- Solarig said it would set up a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant with a production capacity of 60,000 tonnes.
- The SAF plant will house two pathways for SAF: gas-to-liquid (GtL) and power-to-liquid (PtL).
Solarig, a Madrid-based renewable energy firm, said it would set up a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant with a production capacity of 60,000 tonnes per annum. The SAF plant will be in Parque Empresarial del Medio Ambiente (PEMA), Garray, Spain.
The ‘Numantia SAF project will incorporate fully dedicated renewable assets such as a 370MWp solar photovoltaic plant, a 50MW wind farm, and battery storage with a 100MWh capacity.
The construction phase will start in 2026, and the commissioning and operation will start in 2028.
Also, the SAF plant will house two pathways for SAF, including the gas-to-liquid (GtL), which consists of reforming biomethane from the valorisation of local agricultural and livestock waste. The power-to-liquid (PtL) is the second one that combines biogenic CO₂ with renewable H2.
The company will power both of these pathways through renewable energy. It will decarbonise the transport sector by capturing and utilising 140,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year and reducing 170,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year.
Furthermore, Solarig has signed an agreement with the Sociedad Pública de Infraestructuras y Medio Ambiente de Castilla y León (Somacyl) to acquire 116,000 square metres within PEMA, which will be the plant’s location.
Miguel Ángel Calleja, president and CEO of Solarig, said: “Solarig has announced a pioneering project in the world with a fully circular approach: it involves the use and recovery of biogas produced from our agricultural and livestock waste together with renewable resources: water, wind and sun.”