Aether Fuels and FlyORO sign MoU for SAF opportunities

Through the MOU, the parties will evaluate how a next-generation SAF production pathway can be paired with flexible blending, storage interface, certification workflow, logistics, and downstream market-delivery models. The collaboration is intended to assess practical ways to accelerate operational readiness and commercial adoption while supporting Singapore's role as a leading hub for aviation, innovation, and sustainable industrial development.

At the centre of the collaboration is Project Beacon, Aether's planned commercial demonstration facility at Aster Pulau Bukom refinery in Singapore. Aether expects Project Beacon will be the first next-generation, commercial-scale SAF production facility in Southeast Asia. The facility is designed to use the Aether Aurora technology platform to convert industrial waste gas and biomethane into CORSIA-certified SAF, with expected output of up to 50 bpd of fuel, or approximately 2000 tpy, and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions anticipated to exceed 70% vs conventional jet fuel.

Project Beacon stands out from a SAF conversion-pathway perspective because it is intended to demonstrate a more feedstock-flexible route to production using waste-carbon. Whereas the first wave of commercial SAF has been driven largely by HEFA pathways, Aether reports that Aether Aurora can use a wide range of waste carbon feedstocks and aims to deliver higher yields at lower capital intensity. That first-of-a-kind positioning is central to why the proposed collaboration matters: if next-generation production is to scale, downstream infrastructure must also become more adaptable, modular, and market-responsive.

FlyORO's role in the collaboration centres on downstream enablement. The company will contribute its modular blending expertise to assess how flexible, on-demand blending could complement Project Beacon and future Aether projects. FlyORO's AlphaLite system – first launched in Singapore as the world's first modular SAF blending system – is designed to integrate with existing fuel infrastructure and enable scalable, site-deployable blending capability closer to the point of use. The platform also draws on operational experience from FlyORO's 2025 deployment with Wagner Sustainable Fuels and Boeing at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport in Queensland, Australia.

"Singapore is one of the few markets where advanced fuel production, airport demand, logistics capability, and policy momentum can come together at meaningful speed. Through this MOU, we want to explore how smarter downstream infrastructure can complement next-generation SAF production and help make supply more flexible, transparent and practical for the local market," said Jonathan Yeo, Chief Executive Officer, FlyORO Technologies Pte. Ltd.

"Project Beacon is intended to demonstrate Aether’s breakthrough Aurora technology in commercial operation and unlock new and more abundant waste carbon feedstocks for SAF production. Working with FlyORO on this project gives us an opportunity to evaluate how downstream blending and supply-chain innovation can support commercialisation in Singapore and accelerate overall SAF industry development," added Conor Madigan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Aether Fuels.

The proposed collaboration also reflects the strength of Singapore's clean-energy innovation ecosystem. By bringing together advanced conversion technology and modular downstream blending expertise in the same market, FlyORO and Aether aim to explore practical solutions that can expand SAF availability, diversify aviation energy pathways through sustainable fuels, and reinforce Singapore's role as a launchpad for scalable decarbonisation solutions. The MOU is non-binding and non-exclusive, and any future collaboration would remain subject to further technical, commercial, regulatory, and definitive-agreement discussions between the parties.

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