Sustainable Aviation Fuel

EC 941-379-0

Also known as SAF.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel projects

chemXplore tracks 72 projects producing sustainable aviation fuel, of which 56 are active.

21 Announced / Concept 19 FEED / Pre-FID 15 Under Construction 1 Commissioning & Start-up

49 new construction, 4 expansion, and 1 conversion / repurposing.

Expected to start operating
2026
none
2027
6 projects
2028
11 projects
2029
4 projects
2030
11 projects
2031
4 projects

10 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 9 September 2026 Carbon Neutral Fuels BioNQ SAF Project, North Queensland · Announced / Concept · Australia
  • 8 September 2026 GS Caltex Yeosu SAF Co-Processing Line Expansion · Announced / Concept
  • September 2026 SkyNRG Walla Walla Project Wigeon SAF Facility · FEED / Pre-FID · United States
  • August 2026 thyssenkrupp Carbon2Chem SAF Pilot Plant, Duisburg · Under Construction · Germany
  • August 2026 SKY Renewables Project Lion SAF Facility, Burdekin · FEED / Pre-FID · Australia

Owners and developers: SkyNRG (3), Carbon Neutral Fuels (2), Eni S.p.A. (2), Expander Energy Inc. (2), Moeve, S.A. (2), Preem AB (2)

Investors: European Investment Bank (3), A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S (1), Air France-KLM S.A. (1), Airbus SE (1), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (1), Austrian Power Grid AG (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 44 of these 56 projects For subscribers

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Latest news on sustainable aviation fuel

29 September 2026
Plug Power and Arcadia eFuels partner for >1 GW e‑SAF electrolyzer supply; 280 MW for Denmark ENDOR

Preferred electrolyzer supplier for over 1 GW of e‑SAF projects; initial 280 MW GenEco will produce ~110 t/day renewable H2 for jet fuel at Port of Vordingborg; ENDOR moving to FID.

29 September 2026
Haltermann Carless and INERATEC to scale e‑fuels via ERA T.H2

Long‑term offtake agreement supports ERA T.H2 PBtL plant in Normandy; commissioning in 2029 and commercial production starting 2031.

29 September 2026
OMV Petrom advances Strategy 2030 execution

Half of €11bn capex deployed; Neptun Deep first gas H1 2027; renewables, storage, SAF/HVO unit and expanded EV charging to 2030.

28 September 2026
Moeve and Emerita Resources to supply 100% HVO to Iberian Belt West mine

First industrial-scale use of 100% renewable diesel in Spanish mining; local Huelva production could cut ~2,600 tCO2/yr. New 2G complex planned with €1.2bn investment.

28 September 2026
SkyNRG selects Technip Energies, Sasol and Topsoe for Project Wigeon FEED

Moves FEED forward for a 50M gal/year RNG‑to‑SAF plant at Port of Walla Walla using Fischer‑Tropsch; permitting secured and start‑up targeted for 2031.

23 September 2026
Uniper and Arcadia eFuels agree 40,000 t/y eSAF offtake for Project Endor

40,000 t/yr eSAF commitment for 10+ years from Project Endor in Denmark; deliveries planned from early 2030s; fuel claims up to 98% lifecycle emissions reduction and EU compliance.

22 September 2026
Petrobras uses technical corn oil in asphalt production

Revap has produced 95,000 t of CAP Pro R asphalt using technical corn oil, a semi‑refined residual from corn ethanol processing sourced from Inpasa.

21 September 2026
OMV Petrom advances EUR 560m SAF/HVO unit at Petrobrazi

EUR 560m unit to produce 250,000 t/yr SAF and renewable diesel from vegetable fats and used cooking oils; commissioning targeted for 2028.

21 September 2026
Velocys launches AlphaCore 800 microchannel FT reactor

Microchannel FT reactor rated up to 800 bpd (~30 kt/a) per unit, designed to reduce reactor count and support 100+ kt/a SAF and e‑fuel projects.

17 September 2026
Moeve starts Onuba — 300 MW first phase of Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley

First phase delivers 300 MW (option +105 MW), ~45,000 tH2/yr, >€1bn phase investment, €304m public support and an expected >8,000 jobs across the value chain.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel plants by country

chemXplore tracks 9 plants producing sustainable aviation fuel in 7 countries.

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The 4 with the most plants, of 7 countries.

Sustainable Aviation Fuel producers

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The 3 with the most plants, of 9 producers.

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