NorSAF has signed a permanent technology license agreement with KBR to develop what is presented as Northern Europe’s first fully drop-in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility. The plant, to be built in Northern Europe, will use KBR’s PureSAF process to produce both biogenic SAF and e-SAF.
The agreement grants NorSAF long-term rights to deploy the PureSAF technology, covering the SAF process design and ongoing technical support. The project is described as the largest SAF and e-SAF plant in Northern Europe, with initial operations targeted around 2030.
Production is intended to supply airlines in the Baltic states and across Northern Europe as carriers prepare to comply with progressively tightening European SAF blending mandates under the ReFuelEU Aviation framework. The facility is designed as a full drop-in SAF site, meaning its output is intended to be fully compatible with conventional Jet A/A-1 once certifications and regulatory approvals for 100% SAF use are in place.
The announcement marks a further scale-up of industrial SAF capacity in Europe, where current use remains a small fraction of total jet fuel consumption. Detailed figures on planned capacity, investment size, exact site location, and project milestones beyond the 2030 start-up target have not been disclosed.