FatHopes Energy has signed a feedstock partnership with Spain-based UCO Trading, targeting over 200,000 tonnes of UCO and other feedstocks annually through UCO Trading's global sourcing network. It's the Malaysian SAF developer's second such deal in weeks, following a separate MoU with China-focused MotionECO for the same volume. Both agreements remain non-binding MoUs, pointing to a deliberate feedstock diversification strategy across two continents.

HD Hyundai Samho has delivered Jane Maersk, its first Very Large Ammonia Carrier, to Maersk Tankers in a shipyard handover, no cargo carried on this leg. The 93,000 cbm vessel, designed for both ammonia and LPG, is the first of several ordered in 2023, with Mitsui as co-investor. The delivery adds to HD Hyundai Samho's 22-vessel, $2.55 billion VLAC order backlog, distinct from ammonia-fuelled propulsion vessels.

Jilin Electric Power has shipped what's reported as the world's largest single green ammonia cargo, 3,750 tonnes, from its Da'an complex in Jilin to South Korea. The plant, EU RFNBO-certified and running on 800MW of wind and solar, produces up to 180,000 tonnes of ammonia annually with buyers already secured across Europe, Japan and Korea. The cargo adds to a cluster of ammonia milestones in Korea this month, alongside EXMAR's first commercial ammonia voyage.

South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has published draft rules making emissions targets mandatory for heavy trucks and buses from 2027, replacing the voluntary system, alongside tighter passenger vehicle standards. Manufacturers must cut heavy-duty vehicle emissions 30% by 2030, with new incentives for hydrogen combustion engines and a pilot mechanism letting automakers offset emissions via renewable electricity use. Open for consultation until 14 Septemb

Australia added a record 9.1 GW of solar, wind and battery capacity in FY2025/26, more than double the previous year, with batteries accounting for the majority of new capacity. But AEMO's own data shows the connections pipeline growing faster than completions, up 42% to 75.4 GW, with projects now spending a median 18 months in the developer-led implementation stage, up from 14, as design changes and financing delays slow the path from approval to full output.

Allied Biofuels has signed a logistics deal with Pro Logistic Services to export SAF and e-SAF from its Uzbekistan complex to Europe and the Gulf, via rail through the Trans-Caspian route to Black Sea ports, then marine tanker onward. It follows Sinopec's FEED contract for the plant itself. Locking in export routes before FID reflects the added logistics challenge landlocked SAF projects face compared with coastal competitors with direct port access.

China has launched a Methanol Fuel Shipping Supply Chain Innovation Alliance with 20 members spanning shipping, ports, energy and equipment, including Sinopec, COSCO, PetroChina, Methanex and the Methanol Institute. No targets or financing were disclosed alongside the launch. It arrives as methanol newbuild orders have fallen sharply, from 149 in 2024 to just 4 in the first five months of 2026.

India's ACME Group has signed export deals with Japan's IHI Corporation and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical for 405,000 tonnes of green ammonia and 100,000 tonnes of green methanol annually, backed by subsidy mechanisms on both sides. The agreements sit under India's National Green Hydrogen Mission, giving lenders and investors a long-term demand signal for green hydrogen derivative production at commercial scale.

Sinopec has completed its takeover of China National Aviation Fuel Group, the world's largest aviation fuel supplier, integrating refining and nationwide distribution under one operator as China's jet fuel demand is projected to hit 75 million tonnes by 2040. Supporters cite efficiency gains; critics warn it could reduce airlines' bargaining power and squeeze private SAF producers competing for access to the same distribution network.

China's State Council has issued its "Beautiful China" 15th Five-Year Plan, targeting a 7-10% emissions cut below peak by 2035. Buried in its transport measures: specific calls to develop sustainable aviation fuel and advance carbon capture and storage demonstration projects, alongside airport electrification and port shore power.

