Natural State Renewables, a future leader in carbon-negative sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, has announced its strategic partnership with Axens (Rueil-Malmaison, France), along with technology partner thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH (Dortmund, Germany), to use the proven BioTfueL technology to produce SAF made from surplus forest biomass, such as pre-commercial thinnings and slash.
This fully integrated process was developed by 6 major players in the decarbonization field, Avril, Axens, CEA, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), TotalEnergies and thyssenkrupp Uhde. Natural State Renewables expects to utilize a combination of feedstock, process configuration, power generation, and capture of facility CO₂ emissions to produce SAF with negative GHG emissions, when compared to the fossil-jet baseline and independently calculated on a life-cycle basis. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the decarbonization journey of the aviation industry.
Axens recently announced plans to develop SAF projects in South America and Latin America in collaboration with GreenSinnergy.