Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos have signed an agreement to create Rebond, a joint venture that will develop a large sustainable aviation fuel plant in northern France. The project is planned for the port of Dunkirk and is aimed at industrial-scale SAF production using the Alcohol-to-Jet route.
The venture is designed around an annual output of about 160,000 tonnes of SAF, which would make it one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe. Airbus and Safran are taking part as industrial partners, helping to support offtake arrangements and future demand for the fuel.
The agreement has been signed, but the joint venture still needs customary closing conditions and approvals. Completion is expected in the second half of the year, while the project is being positioned as a contribution to European energy sovereignty and a major step in scaling SAF production on the continent.