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Icelandic Facility To Test Thermal-Hybrid Architecture For Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Syntholene, a US-based sustainable aviation fuel firm, has completed a demonstration plant in Husavík, Iceland, that will use geothermal energy to produce synthetic aviation fuel. The plant will test the integration of a thermal-hybrid architecture with the company’s proprietary Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell technology. With the potential to lower green hydrogen production costs by 70%, Syntholene’s innovation could make eSAF more viable for airlines. Icelandair has expressed interest in purchasing up to 20,000 tons of eSAF from the plant over 10 years. The project was completed in just 69 days, with production expected to start shortly. This development was first reported by AeroTime.