Okinawa Operations SAF Production Project (Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun)
Okinawa Operations SAF Production Project (Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun) is a planned renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel project in Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Japan, owned by Taiyo Oil. Its announced capacity is 0 thousand tonnes a year (0 million litres, 0 million US gallons), by the Alcohol-to-jet pathway. It is due to start in 2029. The record was read from the news by the reader (太陽石油, February 21, 2025) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Taiyo Oil
- Place
- Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Japan
- Pathway
- Alcohol-to-jet
- Fuel
- renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 0.2 thousand tonnes a year · 0.2 million litres · 0.1 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2029
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Okinawa SAF Production Project Selected for METI's "Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Manufacturing and Supply Chain Development Support Project" (太陽石油, 2025-02-21); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-17; not yet checked
Other plants and projects recorded with Taiyo Oil
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okinawa Operations SAF Production Project (Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun) | Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun, Japan | planned | 0 | 2029 |
In the news latest items naming Taiyo Oil
- 2025-10-28 Chiyoda awarded FEED contract for Taiyo Oil's SAF facility in Japan Hydrocarbon Processing
- 2025-03-10 Taiyo Oil Selects Honeywell Ethanol To Jet Technology For Production Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel PR Newswire
- 2025-02-28 Taiyo Oil Selects Honeywell Ethanol To Jet Technology For Production Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel megaproject.com
- 2025-02-26 Taiyo Oil Selects Honeywell Ethanol To Jet Technology For Production Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Honeywell
- 2025-02-21 Okinawa SAF Production Project Selected for METI's "Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Manufacturing and Supply Chain Development Support Project" 太陽石油
- 2024-11-13 Japan's Taiyo Oil plans $1bn sustainable aviation fuel hub in Okinawa Nikkei Asia
- 2023-07-28 Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Taiyo Oil Co. Ltd. to Conduct Joint Study on Production of Ethanol-based SAF and Renewable Diesel biobased-diesel.com
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, Okinawa Operations SAF Production Project (Nishihara-cho, Nakagami-gun): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/okinawa-operations-saf-production-project-nishihara-cho-nakagami-gun-japan, retrieved 2026-10-19. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].