The electro-sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) joint venture between Hy2gen France and H2V, H4 Marseille Fos, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with EDF to secure the majority of its power supply on a long-term basis, starting from 2032.
As part of the partnership, a ten-year Contrat d'Allocation de Production Nucléaire (CAPN) was agreed – the first of its kind that EDF has signed with a hydrogen and synthetic fuel producer. H4 Marseille Fos, which will be situated at Fos-Sur-Mer, France, will produce 75,000 tonnes of e-SAF using methanol-to-jet technology – making a significant contribution to Europe’s ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation.
Alexis Martinez, Managing Director H2V – Project Director H4 Marseille Fos, said: “The signing of this CAPN with EDF is a decisive step for the H4 project. It secures, for ten years, part of the largest cost component of an e-SAF project – namely low-carbon electricity, which accounts for almost a third of total costs – and creates the long-term planning certainty that is indispensable for the final investment decision. This is a strong signal for the entire aviation decarbonisation industry in France.”
Cyril Dufau-Sansot, CEO of Hy2gen, stated: “With this CAPN, H4 Marseille Fos reaches a new milestone in the development of the first Euro-Mediterranean e-SAF project. EDF is providing us with a long-term low-carbon power supply framework – a necessary condition for the competitiveness of an e-SAF project of this scale.”
H4 Marseille Fos and EDF Sign e-SAF Project Power Supply Agreement
