Germany – EDL Anlagenbau Gesellschaft mbH (EDL) has chosen Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS technology that Johnson Matthey (JM) and bp jointly developed for EDL’s HyKero plant in Böhlen-Lippendorf, Germany, which is located south of Leipzig.
When fully operational, the HyKero plant will be the first of its kind at a commercial scale in Germany and will generate 50,000 metric tons (MT) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually, including eSAF from a power-to-liquids (PtL) route. The PtL approach entails the creation of sustainable liquid fuels from carbon dioxide and renewable electricity. After blending, the HyKero plant’s anticipated SAF production capacity is equal to the fuel needed for more over a thousand transatlantic flights per year.
HyKero plant production
The HyKero plant is also expected to produce 14,000 MT of sustainable naphtha and roughly 1,000 MT of electrolytic (green) hydrogen annually once it is fully operational. This plant’s first phase is anticipated to be operational by 2027 and is well-located to service the Leipzig-Halle international airport. The EDL subsidiary XFuels HyKero GmbH will be in charge of project realization and plant operations. EDL estimates that a potential subsequent phase might increase eSAF capacity by 75,000 MT annually.
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