Alatau Plans Full-Cycle Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
Photo: Orda.kz
Kazakhstan plans to establish full-cycle production of sustainable aviation fuel in Alatau, from growing agricultural feedstock to processing it and refueling aircraft. The government and Hong Kong-based Full Vision Capital have signed a memorandum to develop the project, Orda.kz reports.
Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is produced from non-petroleum feedstocks. It can be blended with conventional jet fuel to reduce the carbon footprint of air travel.
The government did not specify what agricultural feedstock could be grown for the proposed plant.
The first pilot project is planned for Alatau. Alongside fuel production, the parties will explore smart energy solutions and nickel-hydrogen energy storage systems.
The project remains at the planning stage. Its estimated cost, production capacity, location and launch date have not been disclosed.
The Green Kazakhstan memorandum was signed by the Alatau City Authority, the Energy, Agriculture and Transport Ministries, and Full Vision Capital. Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov instructed government agencies to assist with the pilot projects.
KazMunayGas, KazFoodProducts and U.S. company KBR are also designing a SAF plant in the Kostanay Region that would use bioethanol made from wheat. The two related production facilities are estimated to cost 151 billion tenge, with the fuel plant expected to produce 54,000 tons of SAF annually.
Original author: Alexander Zhdanov
Read also:
Latest news
- Two Kazakhstan Refineries Report Separate Incidents in One Day
- Kazakhstan Announces Final Kurultai Election Results
- Minister Denies Kanye West Concert Setup Caused Almaty Blackout
- Camera Trap Captures Wolf Among Kulans in Kazakhstan
- State-Owned Power Plant Borrows to Repay Debt After Paying Executives 350 Million Tenge
- World’s Highest Skating Rink Cuts Parking Fees
- Kazakhstan to Use AI to Predict When Roads Need Repairs
- Kazakhstan Reappoints Heads of National Bank, KNB and Key Legal Institutions
- Kazakhstan’s Cashless Payments Top 500 Billion Tenge a Day
- Tourists Face Penalty for Painting Rock Near Lake Shalkar
- Pavlodar Refinery Delays Maintenance to Avoid Fuel Shortages
- Kazakhstan’s First Kurultai Election: What the Turnout and Exit Polls Show
- “Ask Me Next Year”: Tokayev Declines to Reveal Reelection Plans
- Tokayev Says Kazakhstan’s Vice President Will Be Named Within 10 Days
- Kazakh Uranium Giant Plans Major Sales to China and Russia
- Atyrau Oil Company Fined Nearly 1.5 Billion Tenge for Environmental Violations
- Kazakhstan’s Credit Rating Upgraded for First Time in a Decade
- While Thousands Lost Power, KEGOC Executives Received Nearly Half a Billion Tenge
- Changi Airport Group May Help Build Astana’s New Airport
- US Again Extends Deadline for Lukoil to Sell Its Assets in Kazakhstan
