KerEAUzen

The France KerEAUzen project, developed on the HAROPA Port industrial zone in Le Havre, is an industrial-scale synthetic aviation fuel (e-kerosene/SAF) and low-carbon fuel platform that will produce renewable jet fuel by combining renewable hydrogen with recycled CO₂ captured from local industry, including sources in the Le Havre basin. The facility is designed to recycle around 290,000 tonnes of CO₂ annually and generate a fuel with a carbon footprint more than 80% lower than conventional kerosene, contributing to compliance with emerging European SAF mandates. France KerEAUzen was selected through HAROPA PORT’s “Grand Canal du Havre” call for projects, which awarded land for development of a renewable and low-carbon fuel platform that also includes complementary projects such as Salamandre (renewable gas production). Construction planning is advancing toward a **targeted start of operations in the late 2020s (following feasibility studies and permitting), with the project expected to support decarbonization of aviation and other hard-to-abate transport sectors while leveraging existing port and industrial infrastructure (rail, pipelines, energy networks) for logistics and integration