Project UpdateMay 11, 2026, 06:02 AM
LanzaTech Selects Ghent for Europe's 1st Commercial SAF Facility
AI Summary
LanzaTech Global, Inc. has chosen North Sea Port, Ghent, Belgium, as the permanent site for FLITE, Europe's first commercial-scale Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility. This marks a significant de-risking milestone towards the project's Financial Investment Decision (FID), with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping notification submission imminent. The project is expected to create approximately 50 permanent jobs and 300 construction jobs, leveraging the port's industrial ecosystem and multimodal connectivity.
Key Highlights
- Selected North Sea Port, Ghent, Belgium, for Europe's first commercial-scale Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility (FLITE).
- Imminent submission of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping notification with Belgian authorities.
- Project expected to create approximately 50 permanent jobs and 300 FTE construction jobs over 3 years.
- FLITE consortium is supported by EU Horizon 2020 funding.
- Facility designed to be compliant with CORSIA, EU ReFuelEU Aviation, and UK SAF Mandate regulations.
- FEED substantially complete, site secured, feedstock supply LOIs, and offtake frameworks established.