Sustainable aviation gas (SAF) supplier SkyNRG introduced that it has secured financing, together with debt and fairness capital, reaching ultimate shut on a undertaking to construct the Netherland’s first large-scale SAF manufacturing plant, with KLM – Royal Dutch Airways positioned as the first off-taker for the brand new facility.
Based in 2009, Amsterdam-based SkyNRG goals to construct up SAF capability to assist allow the aviation sector to satisfy its 2050 internet zero dedication. The corporate was the primary on this planet to produce SAF on a business flight flown by co-founder and shareholder KLM in 2011.
SkyNRG targeted initially on sourcing, mixing and distributing SAF to airways, and creating partnerships aimed toward rising the availability and manufacturing of SAF globally. Following a €175 million funding by Macquarie in 2023, and a subsequent €250 million funding from Dutch pension asset supervisor APG in 2025, the corporate shifted to turn out to be a serious SAF producer by the event and operation of SAF manufacturing amenities.
The brand new manufacturing plant, based mostly on the Delfzijl chemical park within the north of the Netherlands, is anticipated to supply 100,000 tonnes of SAF annually, in addition to 35,000 tonnes of sustainable by-products corresponding to biobased propane, butane, and naphtha, using the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) pathway, which makes use of vegetable oils, waste oils, or fat as feedstock.
Building on the brand new plant has already begun, with startup anticipated mid-2028. SkyNRG stated that it anticipates the lifecycle GHG discount of SAF to extend from an preliminary 80% to greater than 90% over time, based mostly on availability of Dutch renewable vitality and lowered reliance on pure fuel.
SkyNRG CEO & Co-Founder Maarten van Dijk stated:
“It’s essential that we enhance the worldwide manufacturing of SAF to allow future generations to have the flexibility to fly when wanted and SAF performs a significant position within the decarbonization of aviation.“
