Airborn Fuels Switzerland examines feasibility of kerosene from methanol

Airborn Fuels Switzerland AG, based in Zurich, has commissioned the engineering and consulting company AFRY Switzerland to carry out a feasibility study for the production of synthetic kerosene from methanol. The study will serve as the basis for the establishment of a platform for corresponding research and development, the Zurich-based company announced in a press release. The technology partner is Casale from Lugano, a company specializing in environmentally friendly solutions for the chemical industry. Airborn Fuels Switzerland intends to use the planned platform to "produce commercially viable quantities of eMethanol, part of which will then be used to produce eKerosene in a pilot plant," the company explains.

Airborn Fuels Switzerland aims to develop or promote sustainable solutions for aviation. According to the press release, aviation is still in its infancy when it comes to kerosene, which is produced from methanol obtained from water and CO2 using electrical energy. The project and feasibility study have already received broad support from industry and science. For example, the Swiss Power-to-X Collaborative Innovation Network(SPIN) is also on board.

In the press release, Airborn Fuels Switzerland highlights start-up funding from the canton of Aargau. For the canton, the planned demonstration plant is an addition to the Sisslerfeld real laboratory in Fricktal. Innovations for energy and mobility are being researched in the real laboratory. The innovative nature of the Airborn Fuels Switzerland project also strengthens "Aargau as the energy canton of Switzerland". ce/hs