France's BioTJet Project Pioneering Green Hydrogen for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Key Ideas
  • Elyse Energy's BioTJet project in France will utilize BioTfueL® technology with green hydrogen to produce sustainable aviation fuel from wood waste, aiming to reduce carbon intensity in air and road transport by 2029.
  • The project aligns with EU regulations for sustainable aviation fuels, starting with a 2% quota in 2025 and aiming for 70% SAF in all EU airports by 2050, contributing to addressing climate change.
  • thyssenkrupp Uhde's PRENFLO® gasification technology is crucial for the project, providing a sustainable production process for biomass-based synthetic products like methanol, hydrogen, and SAF.
  • Key stakeholders, including Elyse Energy, thyssenkrupp Uhde, and Axens, express confidence in the project's potential to deliver cost-competitive SAF and naphtha to the market by 2030, driving the green transformation.
Elyse Energy in France has chosen thyssenkrupp Uhde to implement the BioTJet project, which focuses on producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from end-of-life wood waste and local forestry residues. This initiative incorporates green hydrogen to achieve a significant reduction in carbon intensity in the aviation and road transport sectors by 2029. The project, based on the E-BioTfueL concept, aims to comply with EU regulations mandating a 2% quota of sustainable aviation fuels in 2025, eventually increasing to 70% by 2050. Axens, by signing a license agreement for the BioTfueL® technology, along with other partners like Avril, IFPEN, and thyssenkrupp Uhde, is instrumental in advancing this sustainable aviation transition. The utilization of the PRENFLO® gasification technology from thyssenkrupp Uhde underscores the commitment to producing biomass-based synthetic products sustainably, including methanol, hydrogen, and SAF. Elyse Energy's President Pascal Penicaud and executives from thyssenkrupp Uhde and Axens express optimism about the project's capability to provide competitive SAF and naphtha to the market by 2030. With a focus on innovative clean energy solutions, the project signifies a pivotal milestone in advancing the energy transition and supporting the global shift towards sustainable sources.
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