NorSAF has signed a permanent licensing agreement with KBR to deploy PureSAF technology for a planned sustainable aviation fuel plant in Latvia. The project is being presented as Europe’s first commercial-scale facility capable of producing 100% drop-in SAF and eSAF.
KBR said the technology was invented by Swedish Biofuels and is exclusively licensed to it for commercial deployment. Under the agreement, NorSAF will use PureSAF for a plant targeted at an annual output of about 100,000 tonnes of SAF and eSAF.
The companies said the site is intended to become the largest SAF and e-SAF plant in Northern Europe. Initial start-up is provisionally expected around 2031, subject to permitting, certification and further project development.
PureSAF is currently certified for use at up to a 50/50 blend with fossil jet fuel, while approval for 100% drop-in use remains under regulatory review. The licensing deal marks an upstream step in the project and does not represent a final investment decision or the start of construction.