LanzaTech selects North Sea Port, Ghent for Europe’s first commercial ATJ SAF plant
- €500 million project to build Europe’s first commercial Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) SAF plant in North Sea Port, Ghent, using the LanzaJet ATJ process
- Design capacity 79,000 t/yr sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and 9,000 t/yr renewable diesel, compliant with CORSIA, EU ReFuelEU and UK SAF Mandate
- EIA scoping notification submitted toward FID; FEED substantially complete, site secured, feedstock LOIs and offtake frameworks in place; ~50 permanent jobs and ~300 FTE during three-year construction; FLITE consortium backed with EU Horizon 2020 support
Project overview
LanzaTech’s FLITE consortium will build Europe’s first commercial Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel facility at North Sea Port, Ghent, using the LanzaJet ATJ process; the project is budgeted at €500 million and receives EU Horizon 2020 support.
Capacity and compliance
The plant is designed to produce 79,000 tonnes/year of SAF and 9,000 tonnes/year of renewable diesel and to comply with CORSIA, the EU ReFuelEU Aviation rules and the UK SAF mandate.
Project status and permitting
FEED is substantially complete, the site is secured, feedstock supply letters of intent and offtake frameworks are in place, and an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping notification has been submitted as a step toward a Financial Investment Decision (FID).
Local impact and infrastructure
Construction is expected to span three years with an average of about 300 FTE positions during that period and roughly 50 permanent jobs once operational; the site benefits from multimodal port connectivity, existing utilities and nearby ethanol feedstock production (ArcelorMittal Steelanol) across the canal.
Source: LanzaTech