French sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) developer Elyse Energy has selected biofuel technology that will convert wood waste and forestry residues into cleaner jet fuel using clean hydrogen.

Elyse, alongside its project partners, selected thyssenkrupp Uhde’s BioTfueL® technology for its BioTJet project in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of France, which aims to produce 110,000 tonnes of e-fuels from 2029.

The biofuel technology was tested in a semi-industrial plant between 2010 and 2021 by the Bionext consortium, made up of Avril, Axens, CEA, IFP Energies Nouvelles, Total Energies, and thyssenkrupp Uhde.

In 2024, Axens signed a licence agreement for BioTfueL® technology, which includes thyssenkrupp Uhde’s PRENFLO® gasification and Axens’ GASEL®.