ClimaHtech SAF

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OVERVIEW

ClimaHtech SAF

CATAGEN’s pioneering ClimaHtech E-FUEL GEN technology produces a range of e-Fuels including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by combining renewable hydrogen and sustainable carbon dioxide using renewable electricity.  SAFs are liquid fuels which can reduce emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil jet fuel. 

CATAGEN’s electrically driven E-FUEL GEN technology can produce SAF from wind, water and air (e-SAF) and from wind and sustainable bio-organic waste (bio-SAF). CATAGEN’s ClimaHtech systems can tolerate intermittent renewables and are modular and scalable, enabling accelerated deployment in the market. 

Milestones:

• Q4 2022: First prototype and e-fuel produced
• Q2 2024: CATAGEN is first company to submit
e-fuel sample to EU SAF Clearing House
• Q1 2025: Launch of world first electrically
driven production model

Benefits for SAF

DECARBONISING

Aviation

Pathway 1 combines ClimaHtech BIOHGEN and E-FUEL GEN to produce bio-SAF. BIOHGEN produces biohydrogen and biogenic carbon dioxide, solving the issue of where to source the carbon dioxide required to produce SAF. CATAGEN’s bio-SAF pathway is non-HEFA (Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids). 

Pathway 2 combines ClimaHtech HGEN, CAPTURE and E-FUEL GEN to produce e-SAF from hydrogen and carbon dioxide. Other sources of hydrogen and carbon dioxide can also be used. 

INSIGHT

Opportunity for SAF

Approximately 100,000 flights take off and land every day across the world. The sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) market is attracting significant interest due to its global scale and need, estimated at USD 576.18 million in 2022 and is expected to grow by 57.50% from 2023 to 2030.

A single long-haul flight can create more carbon emissions in a few hours than the average person in 56 different countries will generate in an entire year.  (World Economic Forum).

The ReFuelEU aviation regulation has a target of 2% SAF at EU airports by 2025 rising to 70% by 2050. The U.K. has set a similar 2% mandate in 2025 rising to 10% in 2030 and to 22% in 2040.

The U.S. Congress introduced the Sustainable Skies Act in May 2021, aiming to boost incentives to use SAF. In addition, in early September 2021, the U.S. announced a new sustainable aviation fuel goal to increase the production of SAF to at least 3 billion gallons per year by 2030.

EMISSIONS

The aviation industry

Aviation contributes about 2.5% of global annual emissions and is difficult to decarbonise, with 81% of emissions coming from passenger flights and the remaining 19% from freight. 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that SAF could contribute around 65% of the reduction in emissions needed by the aviation sector to reach net zero in 2050, with new technologies, infrastructure/operations and offsetting/carbon capture making up the remainder. According to IATA, it is expected that 449 billion litres of SAFs will be required by 2050. SAF mandates and targets are in place in the EU, UK and USA. 

PARTNER WITH US

ClimaHtech SAF Lead

Dr Andrea Ahern 

Andrea is part of the CATAGEN Commercialisation Team supporting the continued scaling and growth of ClimaHtech in 2024.

ClimaHtech has a particular focus on hard to decarbonise sectors such as cement, aviation and transit.

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