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Philipp Furler discusses how Synhelion is working to scale synthetic fuels and reduce production costs for sustainable aviation fuel.

In this episode, we speak with Philipp Furler, Founder and CEO of Synhelion, who shares how the Swiss technology company is working to scale synthetic fuels by tackling some of the fundamental cost and infrastructure barriers facing SAF today. Furler discusses: The path to $1/litre production costs: How Synhelion targets production costs of around $1 per litre within 10-15 years through three key advantages: cheap solar energy with thermal storage enabling 24/7 operation, avoiding electrolysi...

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Host: SimpliFlying

Guest: Philipp Furler

Topics covered

• sustainable aviation fuel
• renewable energy
• synthetic fuels
• cost barriers
• infrastructure
• solar energy

Keywords

• sustainable aviation fuel
• Synhelion
• Philipp Furler
• renewable energy
• synthetic fuels
• cost reduction
• solar energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Synhelion

Places: Switzerland

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