INERATEC, the operators of the largest Power-to-Liquid (PtL) facility in the world -the ERA ONE, have signed a Letter of Intent, with Sasol Chemicals, for the production of e-Waxes and e-Fuels. into 2026.
The facility is expected to produce some 2,500 tons of sustainable e-Fuels.
This will allow the facility to improve e-kerosene production by 15%.
Dirk Uys, VP Sales South African Chemicals, said “to date, the necessary feedstocks for e-SAF, such as green hydrogen, are quite scarce. That’s why improving yields is the most important lever we have at the moment to make large-scale commercialization feasible.”
From the earliest tests to the recent plant opening, Sasol Chemicals has provided INERATEC with its benchmark catalysts based on the company’s proprietary Fischer-Tropsch know-how.
Tim Böltken, Founder and Managing Director INERATEC, said “The LoI marks another milestone in the two companies’ on-going collaboration, that also extends to the German-South African CARE-O-SENE research project, where both are consortium partners. The large-scale commercialization of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) is a cornerstone in de-fossilizing air transportation, with commitments from industry, politics and the scientific community to speed up development and commercialization.
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