{"id":7398,"date":"2025-06-09T15:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenairnews.com\/?p=7398"},"modified":"2025-08-08T16:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T15:34:21","slug":"canadian-saf-projects-involving-alder-and-dimensional-receive-boeing-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenairnews.com\/?p=7398","title":{"rendered":"Canadian SAF projects involving Alder and Dimensional receive Boeing investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boeing is to invest a total of 17.48 million Canadian dollars (US$12.6m) in two Canadian sustainable aviation fuel ventures as part of the US planemaker\u2019s Industrial and Technological Benefits commitment to Canada in respect of the country\u2019s selection of Boeing\u2019s long-range, multi-mission P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The first investment of $10 million CAD (US$7.2m) is in a joint venture, Project Avance, between Bio\u00e9nergie AECN and Alder Renewables in Port Cartier, Quebec, which converts wood residuals from sawmills into a low-carbon intermediate biocrude that can be converted into SAF. The other $7.48 million CAD (US$5.4m) will be invested in power-to-liquid technology provider Dimensional Energy, which is working on a study to scale development of a project to convert industrial CO2 emissions into synthetic aviation fuels. The two SAF projects are part of Boeing\u2019s $280 million CAD investment in Canadian clean technology projects through the P-8 ITB programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis significant investment in SAF production demonstrates our commitment to scaling sustainable aviation fuel and to our work in Canada,\u201d said Al Meinzinger, President, Boeing Canada. \u201cWith 2,000 employees across Canada, Boeing is committed to supporting Canada\u2019s aerospace industry and domestic productivity and advancing exciting new energy innovations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Avance<\/a> is forecasted to enable future projects in Quebec to produce 10 million gallons of unblended SAF annually. Partner US-based Alder Renewables has developed a proprietary production process called ARC (Alder Renewable Crude) that can convert through fast pyrolysis a range of non-food biomass sources \u2013 including sustainable woody residues, agricultural byproducts and net-generation energy crops \u2013 to renewable crude for onward conversion into renewable products like SAF, low-carbon marine and transport fuels, and bio-based chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProject Avance represents a pivotal moment in sustainable aviation,\u201d said Darren Fuller, Chief Commercial Officer, Alder Renewables. \u201cOur technology creates a novel viable pathway to help aviation meet its ambitious decarbonisation goals, maximises optionality for our refiners and supports job growth in regional Quebec communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company says its ARC production pathway acts a stable, sustainable and refinery compatible replacement, and is commercially and technologically scalable using existing infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Avance, which was announced in May, will deploy Alder\u2019s technology to convert bio-oil currently produced at the Port-Cartier Bio\u00e9nergie AECN plant, which is a joint venture between sawmill operator Arbec Forest Products and integrated forestry operations company Group R\u00e9mabec. The project will demonstrate the entire pathway from certified sustainable forest residuals into low-carbon Alder Renewable Crude, which will then be refined into SAF and other low carbon transportation fuels. Production is expected to begin in 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe technology that we will utilise with Alder Renewables has the potential for full commercial deployment across Quebec\u2019s forest regions, creating new revenue streams for a legacy industry and helping to decarbonise aviation, one of the hardest-to-abate sectors,\u201d said Serge Mercier, President of Bio\u00e9nergie AECN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The partners say the project is expected to become an innovation hub for SAF development, offering testing and certification capabilities for other renewable fuel technologies and establishing Quebec as a leader in sustainable aviation solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project team is currently working to secure additional support from both the Canadian federal and Quebec provincial governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commenting on the investment from Boeing, Jason Salfi, CEO of British Columbia headquartered Dimensional Energy<\/a>, said: \u201cWith this funding, our engineering team in Houston, Texas, is already underway with front-end engineering and design to support commercial SAF production using our proprietary Fischer-Tropsch and Reverse-Water-Gas-Shift process technologies. This essential pre-development capital will catalyse projects and scale our proven power-to-liquid technology to market now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company claims its platform yields low carbon intensity, low energy requirements per barrel installed and \u201cbest carbon efficiency for a power-to-liquids facility\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dimensional is considering the feasibility of scaling its current demonstration plant in Richmond, British Columbia, to commercial-scale production. Its technology is based on a standardised reactor design and a plant configuration that aims to transform an annual supply of 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into over 3,000 barrels per day (40 million gallons annually) of SAF, which can be adjusted in volume or offtake selection depending on specific project siting, feedstock and product demand parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the next year of the project, our team will progressively optimise the plant design through the front-end loading lifecycle, delivering a series of engineering design milestones including standard project cost estimation, risk assessment and execution planning,\u201d reported Salfi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWork on initial phases is nearly complete and the team is now drafting a collaborative scope of work for an engineering, procurement and construction contractor to support process optimisation and finalise standardised plant design.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada\u2019s Aviation Action Plan calls for one billion litres of SAF by 2030. \u201cThe government of Canada is committed to reducing aviation emissions and reinforcing Canada\u2019s position as a global leader in aerospace innovation,\u201d commented M\u00e9lanie Joly, Minister of Industry and minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBoeing\u2019s investments in Quebec and British Columbia highlight Canada\u2019s position as a strategic partner of choice in sustainable aviation and will generate high-value jobs and economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government announced its decision<\/a> to acquire 16 Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft in 2023 as part of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top photo: Alder Renewable Crude being readied for transport and further refinement into sustainable aviation fuel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom photo: Refuelling with ASTM D7566 aviation fuel made from Dimensional Energy synthetic hydrocarbons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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