New Velocys technology removes SAF project roadblocks

Velocys has announced the commercial launch of the microFTL™, a modular Fischer-Tropsch (FT) technology package that simplifies plant design and reduces the cost of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel, and eFuels.
This commercially available license package derisks projects with its unmatched technology readiness level and economically superior SAF production yields.
Combining microchannel FT reactors, a high-activity catalyst engineered at Oxford University, and deep FT process expertise, microFTL is purpose-built for today’s SAF projects: scalable, cost-efficient, and ready to deploy. By increasing yield and lowering both CapEx and OpEx, microFTL helps projects achieve stronger economics and better investor confidence.
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is the critical step that turns syngas from waste, biomass, or captured CO₂ and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons. But conventional FT systems, originally designed for fossil-based megaprojects, are too large, too expensive, and unproven in today’s climate-driven fuel landscape.
“Legacy FT technology drives up cost and complexity at a time when projects need to move faster and prove bankability,” said Matthew Viergutz, CEO at Velocys. “microFTL is different. It’s efficient, modular, and already proven with a variety of feedstocks. We’re giving developers and integrators the tool they need to bring low-carbon fuels to market — at a cost that increases project value.”