Under an agreement with Edgewood Renewables, Plug will use its hydrogen plant design experience to help build and integrate hydrogen into the SAF production process.

Specifically, the US green hydrogen firm will lead the engineering design, key product supply, fabrication, and project oversight.

Plug said the project “expands its reach beyond hydrogen into complementary clean fuel markets.”

Located at a former fuel-terminal site in Nevada, the plant will convert biomass into low-carbon fuels using thermochemical processes that integrate renewable natural gas and hydrogen.

Edgewood plans to produce over 120 million gallons of SAF per year. Construction of the facility and equipment is set to commence “in the coming months.”

The company emphasised the goal is to help decarbonise aviation, trucking, maritime, and other heavy transport sectors with the drop-in fuels.

Existing terminal infrastructure at the Las Vegas site will be used to store and distribute the produced SAF.

Alan Sharkey, Executive Vice-President of Project Execution at Plug, said the initiative underscores the firm’s versatility.

“Whether hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, or biomethanol, we know how to integrate complex systems at scale, and that’s exactly what’s needed to move renewable fuels forward,” he said.