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microFTL license technology from Velocys hero shot that shows the Fischer-Tropsch SAF reactor on a flowing hexagon background with the brand name and value props.

Why sustainability matters now

To meet global climate targets and reduce aviation and heavy transport emissions, we need low-carbon liquid fuels that work with today’s infrastructure. Fischer-Tropsch SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) and renewable diesel are:

  • Ready now—drop-in compatible with existing fleets and fuel systems
  • Effective—cutting lifecycle CO₂ by up to 80% (source: IATA’s Net zero 2050: sustainable aviation fuels)
  • Strategic—turning waste, biomass, and CO₂ into clean energy
  • Scalable—creating energy security, jobs, and climate leadership

But we can’t scale renewable fuel production without proven, modular, cost-effective technology that performs reliably across feedstocks and geographies.

Image of an airliner taking off, focusing on SAF as a way to decarbonize heavy transport. SAF relies on Fischer-Tropsch license technology.

The critical role of Fischer-Tropsch

Any fuel made from syngas—whether from waste, biomass, or captured CO₂ and hydrogen—requires Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis to convert that gas into a crude that can be refined into SAF or renewable diesel.

Fischer-Tropsch is the backbone of these projects.
Yet most FT technologies on the market today are relics of the fossil era.

The problem with conventional FT

Slurry-bed and fixed-bed FT systems were designed for massive fossil-to-liquid operations. In Fischer-Tropsch SAF and renewable fuel projects, they are:

  • Too large
  • Too costly
  • Too complicated to integrate
  • And often unproven with modern feedstocks

No wonder so few Fischer-Tropsch SAF projects are moving forward.

What FT SAF and renewable fuel production projects need now

Developers and technology integrators are looking for FT tech that is:

  • Proven with today’s feedstocks in real-world SAF and renewable diesel plants
  • Modular and compact to reduce complexity and shorten timelines
  • Capable of reducing CapEx and OpEx to improve project IRR
  • Flexible enough to integrate with various gasifier setups
Image of FT SAF microchannel reactor from Velocys, used in renewable fuel production as part of the microFTL license package

What developers may not know–The solution is already here

✅ That technology already exists.
✅ It’s proven. It’s available.
✅ It’s called microFTL.

Logotype for microFTL license technology from Velocys

microFTLTM solutions include the Fischer-Tropsch technology license, the process design package, proprietary FT reactor and catalyst, fully automated controls, and optional modular FT island design services.

Schematic for the Velocys Fischer-Tropsch SAF license technology for renewable fuel production


Setting the standard for Fischer-Tropsch SAF, eFuels, and renewable fuels licensing

  • Highest TRL of any FT system in the sustainable fuels market
  • Highest syngas-to-fuel yield, reducing cost per gallon and improving IRR
  • Microchannel FT reactors—modular, scalable, efficient
  • Oxford-engineered catalyst for high activity and long life
  • Fully automated controls for safe, stable operation
  • Integration-ready across a wide range of designs and feedstocks

Field-proven renewable fuel production and FT SAF

 

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It has to work.
It has to be economical.
It has to be microFTL.

microFTL is built for today’s Fischer-Tropsch SAF, renewable diesel, and eFuels projects

It’s the only Fischer-Tropsch platform that’s ready now—to lower costs, simplify integration, and help renewable fuel production move from plan to plant.

Let’s build the future together

📧 Contact us at info@velocys.com to learn how microFTL technology can de-risk your next Fischer-Tropsch SAF project and lower the cost of renewable fuel production.