Under the MoU, an initial 50,000 tonnes of SAF will be supplied in 2025, with annual incremental increasing to 200,000 tonnes 10 years later.
By converting different types of local waste, such as green waste, organic waste and methane from municipal solid waste, into clean fuels, Raven offers a sustainable solution for the long-term production of SAF.
Matt Murdock, CEO of Raven SR, said, “We are grateful our strategic partner Itochu introduced us to JAL to initiate this landmark agreement for long-term SAF supplies that will foster growth for Raven SR on a global basis and help JAL with its carbon reduction commitments.”
The Japanese airline industry is required to reach Net Zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from aircraft by 2050, due to the country’s General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
Beginning in 2024, Japanese airlines must reduce or offset 15% of emissions from 2019 levels.
Itochu is one of several investors in Raven SR, with the two companies maintaining a strong partnership and planning for commercial production and sales of renewable fuels worldwide.
Last year, Raven SR announced plans to bring its first commercial Steam/CO2 Reforming production facility online this year following a field trial.
The facility, at West Contra Sanitary Landfill in Richmond, California, will convert organic green waste into transportation-grade hydrogen.
Read more: Raven SR to launch first commercial Steam/CO2 Reforming production facility in 2023
Raven SR’s technology is a non-combustion thermal, chemical reductive process that converts organic waste and landfill gas to hydrogen and Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuels.
Unlike other hydrogen production technologies, its steam/CO2 Reformation doesn’t require fresh water as a feedstock.
Raven’s own goal is to generate as much of its own power onsite as possible, to reduce reliance on the power grid and be independent.
The use of waste as feedstock for its SAF production is expected to stabilise both the supply and pricing, with the third-generation synthetic SAF produced projected to reduce CO2 emissions when compared with conventional jet fuel and extend the lifespan of jet engines.
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