Spanish engineering company Tecnicas Reunidas SA has secured a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for a synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) plant in Sweden, which is expected to produce approximately 66,000 tonnes of fuel annually using green hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide, Renewables Now reported.
The contract was awarded by Alby PtX AB, which is developing the industrial-scale facility at Alby in the municipality of Ange. The proposed plant will use renewable electricity, water and captured carbon dioxide to manufacture synthetic aviation fuel through a power-to-liquid process, Tecnicas Reunidas said on Tuesday.
Under the agreement, the Spanish engineering company will integrate the plant’s entire production process, covering green hydrogen generation through electrolysis, conversion of hydrogen and carbon dioxide into synthetic crude, and its subsequent refining into e-SAF.
The production process will incorporate reverse water-gas shift (eRWGS) and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technologies, along with hydrocarbon upgrading and associated treatment facilities. The plant’s design will also include a naphtha recycling system to improve carbon utilisation and overall production efficiency.
FEED contract may lead to EPC agreement
The FEED contract is expected to pave the way for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement. Subject to a positive final investment decision (FID) by Alby PtX, Tecnicas Reunidas could undertake the project’s EPC work and commissioning services.
The contract marks Tecnicas Reunidas’ first project in Sweden and strengthens its presence in Europe’s sustainable fuels, green hydrogen and power-to-X sectors.