Malaysia has raised its biodiesel blend rate from B10 to B15, produced across 19 licensed plants, expected to consume roughly 801,000 tonnes of crude palm oil annually while leaving exports untouched. The move follows Vietnam's E10 ethanol mandate and precedes Indonesia's B50 biodiesel launch by a month, giving Southeast Asia three biofuel mandate increases within eight weeks, all citing the same driver: reducing exposure to Middle East-linked oil price volatility.

Vietnam has rolled out a nationwide mandate requiring all gasoline sold to be blended into E10 (10% ethanol), replacing conventional RON95. The country's ethanol demand of roughly 100,000 cubic metres a month currently outstrips domestic production, with the gap met through imports. The move lands alongside Indonesia's B50 mandate as part of a broader regional pivot toward biofuels, though some environmental groups warn the trend risks pushing up food prices if demand keeps r

Sinopec Engineering has signed a FEED contract with Uzbekistan's Allied Biofuels FE LLC to design Central Asia's first large-scale, integrated SAF complex. The facility is designed to produce roughly 160,000 tonnes of biomass-based SAF and 250,000 tonnes of e-SAF annually, using agricultural residues and solar power, targeting aviation demand in Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. It marks a Chinese state oil major's first major overseas move into low-carbon fuel produc

Indonesia's Pertamina has signed an MOU with Boeing to explore developing a domestic sustainable aviation fuel industry, covering feedstock sourcing, production technology and policy support. No capacity or timeline has been disclosed yet, but it builds on Pertamina's existing SAF work through the Cilacap Biorefinery. The deal lands the same week as Indonesia's B50 biodiesel mandate, giving the country two active biofuel workstreams running in parallel across road and aviatio

Indonesia has begun nationwide rollout of its mandatory B50 biodiesel programme, raising palm-oil-based FAME content in diesel from 40% to 50%. The government cites foreign exchange savings of up to USD 8.82 billion and reduced diesel import reliance as the rationale, framing it as energy independence amid the Middle East conflict. As the world's largest palm oil producer, Indonesia's move has direct consequences for regional palm oil markets and feedstock competition across

Singapore's Parliament has passed a motion backing an S$800 million research package, RIE2030, spanning AI and autonomy across aviation, maritime and land transport over the next five years. Within the maritime portion, funding is earmarked for alternative-fuel safety research, including leak detection tools, to support the shift to biofuel, methanol and ammonia bunkering. Mostly an AI and workforce story, but with a real, specific fuels-safety thread inside it.

Ocean Network Express has marked the maiden voyage of ONE Solidarity, a methanol- and ammonia-ready container ship, with its first call at Shekou, China. The vessel isn't running on either fuel yet; it's built with the flexibility to convert later, part of a wider industry trend of ordering dual-fuel-ready tonnage rather than committing fleets to a single alternative fuel pathway. A look at what "fuel-ready" really means, and why carriers are hedging their bets.

Beijing Shougang LanzaTech, a China-based carbon-recycling joint venture between steelmaker Shougang and LanzaTech, has listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The venture converts industrial waste gas into ethanol, a feedstock already certified for ethanol-to-jet SAF production. With four operating facilities and real revenue behind it, the listing gives the wider carbon-recycling sector one of its first public market valuation benchmarks.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore issued methanol bunkering licences to Global Energy Trading, Golden Island, and PetroChina International (Singapore), effective 1 January 2026. The three were selected from 13 applicants through an evaluation covering supply chain reliability, operational readiness, safety systems, and the sustainability certification of the methanol supplied. The licences run for five years, to 31 December 2030, giving licensees a defined runway t

SIA has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable aviation fuel despite a Middle East-driven fuel cost shock pushing jet prices well above last year's levels. While CAAS deferred the mandatory SAF Levy's start date, a separate voluntary procurement trial involving SIA, Scoot, and Changi Airport Group continues as planned. With fuel partly hedged and no surcharge reintroduced, SIA is absorbing costs through fares instead, a signal that its SAF commitment runs deeper than the le