US-based clean energy firm Syzygy Plasmonics has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Geo bio gas&carbon to develop commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects in Brazil, the company announced, biofuels international reported.
The agreement is part of Syzygy’s global expansion of its NovaSAF™ platform and adds to a series of recent international partnerships aimed at building large-scale infrastructure to convert biogas into aviation fuel amid rising global demand for SAF.
Under the MoU, Geo bio gas&carbon will bring its experience in developing and operating biogas assets, while Syzygy will deploy its electrified GHG e-Reforming™ technology to convert biogas produced from sugarcane crop residues into SAF and other low-carbon fuels in Brazil.
The initial phase of the partnership will focus on sites capable of producing up to 100,000 metric tonnes of fuel per year. The companies said the long-term plan is to scale up production to more than 525,000 metric tonnes annually.
Trevor Best, Chief Executive Officer of Syzygy Plasmonics, said the collaboration strengthens the company’s position in the growing SAF market. He noted that the aviation sector’s move towards net-zero emissions depends on the ability to convert a wide range of feedstocks into fuel at industrial scale.
Best added that by working with Geo and other global partners, the company aims to demonstrate that biogas, often treated as waste, can serve as a significant resource for large-scale SAF production. He said the expanding international project pipeline provides a clear path towards commercial-scale deployment and supports the aviation industry’s efforts to cut carbon emissions.
