Aether Fuels and FlyORO sign MoU to explore integrated SAF supply-chain and blending solutions for Project Beacon and future Aether projects
Key Highlights:
- Non-binding MOU to jointly explore potential SAF supply-chain, blending and related activities in support of Project Beacon and future Aether SAF projects.
- Project Beacon is designed as a first-of-a-kind next-generation commercial SAF project in Singapore, using Aether AuroraTM technology to convert industrial waste gas and biomethane into CORSIA-certified SAF.
- FlyORO will assess how its modular AlphaLiteTM blending platform - first launched in Singapore and later deployed at Wellcamp in Australia - can support flexible downstream deployment and last-mile supply-chain integration.
- The collaboration brings together two companies with strong Singapore roots and operating presence to support local innovation, decarbonisation and aviation energy diversification.
FlyORO Technologies Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based SAF blending and supply-chain technology company, and Aether Fuels, a sustainable fuels company with headquarters in Singapore and Chicago, announced the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore the potential development of SAF supply-chain, blending and associated activities in support of Aether's Project Beacon and future Aether Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects.
Through the MOU, the parties will evaluate how a next-generation SAF production pathway can be paired with flexible blending, storage interface, certification workflow, logistics and downstream market-delivery models. The collaboration is intended to assess practical ways to accelerate operational readiness and commercial adoption while supporting Singapore's role as a leading hub for aviation, innovation and sustainable industrial development.
At the center of the collaboration is Project Beacon, Aether's planned commercial demonstration facility at Aster Pulau Bukom refinery in Singapore. Aether expects Project Beacon will be the first next-generation, commercial-scale SAF production facility in Southeast Asia. The facility is designed to use the Aether Aurora technology platform to convert industrial waste gas and biomethane into CORSIA-certified SAF, with expected output of up to 50 barrels of fuel per day, or approximately 2,000 tonnes per year, and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions anticipated to exceed 70% versus conventional jet fuel.
Project Beacon stands out from a SAF conversion-pathway perspective because it is intended to demonstrate a more feedstock-flexible route to production using waste-carbon. Whereas the first wave of commercial SAF has been driven largely by HEFA pathways, Aether reports that Aether Aurora can use a wide range of waste carbon feedstocks and aims to deliver higher yields at lower capital intensity. That first-of-a-kind positioning is central to why the proposed collaboration matters: if next-generation production is to scale, downstream infrastructure must also become more adaptable, modular and market-responsive.
FlyORO's role in the collaboration centers on downstream enablement. The company will contribute its modular blending expertise to assess how flexible, on-demand blending could complement Project Beacon and future Aether projects. FlyORO's AlphaLite system - first launched in Singapore as the world's first modular SAF blending system - is designed to integrate with existing fuel infrastructure and enable scalable, site-deployable blending capability closer to the point of use. The platform also draws on operational experience from FlyORO's 2025 deployment with Wagner Sustainable Fuels and Boeing at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport in Queensland, Australia.
The proposed collaboration also reflects the strength of Singapore's clean-energy innovation ecosystem. By bringing together advanced conversion technology and modular downstream blending expertise in the same market, FlyORO and Aether aim to explore practical solutions that can expand SAF availability, diversify aviation energy pathways through sustainable fuels, and reinforce Singapore's role as a launchpad for scalable decarbonisation solutions. The MOU is non-binding and non-exclusive, and any future collaboration would remain subject to further technical, commercial, regulatory and definitive-agreement discussions between the parties.
Project Beacon at a glance:
- Planned location: Aster Pulau Bukom, Singapore, within Aster's integrated refining and chemical hub.
- Publicly described by Aether as a commercial demonstration facility and the first next-generation, commercial-scale SAF production facility in Southeast Asia.
- Designed output: up to 50 barrels per day, or approximately 2,000 tonnes of fuel per year.
- Project Beacon will convert industrial waste gas and biomethane into CORSIA-certified SAF with lifecycle GHG emissions reductions expected to exceed 70% versus conventional jet fuel.
- Construction expected to start in 2026, with commercial operations targeted for 2028.
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