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Climate tech firm Aether Fuels is partnering with Singapore-based FlyORO Technologies to explore the development of a sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) supply chain.
The parties will evaluate how SAF production can be paired with flexible blending, storage interface, certification workflow, logistics and downstream market-delivery models.
The collaboration is intended to assess practical ways to accelerate operational readiness and commercial adoption while supporting Singapore’s role as a leading hub for aviation and sustainable industrial development.
Work will centre around Project Beacon, Aether’s planned commercial demonstration facility at Aster Pulau Bukom refinery in Singapore which aims to be the first commercial scale SAF facility in southeast Asia.
The facility is designed to use the Aether Aurora technology platform to convert industrial waste gas and biomethane into Corsia-certified SAF, with expected output of up to 50 barrels of fuel per day, or approximately 2,000 tonnes per year, and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions anticipated to exceed 70% versus conventional jet fuel.
Project Beacon is intended to demonstrate a more feedstock-flexible route to production using waste carbon.
Whereas the first wave of commercial SAF has been driven largely by HEFA (Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids) pathways, Aether reports that Aether Aurora can use a wide range of waste carbon feedstocks and aims to deliver higher yields at lower capital intensity.
But if next-generation production is to scale, downstream infrastructure must also become more adaptable, modular and market responsive.
FlyORO’s role centres on downstream enablement. The company will contribute its modular blending expertise to assess how flexible, on-demand blending could complement Project Beacon and future Aether projects.
Its AlphaLite system is designed to integrate with existing fuel infrastructure and enable scalable, site-deployable blending capability closer to the point of use.
Jonathan Yeo, CEO, FlyORO Technologies, said Singapore is one of the few markets where advanced fuel production, airport demand, logistics capability and policy momentum can come together at meaningful speed.
He said the partnership will explore how smarter downstream infrastructure can complement next-generation SAF production and help make supply more flexible, transparent and practical for the local market.
Conor Madigan, Founder and CEO, Aether Fuels, said working with FlyORO provides an opportunity to evaluate how downstream blending and supply chain innovation can support commercialisation in Singapore and accelerate overall SAF industry development.
The governments of Hong Kong and Dongguan in nearby mainland China – together with renewables producer EcoCeres – recently announced in the Greater Bay Area which would serve Asia Pacific.
