Plans for a 120,000 million gallons per annum ethanol-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in the Midwest US have been unveiled by Avina.
The clean hydrogen and derivative fuel solutions specialist has already completed the preliminary front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) for the project and hopes to start the FEED phase in Q2 2024.
The site will employ licenced technology processes to convert low-carbon ethanol into a high-grade jet fuel. It will also leverage existing rail and pipeline infrastructure for end-product delivery to Chicago O’Hare Airport, among others.
Avina has already signed long-term supply agreements with leading ethanol suppliers for a significant portion of the low carbon intensity ethanol feedstock volume requirement, a major milestone in moving the project forward.
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