Jet Zero Australia exceutes FEED contract with Technip Energies

In Australia, Jet Zero Australia Pty Ltd (Jet Zero) executes Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Contract with Technip Energies and continuation of the Owner’s Engineering Services Contract with Long Energy & Resources (LERA) for Project Ulysses (the Project), a bioethanol to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project located in Townsville, Australia.

The contracts are expected to run for several months and cover an extensive package of engineering activities, documentation and planning to refine the cost estimate for the Project, develop detailed timelines and prepare a scope and basis for the Project’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts.

The Project aims to produce 102 million litres of SAF and 11 million liters of renewable diesel annually by 2028 made from Australian bioethanol, using leading SAF technology company LanzaJet’s proprietary Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) technology. It is set to make a substantial regional economic impact on North Queensland by delivering over 100 direct skilled operational jobs and contributing to Australia’s energy security by bolstering domestic jet fuel production for both civilian and defense force aviation.

Technip Energies, a global engineering and technology powerhouse leading the development of energy and decarbonisation infrastructure, will lead FEED activities from Perth and Brisbane, providing detailed multi-disciplinary EPC services, expertise and experience.

LERA will provide specialist project management and owner engineering services from Brisbane to assure FEED engineering is delivered to Jet Zero’s design philosophy, and in accordance with the contract.

Execution of these contracts to complete the A$36.8 million FEED program was made possible through crucial funding support from Jet Zero’s investors and industry partners including Airbus, Qantas and Idemitsu of Japan, as well as the Commonwealth Government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as part of the Advancing Renewables Program and the Queensland Government’s Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP).