E-fuel company, HIF Global, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus to advance the global development of e-Fuels for aviation ("e-Sustainable Aviation Fuel" or "e-SAF") via the methanol to jet fuel ("MTJ") pathway.

According to HIF Global, the MoU provides a framework for negotiation of definitive agreements in relation to four key workstreams: technical, project development, commercial and advocacy.

The collaboration was signed at the Farnborough Air Show in England, one of the most prestigious global aerospace, aviation and defence industry fairs.

Clara Bowman, Chief Operating Officer of HIF Global, said: "The International Energy Agency projects that aviation activity will double from 2022 levels by 2030.

“We are therefore in a global race to supply and scale up sustainable fuels to aviation, the hardest to abate of all the transportation sectors.

“Collaboration between HIF and Airbus will help accelerate the airline sector's adoption of e-SAF and facilitate the industry's transition to net zero."

The sustainable fuel company explained that e-SAF is a type of Sustainable Aviation Fuel made by combining recycled CO₂ and green hydrogen produced with renewable electricity.

Interestingly, HIF Global said that e-SAF is a drop-in fuel which can be used in existing airplanes without any modifications to their engines.

HIF Global are also designing e-SAF production facilities based on methanol to jet fuel synthesis, also called the MtJ pathway.