Synthetic Aviation Fuel Deal
Uniper Agrees to Purchase Synthetic Aviation Fuel from Danish Facility
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Uniper has agreed to buy 40,000 metric tons of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel annually for more than a decade from Arcadia eFuels’ planned Endor facility in Vordingborg, Denmark, with deliveries expected to begin in the early 2030s. The companies say the agreement—one of the largest announced eSAF offtake deals to date—could help secure financing and build a European market for lower-emission aviation fuel, a potential tool for an industry that is difficult to decarbonize. The contracted volume represents nearly half of Endor’s planned annual capacity of about 80,000 metric tons, leaving Arcadia to find buyers for the remainder. The project has completed front-end engineering design but had not yet reached a final investment decision, raising questions about whether it can be built in time to meet the stated delivery schedule.
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Arcadia’s 2023 roadmap projected that Endor would begin producing eSAF in 2025, making the newly stated early-2030s delivery window at least four years later than its original target.
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The contracted annual volume is equivalent to the fuel needed for about 1,000 Boeing 787-9 flights between Düsseldorf and Abu Dhabi, according to the companies.
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Uniper said the synthetic fuel could cut emissions by up to 98 percent.
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EU rules require sustainable aviation fuel to make up 2% of fuel supplied at regional airports in 2025 and 6% in 2030; the eSAF sub-target is 1.2% from 2030 and 5% from 2035.
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