Solar Methanol 1 (SM1)
Solar Methanol 1 (SM1) is a planned sustainable aviation fuel project in Australia, owned by Vast Renewables Ltd.. Its announced capacity is 8 thousand tonnes a year (9 million litres, 2 million US gallons), by the Power-to-liquid pathway. The record was read from the news by the reader (biobased-diesel.com, June 14, 2024) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- Vast Renewables Ltd.
- Place
- Australia
- Pathway
- Power-to-liquid
- Fuel
- sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 7.5 thousand tonnes a year · 9.4 million litres · 2.5 million US gallons
- Due to start
- not recorded
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: Vast Renewables and Mabanaft Advance Green Methanol Production with Joint Development Agreement (biobased-diesel.com, 2024-06-14); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-16; not yet checked
Other plants and projects recorded with Vast Renewables Ltd.
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Methanol 1 (SM1) | Australia | planned | 8 |
In the news latest items naming Vast Renewables Ltd.
- 2024-06-14 Vast Renewables and Mabanaft Advance Green Methanol Production with Joint Development Agreement 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, Solar Methanol 1 (SM1): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/solar-methanol-1-sm1-australia, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].