Zurich/Milan/Essen — Synhelion has commissioned the Italian oil and gas company Saipem to prepare initial plans for a facility to produce synthetic fuel. The site will be the grounds of the Essen-based energy company RWE in Hürth, near Cologne.
(CONNECT) According to its press release, Synhelion has begun planning a large-scale facility for the production of renewable synthetic fuels. It is expected to produce 30,000 metric tons of fuel annually, primarily sustainable kerosene for aviation, but also synthetic diesel and gasoline fuels for shipping and road transport. The facility is planned for the RWE site in Hürth-Knapsack in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
This project complements Synhelion’s portfolio of commercial fuel plants, which also includes the planned expansion of the DAWN demonstration plant at the Jülich Research Center in Germany. In contrast, construction of the planned first commercial facility in Spain was halted in the summer of 2025 due to planning uncertainties.
As the spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, founded in 2016, further explains, it has commissioned the Milan-based oil and gas company Saipem to carry out the so-called Pre-FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) work for this commercial facility. According to Synhelion, the project combines the company’s own fuel technology with Saipem’s technical expertise and RWE’s industrial infrastructure and site expertise. To that end, Synhelion has reserved a plot of land from RWE on Knapsacker Hill in Hürth.
The chemical complex located there is being increasingly expanded to support the circular economy and climate protection. According to Synhelion, this established industrial site offers favorable conditions for rapid and cost-effective project development, as existing pipelines and utility systems could be utilized. In addition, RWE provides support with site development and permitting processes.
“To make renewable fuels economically competitive, we need to continue scaling up our technology,” Synhelion Co-CEO Philipp Furler is quoted as saying. “The joint pre-FEED work is an important step in this direction and lays the technical foundation for one of our commercial plants. With Saipem and RWE, we have strong partners by our side for this scaling phase.” ce/mm
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