Synhelion
Synhelion is a fuel producer in sustainable aviation fuel, based in Switzerland. It is named in 4 agreements on the SAFxCHANGE record between 2024 and 2026, having sold to 4 buyers. The 1 that state a volume add up to 1.2 million litres (0.3 million gallons, 1 thousand tonnes). 4 of them were found in the news and are not yet checked against the announcement. It is recorded with 3 plants or projects, announced at 101 thousand tonnes a year.
Produces sustainable aviation fuel from sunlight using power-to-liquid technology.
Where Synhelion sits, from feedstock to flight
Who Synhelion trades with each line one counterparty, as thick as the number of agreements, coloured by its place in the value chain
Sold to
- SWISS 1
- Kuehne+Nagel 1
- Morocco 1
- Pilatus 1
The agreements 4, newest first
| Year | Producer | Buyer | Supplier | Volume, million litres | Term, years | Deliveries from | Signed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Synhelion | Morocco | 125 a year, the plant's | memorandum | unverified | announcement | |||
| 2025 | Synhelion | SWISS | 1.2 | 5 | 2027 | offtake | unverified | announcement | |
| 2025 | Synhelion | Kuehne+Nagel | 5 | 2027 | offtake | unverified | announcement | ||
| 2024 | Synhelion | Pilatus | 10 | other | unverified | announcement |
Plants and projects recorded with Synhelion as owner
| Plant | Where | Pathway | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synhelion (Tan-Tan) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | Power-to-liquid | planned | 100 | from the news, settled by rule | |
| Synhelion (Madrid) | Madrid, Spain | Power-to-liquid | planned | 1 | 2027 | on the record |
| Synhelion (Julich) | Julich, Germany | Power-to-liquid | planned | 0 | 2024 | on the record |
People the news names at Synhelion in their business roles
- Philipp FurlerCo-CEO and Co-Founder · 11 mentions, latest 2026-09-18
- Gianluca AmbrosettiCo-CEO and Co-Founder · 7 mentions, latest 2026-09-29
About
Synhelion is a green tech company that evolved from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) in 2016. It has developed a unique technology to turn sunlight into fuel, aiming to decarbonize the transportation sector by replacing fossil fuels with carbon-neutral solar fuels. These sustainable solar fuels are designed to directly replace fossil fuels and are compatible with the existing global fuel infrastructure. Synhelion collaborates with global industrial partners and research labs to implement its technology on a global scale.
From the SAFxCHANGE company list, where it is filed as "Fuel Producer".
In the news the latest 20 items naming Synhelion
- 2026-10-06 Can green jet fuel take off fast enough? RTE.ie
- 2026-09-29 Synthetic aviation fuel projects advance in Europe, Africa, US and China GreenAir News
- 2026-09-29 Synthetic aviation fuel projects advance in Europe, Africa, US and China GreenAir News
- 2026-09-18 Renewable fuel used for first time in classic car race through Swiss alps The Chemical Engineer
- 2026-09-14 Synhelion And Morocco Partner On USD 1 Bn Renewable Synthetic Fuel Plant Trendsnafrica
- 2026-09-10 Synhelion signs SAF MoU with Morocco Aviation Business News
- 2026-09-08 Swiss Firm Synhelion Advances 100,000-Ton Synthetic Fuel Plant in Tan-Tan Morocco World News
- 2026-09-08 Synhelion signs MoU with Morocco govt for synthetic fuel plant Renewables Now
- 2026-09-08 Press Release: Synhelion plans large-scale synthetic fuel plant in Morocco Runway Girl
- 2026-09-02 Saipem wins Pre-FEED contract for synthetic fuel plant in Germany Indian Chemical News
- 2026-09-01 Saipem awarded pre-FEED contract for Synhelion’s commercial-scale synthetic fuel plant in Germany ChemEngOnline
- 2026-07-29 Press Release: Synhelion plans synthetic fuel plant with German funding Runway Girl
- 2026-05-13 SWISS signs with methanol-to-SAF developer Metafuels in drive to access synthetic aviation fuels GreenAir News
- 2026-04-25 Producing synthetic fuels at fossil fuel prices: a game changer from Synhelion SolarPACES
- 2026-01-09 Synhelion collaborates with Saipem for the development of a commercial-scale synthetic fuel plant Hydrocarbon Processing
- 2025-12-19 SWISS signs long-term offtake agreement for solar jet fuel from Synhelion SolarPACES
- 2025-12-18 Swiss advanced SAF technology startups Metafuels and Synhelion reach project milestones GreenAir News
- 2025-12-16 Press Release: SWISS inks offtake pact for Synhelion solar jet fuel Runway Girl
- 2025-12-16 SWISS and Kuehne+Nagel team up to promote more sustainable air transportation SWISS Newsroom
- 2025-12-16 Kuehne+Nagel and SWISS strengthen partnership to accelerate more sustainable aviation Kuehne+Nagel
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A company page draws on the SAFxCHANGE record: the agreement table (2013 to late 2023), the plants table (December 2023) and what the reader has found in the news since, marked unverified until checked. The categories follow the SAFxCHANGE value-chain map; they were assigned from the company's role in the deals and plants and from what is written about it, and a company can fill more than one. Names are matched by their words, so a company recorded under two very different names may show on two pages. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Synhelion: sustainable aviation fuel agreements, plants and people, https://eflight.com/saf/company/synhelion, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].
