VolagHy and Airbus co-finance Kuopio eSAF feasibility study
- VolagHy and Airbus will jointly co-finance a feasibility study and financial modelling for VolagHy’s Kuopio project.
- Kuopio is VolagHy’s first flagship plant for electro-based sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) in Finland.
- VolagHy aims to replicate the Kuopio model and build five eSAF facilities across the Nordics by 2040.
- The initiative is backed and initiated by InnoEnergy and will leverage a pan‑European ecosystem of industry, finance, policy and academia to scale synthetic aviation fuel production.
Partnership and study
VolagHy has entered a partnership agreement with Airbus to jointly co‑finance a feasibility study and financial modelling for its Kuopio project.
Project scope and targets
The Kuopio site is VolagHy’s first flagship plant for electro‑based sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF). VolagHy aims to replicate this model and build five eSAF facilities across the Nordics by 2040, creating a blueprint for scaling sustainable aviation fuels across Europe.
Backing and ecosystem
The project was backed and initiated by InnoEnergy and leverages a pan‑European ecosystem of industry, finance, policy and academia to scale synthetic aviation fuel production.
Strategic relevance
Airbus said the project combines strong industrial partnerships, access to key feed stocks and a clear pathway to commercial scale, and framed eSAF deployment in Europe as vital to aviation decarbonisation and resilience. VolagHy stated that Airbus’s support strengthens the industrial foundation of the project, validates its strategic relevance for aviation, and helps unlock a scalable eSAF value chain in Europe.
Source: InnoEnergy