en.Wedoany.com Reported - Canada's Vema Hydrogen and SAF+ International Group (SAF+IG), a company specializing in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Under the agreement, starting around 2028, Vema will supply over 4,000 tons of low-carbon hydrogen annually from its Engineered Mineral Hydrogen (EMH) project in Quebec to SAF+IG for large-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The global aviation industry emits over 880 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, currently accounting for 2% to 2.5% of total anthropogenic carbon emissions. Without mitigation measures, this share is projected to rise to 25% by 2050. Airlines widely regard SAF as a key solution for decarbonization, but current SAF faces challenges of high production costs and limited supply. This collaboration aims to introduce a lower-cost EMH hydrogen production approach as an alternative to some purely electrolytic hydrogen routes, providing a new feedstock source for synthetic SAF to fill the industry supply gap.
Under the plan, SAF+IG's production facility will be built directly adjacent to Vema's hydrogen plant, eliminating hydrogen transportation costs and reducing supply chain risks. Hydrogen produced by Vema's EMH technology will be fed directly into SAF+IG's production process, supplying synthetic aviation fuel feedstock for local regional airlines in Quebec and the emerging SAF market in the region. SAF+IG will utilize modular reactor technology from French climate tech company KHIMOD to convert hydrogen into fuel, marking the first deployment of KHIMOD's technology in North America. KHIMOD's compact modular reactor design aims to control production costs while maintaining production efficiency.
Nicolas Serrie, CEO of KHIMOD, stated that the company's technology can produce kerosene fractions with high selectivity and precisely control reaction conditions, with its compact modular architecture particularly suited for emerging SAF projects that value flexible integration and scalable expansion. Pierre Gonthier, President and CEO of SAF+IG, noted that SAF is one of the most promising pathways for aviation decarbonization, and this collaboration will enhance the ability to mass-produce directly blendable synthetic SAF, which can reduce carbon footprint by 90% compared to conventional jet fuel. Pierre Levin, CEO and Co-founder of Vema Hydrogen, pointed out that the aviation industry needs disruptive solutions, and EMH technology can provide SAF+IG with stable and economical hydrogen supply to achieve large-scale commercial deployment of synthetic SAF. This project will serve as the first proof of concept for the feasibility of an integrated EMH-to-SAF industrial chain model.
Vema Hydrogen is a low-carbon hydrogen producer whose proprietary EMH technology utilizes natural underground chemical reactions to produce high-purity hydrogen, aiming to ensure stable and cost-competitive hydrogen output to meet large-scale energy demands such as industrial energy use. SAF+IG is a global synthetic SAF solutions company that integrates multiple technologies to produce ready-to-use fuel. KHIMOD is a French green technology company specializing in the production of synthetic molecules such as power-to-methane, power-to-methanol, and power-to-kerosene, with its proprietary patented technology based on innovative and efficient modular heat exchange reactors, covering decarbonization in aviation, shipping, and the chemical industry.
