CO2 captured from air to fuel Finnish aviation

In a world-first for Finland, carbon dioxide (CO2) captured directly from the air is being used to develop sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF), marking a key step in the push for carbon-neutral aviation.

Soletair Power, a Finnish direct air capture (DAC) company, has delivered a batch of CO2 extracted from ambient air to Liquid Sun, a CO2 utilisation specialist, to help refine synthetic aviation fuel feedstocks.

The project, taking place in Tampere, Finland, is part of Liquid Sun’s industrial demonstration of eSAF technology, using low-temperature electrolysis to convert CO2 into fuel.

“Quite a milestone! To my knowledge, this is one of the first experiments in Finland, and perhaps even the Nordic region, where air-captured CO2 is being refined into e-SAF feedstocks,” said Pasi Keinänen, CEO of Liquid Sun. “By advancing this technology, we’re not just accelerating the commercial viability of e-fuels, we’re creating a pathway for Finland to establish itself as a global e-fuel powerhouse.”