA
Refineries will have to find a way to navigate both the move to decarbonization and the demand uncertainties brought on by the pandemic, the International Energy Agency said March 17. Continue Reading
Volkswagen Aims to Use Its Size to Head Off Tesla
Volkswagen is going all in on electric cars, with plans to build battery factories in Europe, install a network of charging stations and slash the cost of emission-free travel. That Continue Reading
World oil demand may have peaked in 2019 amid energy transition
Global oil demand may have hit the peak in 2019 and natural gas will follow suit around 2025, the director-general of International Renewable Energy Agency said March 16, as the Continue Reading
Biden’s EV Agenda Has One Major Problem
Last month, President Joe Biden said he planned to replace the whole federal vehicle fleet with electric cars, creating one million jobs in the process. Jobs aside, we’re talking about Continue Reading
Is Travel Coming Back? Airports Have Busiest Days Since March 2020
Airline executives said they are starting to see a path out of the coronavirus pandemic as more passengers resume travel, following a weekend when airport volumes hit their highest levels Continue Reading
Electric-Vehicle Startups Promise Record-Setting Revenue Growth
It took Google eight years to reach $10 billion in sales, the fastest ever for a U.S. startup. In the current SPAC frenzy, a spate of electric-vehicle companies planning listings are vowing Continue Reading
Cooking Oil Could Fuel Your Next Flight
The idea of flying on a plane fueled by cooking oil waste would have been ridiculous a decade ago. Now, this is reality. Sustainable aviation fuels, according to some, are Continue Reading