{"id":9033,"date":"2026-05-21T16:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenairnews.com\/?p=9033"},"modified":"2026-05-21T16:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:39:42","slug":"skynrgs-swedish-esaf-joint-venture-awarded-e21-million-state-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenairnews.com\/?p=9033","title":{"rendered":"SkyNRG\u2019s Swedish eSAF joint venture awarded \u20ac21 million state funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Project SkyKraft, an eSAF joint venture between Dutch SAF supplier SkyNRG and Swedish power company Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft, has been awarded \u20ac21 million ($24m) from the Swedish Energy Agency\u2019s Industriklivet initiative. The early-stage funding will go towards the next phase of development for the planned eSAF facility at N\u00e4sudden in the Port of Skellefte\u00e5. The grant will support the project\u2019s feasibility work, including the design and engineering activities needed to prepare for a planned Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2027. Once operational, SkyKraft aims to produce up to 130,000 tonnes of eSAF annually using renewable electricity and biogenic CO2. SkyKraft is SkyNRG\u2019s third facility, joining renewable gas to SAF Project Wigeon in the US and DSL-01, a large-scale SAF plant in the Netherlands that reached FID earlier this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The grant comes at an important moment for the renewable fuels sector in Europe, said the two partners, with demand for eSAF, unlike broader electro fuel markets, being driven by clear regulatory mandates and accelerating aviation decarbonisation targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis support is a strong signal that SkyKraft<\/a> represents the kind of project Europe needs to scale SAF production,\u201d said Maarten van Dijk, SkyNRG\u2019s co-founder and CEO. \u201ceSAF is a complex and capital-intensive industry, but the long-term demand fundamentals are very strong. With SkyNRG\u2019s experience in SAF markets and Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft\u2019s renewable energy expertise, SkyKraft combines industrial capability with the right market conditions to move from ambition to delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joachim Nordin, CEO of Skellefte\u00e5 Kraft, said N\u00e4sudden offered world-class conditions for eSAF production, with access to renewable electricity, biogenic carbon dioxide and the necessary infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industriklivet supports innovative industrial projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating the transition to net zero. It funds feasibility studies, research, pilot and demonstration projects, and commercial-scale investments. Since its launch in 2018, the initiative has supported projects across sectors including hydrogen, electrification, carbon capture, bio-based solutions and sustainable fuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe geopolitical situation and what is currently happening in the global fuel markets shows how important it is to get away from dependence on fossil imports,\u201d said Caroline Asserup, Director General at the Swedish Energy Agency, which administers Industriklivet. \u201cThis SkyKraft investment provides synergies as we can both reduce emissions and at the same time build up domestic production of aviation fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a seven-year development period, construction has begun on SkyNRG\u2019s DSL-01<\/a> SAF production facility at the Delfzijl chemical park in the north of the Netherlands and startup is expected in mid-2028. Once operational, it will produce 100,000 tonnes of SAF each year and 35,000 tonnes of sustainable by-products including biobased propane, butane and naphtha. The plant will make use of the HEFA pathway, enabled by Topsoe\u2019s HydroFlex technology. Alongside DSL-01, SkyNRG is developing Project Wigeon in the Pacific Northwest with global SAF partner Boeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image: A render of the proposed SkyKraft eSAF facility in the Port of Skellefte\u00e5, Sweden<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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