LanzaTech selects North Sea Port for SAF facility

North Sea Port has announced that LanzaTech Global has selected North Sea Port, Ghent, Belgium as the permanent site for what will be Europe’s first commercial-scale alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility using the LanzaJet™ ATJ Process.

LanzaTech has simultaneously confirmed the imminent submission of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping notification with Belgian authorities, marking a major de-risking milestone on the project’s path toward Financial Investment Decision (FID).

The FLITE consortium is supported by EU Horizon 2020 funding.

The FLITE project will deliver significant economic benefits to the Ghent region, creating around 50 permanent high-quality jobs once operational, alongside an average of 300 FTE positions throughout the three-year construction period.

Local businesses will be given opportunities to tender and provide construction staff, ensuring the project’s investment is felt across the wider regional economy.

“We are thrilled to welcome FLITE to North Sea Port,” said Cas König, CEO of North Sea Port. “The FLITE project is an excellent fit with our Impact 2030 plan and the broader sustainability ambitions of the City of Ghent and Province of Flanders. Our mature industrial ecosystem and multimodal connectivity mean FLITE can hit the ground running, with existing utilities infrastructure, a skilled local workforce, and well-developed fuel logistics operations already in place.

“North Sea Port is the ideal home for a project of this ambition and scale, and we look forward to FLITE becoming a valued and long-term partner within our community.”