The world has a long way to go to meet climate goals, especially airlines. There is currently no alternative to jet fuel-powered passenger planes on the horizon, which puts the focus on sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF.
This week, we speak with Mihir Dange, CEO of XCF Global and Wray Thorn, co-CEO of Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition Company (NASDAQ:BHAC). The two signed a $1.8 billion combination in March and aim to create one of the only pureplay SAF producers on the public markets.
XCF is in the process of converting existing diesel facilities to produce SAF and Mihir explains why this approach is key to bringing production online faster.
Wray also lays out the financial case for backing SAF production and how a SPAC deal plays into XCF’s future funding mix.
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VII (NASDAQ:HVIIU) announced the pricing of its $175 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “HVIIU”, Friday, January 17, 2025. The new SPAC intends to seek out a business combination with a company in the industrial technology and energy transition sectors. Hennessy...
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At the SPAC of Dawn Right on the heels of a mostly positive inflation picture, SPACs are set to take in a raft of new indicators for retail sales, import prices and homebuilder confidence later today. SPACs may have some extra confidence of their own knowing that one of their major foes on the de-SPAC...
At the SPAC of Dawn After an up-and-down week on the market, all eyes are set to be glued to this morning’s Consumer Price Index readouts for signs of where the Fed might take its rate-cut strategy. US exchanges had a slightly positive day in reaction to Core PPI coming in at 0.1% for December...
Ribbon Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:RIBBU) announced the pricing of its $50 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “RIBBU”, Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The new SPAC intends to take a generalist approach in searching for a business combination, but will not consider targets located in China. Ribbon’s...