Lanzajet, a US-based sustainable fuels technology company, has signed an agreement with KMG, Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company, to launch the country’s first SAF project.
The deal was signed at New York Climate Week, where the two partners confirmed that a previous joint feasibility study will now proceed to the engineering and design phase.
Under the partnership, Lanzajet will deploy its patented alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) technology in Kazakhstan - a first in the region for Lanzajet.
During the next phase of the project, known as front-end engineering and design (FEED), all technical and economic solutions for construction of the ATJ plant will be finalised.
The FEED phase is set to begin immediately following the signing of the agreement, and the project is expected to support an anticipated SAF demand in Kazakhstan of 70,000 tonnes annually by 2030.
"Kazakhstan is the type of market that creates incredible potential across industries, including agriculture, logistics, oil and gas, and aviation,” said Jimmy Samartzis, CEO of LanzaJet.
“Our collaboration with KMG sets in motion regional leadership to advance lower-carbon flight, economic development for the country, and energy security for the region.”
LanzaJet was formed in 2020 to pursue the development and commercialisation of SAF using the company's ATJ technology.
The initial research and proof of concept for the technology began in 2010, and was supported by sister company LanzaTech and the US Department of Energy.