Located in St. James Parish, Louisiana, the $8bn plant is expected to produce 200 million gallons of hydrogen-based jet fuel per year.

Samsung is scheduled to begin front-end engineering and design (FEED) before the end of 2025, and will collaborate with Black & Veatch, the contractor and overall system integrator for the project.

DG Fuels plans to take a final investment decision (FID) on the facility by Q3 2026.

Blue and green hydrogen, produced from natural gas with carbon capture and electrolysis, respectively, will supply a low-carbon hydrogen feedstock to support SAF production.

The SAF will also draw on waste biomass as a carbon source, with DG Fuels announcing plans in 2024 to purchase annual volumes of sugar cane waste.

Samsung will also integrate the site’s power generation systems to ensure energy flows efficiently between hydrogen production, carbon capture, and the downstream fuel synthesis processes.

The Korean company is expected to balance renewable and conventional power inputs to maintain the plant’s operational stability and efficiency.

Mike Darcy, Chairman and CEO of DG Fuels, said Samsung E&A’s “recognised expertise in energy plants” was a key factor in awarding them the term sheet.

Last year, the US-based clean fuels developer selected Johnson Matthey (JM) and BP for its co-developedFischer Tropsch CANs technology.

Using the Fischer–Tropsch process, biomass-derived syngas is converted into synthetic kerosene for blending with conventional jet fuel.