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# Ethanol-to-Jet Has a New Home in Singapore
- URL: https://review.iffw.sg/ethanol-to-jet-has-a-new-home-in-singapore/
- Published: 2026-07-01T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-13T16:21:54.000Z
- Description: KBR will provide licensing and FEED for Asia's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet SAF plant, developed by Keppel and Aster on Jurong Island, targeting up to 100,000 tonnes annually. AtJ draws on ethanol instead of the contested used cooking oil feedstock HEFA-based SAF depends on.
- Author: Editor
- Tags: News, SAF, Aviation, Asia Pacific

KBR has been picked to provide technology licensing and Front-End Engineering Design for what would be Asia's first commercial-scale ethanol-to-jet (AtJ) SAF plant, to be developed by *Keppel's Infrastructure Division* and *Aster Chemicals and Energy* on Jurong Island. The deal uses KBR's PureSAF technology, originally developed by Swedish Biofuels and now exclusively licensed by KBR worldwide. Keppel and Aster first announced their intent to jointly assess the facility earlier this year; this appointment moves the project from assessment into engineering.

### **A Feedstock Bet, Not Just a Technology Bet**

The proposed plant is expected to have a planned capacity of up to 100,000 tonnes of SAF per year, subject to final investment decision and regulatory approval. What makes the project notable is the feedstock, not the volume. AtJ runs on ethanol rather than the used cooking oil and animal fats that HEFA-based SAF depends on, and that lipid feedstock pool is already tightly contested across Asia.

Ethanol can be drawn from sugar, grain, and increasingly cellulosic and waste streams, several of which are more readily available in the region. KBR describes PureSAF as a feedstock-flexible, 100% drop-in fuel, engineered to run without blending.

### **Singapore's Hub Ambitions, One Plant Closer**

The project lands on Jurong Island, feeding directly into the world's busiest bunkering and refuelling port, and follows Singapore's 2027 SAF levy coming into effect. Once the plant reaches FID, Singapore moves closer to a diversified future fuels hub.

KBR has also signed a Memorandum of Intent with Keppel's Infrastructure Division covering decarbonisation more broadly, including waste-to-energy, plastics recycling and AI-driven digitalisation, suggesting Jurong Island's ambitions extend beyond this single plant.

*Source: KBR* [*press release*](https://investors.kbr.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/KBRs-PureSAF-Technology-Selected-by-Keppel-and-Aster-for-Licensing-and-FEED-for-Asias-First-Commercial-Scale-Ethanol-to-Jet-Sustainable-Aviation-Fuel-Plant/default.aspx?ref=review.iffw.sg)*, 29 June 2026.*