Sustaero partners with Topsoe, Sasol for landmark Canadian SAF project
- Sustaero GP Inc.
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Sustaero GP Inc. announced July 7 that it has entered into a single-point licensing agreement with global technology leaders Topsoe and Sasol to deliver process technologies for its project to convert wood waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Canada.
The agreement marks a major milestone for Sustaero, locking in the core chemical synthesis and upgrading blocks of its proprietary syngas optimization for aviation renewables (SOAR™) architecture.
Under the terms of the agreement, Topsoe and Sasol will provide their gas-to-liquid synfuels (G2L™) technology.
This fully wrapped solution integrates Topsoe’s hydrogen production, gas reforming and hydroprocessing solutions with Sasol’s world-leading Fischer-Tropsch and treatment technologies.
Sustaero’s facility is expected to produce 144,000 metric tons of SAF annually from abundant wood waste, with a master-planned footprint capable of scaling up to four times that initial capacity.
The downstream technology package will seamlessly integrate with the upstream high-temperature biomass-gasification systems provided by NextChem, completing the end-to-end ultra-low carbon fuel production train and enabling the independently verified carbon-intensity (CI) score of 8.79 grams of CO2 equivalent per megajoule, “outperforming 95 percent of all SAF projects worldwide,” the company said.
“We’re honored to be working with Topsoe and Sasol, both long-established pioneers who continue to be the vanguard of gas to liquid manufacturing,” said Keith Gillard, CEO of Sustaero. “Our SOAR architecture is augmented and de-risked by integrating their G2L technologies. With this partnership, Sustaero will play a leadership role in aviation’s evolution to low-carbon fuels made from secure and sustainable feedstocks.”
Yassir Ghiyati, Topsoe’s chief commercial officer, said, “We are proud to partner with Sustaero on this important project and to provide the technologies needed to help bring it to life. Projects like this demonstrate how proven technologies and strong collaboration can accelerate the commercialization of renewable fuels at scale.”
Sarushen Pillay, an executive with Sasol, added, “We’re proud that Sustaero has selected Sasol for its biomass-to-liquids facility, and we look forward to deliver an integrated FT solution that de-risks the project, drives superior product yields and strengthens overall bankability.”
The project is currently advancing through its front-end loading 2 (FEL-2), pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) study phase.
Sustaero said it expects to make a final-investment decision (FID) in 2027, with commercial operations targeted to begin in 2030.
