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Topsoe and Sasol have signed licensing agreements with Allied Biofuels to provide technology for a sustainable aviation fuel and eSAF production facility planned for the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan.
Under the agreements, Topsoe and Sasol will provide the core technology license, engineering design package and technical services for the facility's eSAF production pathway.
The project will combine Topsoe's SynCOR technology with Sasol's Fischer-Tropsch technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel from multiple feedstocks, including biomass, green hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The integrated production pathway is designed to provide flexibility by allowing the use of different feedstock sources.
The agreements represent Topsoe's first eSAF project in Uzbekistan and build on more than three decades of collaboration between Topsoe and Sasol on fuel production technologies.
The licensing agreements support Allied Biofuels' planned $6.1 billion integrated clean fuels development in the Khorezm region. The company said the project is intended to become one of Central Asia's largest aviation fuel production platforms by combining large scale clean energy integration, advanced fuel conversion technologies and international engineering expertise.
The facility is expected to produce next generation aviation fuels for domestic, regional and international markets.
The project comes as demand for sustainable aviation fuel continues to increase alongside policies aimed at expanding production and use. Under the European Union's ReFuelEU Aviation regulation, fuel suppliers must provide a 1.2% share of eSAF at EU airports by 2030. That requirement increases to 35% by 2050.
Topsoe's SynCOR technology is based on autothermal reforming and has been used in commercial scale reforming applications for more than 35 years. The company's G2L e-fuels process combines Topsoe and Sasol technologies into a single licensing solution that converts renewable feedstocks, including gasified biomass and captured carbon dioxide with hydrogen, into synthetic fuels while optimizing hydrogen use and fuel yields. Sustainable aviation fuel produced through these pathways is designed to serve as a renewable replacement for conventional jet fuel while reducing carbon emissions from air travel.
Source: Topsoe, "Topsoe and Sasol bring advanced SAF technology to Allied Biofuels' landmark project in Uzbekistan"