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KBR (NYSE: KBR) has been chosen to supply technology licensing and Front-End Engineering Design services for what would be Asia's first commercial-scale sustainable aviation fuel plant built around an ethanol-to-jet process.
The project is being developed jointly by Keppel Ltd.'s Infrastructure Division and Aster Chemicals and Energy on Singapore's Jurong Island. KBR's proprietary PureSAF℠ technology is the foundation of the deal.
What Sustainable Aviation Fuel Is — and Why Airlines Are Watching Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, is a drop-in replacement for conventional jet fuel made from non-petroleum feedstocks.
The ethanol-to-jet pathway specifically converts ethanol — typically derived from agricultural or industrial sources — into a hydrocarbon fuel that can flow straight into existing aircraft engines and airport fueling infrastructure without modification.
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