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KBR review backs Syntholene's geothermal hydrogen economics for eSAF production
KBR's independent review validates Syntholene's geothermal-integrated hydrogen production economics, projecting levelised cost of hydrogen at $1.75–$2.10/kg depending on deployment conditions, with hydrogen identified as the dominant cost driver in synthetic aviation fuel production.
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The Wire takeaway
If you make hydrogen electrolysers, compressors, heat-recovery systems or anything else that sits between a geothermal plant and a fuel synthesis reactor, Syntholene just proved there's a buyer willing to pay for your piece of this puzzle—and they're now running a live facility in Iceland to prove it works. The cost floor for green hydrogen just moved; anyone selling into eSAF production needs to know what $1.75/kg means for their margin.
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Topics: Clean Energy · Energy Storage · hydrogen · esaf · geothermal · sustainable-aviation-fuel · cost-economics · iceland