SAFFiRE Sustainable Aviation Fuel Project

Overview

Status

Greenfield

Region

North America

Geography

USA

State

Nevada

Equity Owner

SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC, D3MAX LLC, Southwest Airlines

Proponent

SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC, D3MAX LLC, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), Southwest Airlines, NREL, LanzaJet

Output

Sustainable aviation fuel

Type of electricty

Capacity

10-ton-per-day

Financing

Technology

Technical Advisors

Advisors

Project Contact

Mark Yancey, project principal investigator (PI), NREL alumnus, and SAFFiRE Renewables CEO

Lawyers

Project Cost

Offtaker

Southwest Airlines

Commercial Operations Date

Decommission Date

FID

Description

A planned 10-ton-per-day pilot plant project producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Renewable Ethanol.

If the pilot works, the first commercial-scale SAFFiRE project is projected to start construction in 2027.

The project involves D3MAX LLC, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), Southwest Airlines, NREL, LanzaJet, and other partners.

March 29, 2024

Southwest Airlines acquires SAFFiRE Renewables

Southwest Airlines Co. has acquired SAFFiRE Renewables, LLC as part of the investment portfolio of its wholly owned subsidiary Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures, LLC (SARV). SARV is dedicated to creating more opportunities...

February 29, 2024

Southwest Airlines launches venture initiative, invests in LanzaJet

Southwest Airlines Co. has launched Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures (SARV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines dedicated to creating more opportunities for Southwest to obtain scalable sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a critical component in...