Lhyfe is cooperating with SAF+ to combine their expertise to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from green and renewable hydrogen, at a production site located in the Le Havre area of France.
As part of this memorandum of understanding, the partners are aiming for a facility in the port region of Le Havre, where Lhyfe would build a green hydrogen production site with an installed capacity of 300MW to supply an e-SAF production site that SAF+ is planning to build.
This industrial complex would be connected to the hydrocarbon transport network in order to transport the e-SAF obtained from Le Havre to airports in the Paris region, as well as in northern and eastern France via the existing infrastructure.
SAF+ brings together a coalition of international players from across the aviation value chain.
In July 2023, the company announced the signature of a memorandum of understanding with the Air France-KLM Group for the supply of second-generation e-SAF fuel, with the first deliveries scheduled for 2030.
Lhyfe produces green and renewable hydrogen through the electrolysis of water, at production units powered by renewable energy.
The two partners are aiming for a market launch by 2030, to align with market expectations and the zero-emission targets set for 2050.
Matthieu Guesné, Founder and CEO of Lhyfe, said: “Through this ambitious agreement with SAF+, we are demonstrating our determination to help decarbonise not only industry and road transport, but also air transport, which in 2020 accounted for 2.9% of global CO2 emissions.”