CAPHENIA GmbH

Member Profile

Category: PtL & Synthetic Fuel Production
Primary Role: Bio-Advanced SAF and eSAF Technology Provider
Headquarters: Bernau am Chiemsee, Germany
Website: www.caphenia.com
Coordination Contact: pr@caphenia.com

Relevance for Europe’s eSAF Scale-up

CAPHENIA addresses a central technical challenge in the scale-up of renewable aviation fuels: the efficient production of syngas as a core intermediate for downstream fuel synthesis.

By combining renewable power input with methane and biogenic CO₂ from biogas, CAPHENIA’s PBtL process represents a hybrid pathway between biofuel production and electricity-based synthetic fuel production. This may be relevant to Europe’s emerging SAF market, where multiple certified pathways, feedstock strategies, and technology routes will be needed to support industrial deployment. Additionally, the feedstocks used can be sourced regionally in Europe.

The company’s approach is particularly relevant to stakeholders looking at the integration of biogenic carbon sources, renewable methane, renewable electricity, and synthetic fuel production within scalable project concepts.

Technology and Project Status

CAPHENIA’s Germany I pilot plant will produce syngas at the industrial park in Frankfurt-Höchst. The pilot plant is intended to demonstrate the company’s PBtL process and syngas reactor technology under practical operating conditions.

Collaboration Context

CAPHENIA may be relevant for organisations across the renewable aviation fuel value chain, including:

• SAF and eSAF producers

• Biogas and biomethane operators

• Renewable energy partners

• Aviation fuel offtakers

• Industrial infrastructure partners

• Investors and project development partners

Company Overview

CAPHENIA GmbH is a cleantech start-up headquartered in Bernau am Chiemsee, Germany. The company developed the Power-and-Biogas-to-Liquid process, enabled by proprietary 3-in-1 zone reactor technology, to produce renewable fuels such as SAF/eSAF and renewable diesel.

The process uses renewable electricity, methane, and biogenic CO₂ from biogas to produce syngas—a key intermediate in the production of renewable fuels. CAPHENIA’s Germany I pilot plant is located at the industrial site in Frankfurt-Höchst, Germany.

According to the company, CAPHENIA works with more than 25 research and development partners and holds a portfolio of 253 patents related to its syngas reactor technology.

Role in the eSAF Ecosystem

CAPHENIA positions its technology at the interface of SAF and eSAF production.

The company’s Power-and-Biogas-to-Liquid process combines renewable electricity with renewable methane and biogenic CO₂ from biogas. According to CAPHENIA, roughly one-third of the process input is renewable electricity, while two-thirds consist of renewable methane and biogenic CO₂.

This hybrid process configuration enables CAPHENIA to address both SAF and eSAF production pathways, depending on the applicable certification framework, input qualification, and regulatory assessment.

Area of Expertise

• Power-and-Biogas-to-Liquid process technology

• Syngas production for renewable fuels

• 3-in-1 zone reactor technology

• Integration of renewable electricity, methane, and biogenic CO₂

• SAF and eSAF production pathways

• Renewable fuel technology scale-up