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DECARBONISATION
Lhyfe to explore e-SAF production in France with

SAF+ International Group; plans green hydrogen

facility in Germany

France-based green hydrogen pro-
ducer, Lhyfe, and SAF+ International
Group (SAF+), a Canadian consortium
involved in the production and mar-
keting of e-SAF (electro Sustainable
Aviation Fuel), have inked a MoU to
combine their expertise to develop
the production of e-SAF from green
hydrogen, at a production site located
in the Le Havre area in France.

SAF+ brings together a coalition
of leading international players from
across the aviation value chain. In
July 2023, the company announced
the signature of a MoU with the Air build. This industrial complex would
France-KLM Group for the supply of be connected to the hydrocarbon trans-
second-generation e-SAF fuel, with port network in order to transport the
the first deliveries scheduled for 2030. e-SAF obtained from Le Havre to
airports in the Paris region, as well as
Lhyfe produces green and renewa- in northern and eastern France via the
ble hydrogen through the electrolysis existing infrastructure.
of water, at production units powered
by renewable energy. The company’s The two partners are aiming for
first site has already been operational a market launch by 2030, to align
since the second half of 2021, and two with market expectations and the The electricity will come from
further sites in France were inaugura- zero-emission targets set for 2050. wind and photovoltaic plants in the
ted in December 2023. Several other country. Potential offtakers would
sites are currently under construction Green hydrogen plant in Germany include various industrial and mobility
or extension across Europe. In another development, Lhyfe, applications.
broke ground on a new hydrogen pro-
As part of the deal, Lhyfe and duction plant in Germany, in Brake “The project in Lower Saxony will
SAF+ plan to assess the potential for (Unterweser). The site is located in play a major role in decarbonising the
developing e-SAF production in the the harbour area of Niedersachsen industrial port complex and maritime
Le Havre area and to sign a co-deve- Ports (NPorts), the largest public sea- transport,” Lhyfe said.
lopment agreement. The partners are port operator in Germany. The plant
aiming for a facility in the port region would be the first in the northern The company recently announced
of Le Havre, where Lhyfe would build German region to make green hydro- the start of construction of the larg-
a green hydrogen production site with gen available to the wider market. est hydrogen plant in Baden-Würt-
a capacity of more than 100 tonnes per temberg, in Schwäbisch Gmünd. The
day (300-MW of installed electroly- The plant will produce up to ground-breaking ceremony of this
sis capacity) to supply an e-SAF pro- 1,150-tpa of green hydrogen (installed 10-MW production plant took place
duction site that SAF+ is planning to electrolysis capacity of 10-MW). in October last year.

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