Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology pioneer LanzaJet reports it has reached another milestone in the construction of its first commercial-scale SAF production plant, taking shape in Soperton, Georgia. Anticipated to be completed by the end of this year, the company noted the final modules are now in place in the more-than-10-story biorefinery that will be the heart of the facility.
Construction of the Freedom Pines plant—located less than 100 miles from Savannah—began in August. When operational, the facility will be the first commercial plant to use the alcohol-to-jet SAF production pathway. It is expected to refine 10 million gallons of SAF and renewable diesel a year using a range of sustainable low-carbon-intensity ethanol derived from sources such as waste-based feedstocks.
“Completing the modular construction of the facility is a major milestone as we track toward coming online later this year,” said LanzaJet CEO Jimmy Samartzis. “This project is fully funded, all long-lead equipment is arriving on site and on schedule, U.S. EPA renewable fuel standard pathway is secured, and sustainable fuel offtake agreements are in place to cover 100 percent of the fuels produced for the next 10 years.”