SUSTAERO picks Topsoe and Sasol for Canadian SAF project

SUSTAERO has signed a licensing agreement with Topsoe and Sasol to supply core process technologies for a wood waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel project in Canada. The deal locks in key synthesis and upgrading blocks as the company targets final investment decision in 2027 and commercial operations in 2030.

Why it matters: - The agreement secures the core technology package for what SUSTAERO calls Canada’s first billion-litre wood waste-to-SAF platform. - The project aims to turn abundant wood waste into aviation fuel with a low carbon intensity score and a scalable production model. - The deal also reduces execution risk by combining commercially proven technology blocks from two major industry suppliers.

What happened: - SUSTAERO GP Inc. signed a single point licensing agreement with Topsoe and Sasol for its wood waste-to-SAF project in Canada. - The agreement covers process technologies for SUSTAERO’s proprietary SOAR™ architecture. - Topsoe and Sasol will provide Gas-to-Liquid synfuels (G2L™) technology. - The announcement was made July 7, 2026, from Burnaby, British Columbia.

The details: - Topsoe’s package includes hydrogen production, gas reforming and hydroprocessing solutions. - Sasol will contribute Fischer-Tropsch and treatment technologies. - The downstream technology package will integrate with upstream high-temperature biomass gasification systems from NextChem. - SUSTAERO expects the facility to produce 144,000 tonnes of SAF a year from wood waste. - The project footprint is master-planned to scale to four times that initial capacity. - SUSTAERO says the end-to-end production train supports an independently verified carbon intensity score of 8.79 grams of CO2 equivalent per megajoule. - SUSTAERO says that score outperforms 95% of SAF projects worldwide. - The project is in FEL-2, pre-FEED study phase.

Between the lines: - The licensing structure suggests SUSTAERO is building around established technology rather than betting on a first-of-a-kind process. - The combination of biomass gasification, synthesis and upgrading reflects a push to de-risk a complex SAF project before final investment. - The stated CI score and scaling plan position the project as both low-carbon and commercially expandable. - Keith Gillard said the partnership augments and de-risks SUSTAERO’s SOAR architecture. - Topsoe said projects like this can help accelerate commercialization of renewable fuels at scale. - Sasol said the integrated Fischer-Tropsch solution is intended to de-risk the project, improve product yields and strengthen bankability.

What’s next: - SUSTAERO expects to reach final investment decision in 2027. - Commercial operations are targeted to begin in 2030. - SUSTAERO says the project will continue advancing through pre-FEED work before the investment decision.

The bottom line: - SUSTAERO has locked in key process technologies for a large Canadian SAF project and set a timeline that points to an investment decision in 2027 and production in 2030. - More information is available at SUSTAERO, Sasol and Topsoe.