The agreements were signed on the occasion of the opening of Metafuels’ new demonstration plant in Switzerland. At the facility, the company is developing its so-called aerobrew process, which converts renewable methanol into synthetic aviation fuel. Metafuels describes the demonstration facility as the world’s first methanol-to-jet plant.

The cooperation will initially focus on the planned Turbe project in Rotterdam, which is scheduled to begin commercial operations in 2030. Metafuels and MB Energy intend to jointly develop solutions for market access, certification, blending, infrastructure, logistics and the necessary flow of information throughout the supply chain. The aim is to transport certified and fully blended eSAF from the production site all the way to the aircraft.

MB Energy could also play a role at the beginning of the value chain. Under a planned agreement, the company is being considered as a supplier of the methanol required for production. In addition, MB Energy brings its existing expertise in trading, logistics and infrastructure, as well as experience with certification processes.

Scaling up eSAF is also an infrastructure challenge

The cooperation addresses a challenge that will become increasingly important as eSAF production expands. New production facilities alone are not enough. The fuel must be certified, transported, stored and blended with conventional aviation fuel before it can actually reach an aircraft through existing airport infrastructure.

Metafuels therefore sees not only the fuel technology itself, but the entire supply chain as a decisive factor for scaling up production. With the Turbe project in mind, the partners aim to establish a robust infrastructure for feedstocks, logistics and delivery well ahead of the planned start of production in 2030.

The cooperation between MB Energy and Metafuels therefore targets precisely the interface between new eSAF production and existing fuel infrastructure. The key will be to turn individual production projects into functioning supply chains through which synthetic aviation fuel can reliably reach airports in certified form.

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The key point is the scaling lever this creates. Instead of waiting solely for new standalone plants, co-processing demonstrates how existing hydrotreating units can be used for renewable fuels such as SAF and HVO. Topsoe points to its own HydroFlex technology, which allows biogenic feedstocks to be integrated without rebuilding the refinery from scratch.

For global scaling, however, renewable diesel and SAF need more than just new large-scale projects, ambitious investors and the right framework conditions. They also need pragmatic routes via existing infrastructure, clear specifications and fast implementation that isn’t held back by regulation. Steps like these can help bring available volumes to market sooner and drive the scaling of SAF and beyond!

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The project is based on the “Alcohol-to-Jet Fuel” pathway and will use advanced ethanol from agricultural and forestry residues, which can be upgraded into drop-in jet fuel. During the development phase, Technip Energies will act as the lead developer across the value chain, from feedstock through to aviation end use, including placing the fuel on the market directly at the airport.

A key enabler for implementation is that the Port of Dunkirk has already allocated an industrial site to Technip Energies, which is expected to provide logistical and permitting advantages. The partners are now funding project development including engineering studies; the establishment of the joint venture is subject to the usual approvals and is expected to be finalised in the second half of 2026.

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What’s interesting here is less the headline “plastic to jet fuel” and more the focus on the hard part of industrialisation: the facility has been built specifically for feedstock and fuel testing, validation, and progressing through ASTM qualification, supported by the government-backed UK SAF Clearing House.

This is a positive signal for the SAF roadmap: alongside HEFA & other established pathways, additional routes for “difficult” residual feedstocks are emerging. At the same time, a pilot is still a pilot—the next step is whether quality, scalability, and certification hold up in real-world practice.

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