UK set to levy fuel suppliers to fund SAF opinion Fayaz Hussain 10 Mar 25 0 You wait ages for a bus only to find two or more arriving at once. This even has a name – bus bunching. A similar… Read more
Construction starts at Wastefront’s tyre-to-SAF facility in Sunderland news Fayaz Hussain 3 Mar 25 0 Wastefront announced that it has begun construction on its waste tyre-to-fuel facility at the Port of Sunderland for the production of tyre derived oil to… Read more
UK injects £63m into SAF as Heathrow set for expansion opinion Fayaz Hussain 3 Feb 25 0 London’s Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest in the world. It handled nearly 84m passengers in 2024 – that’s more than the population of… Read more
£63m available for SAF producers: UK’s DfT news Fayaz Hussain 29 Jan 25 0 UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) announced that it will make £63m available for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) producers in the country. “We’re providing £63m of… Read more
LanzaJet finalises Teesside location for its UK SAF facility news Fayaz Hussain 22 Jan 25 0 Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology developer and producer LanzaJet announced the selection of the site for their next production facility, Project Speedbird, in Teesside Wilton… Read more
IAG invests in tyre-to-fuel firm Wastefront news Fayaz Hussain 22 Jan 25 0 Tyre-to-fuel company Wastefront has announced investment from the International Airlines Group (IAG) to help enable the company to begin construction on its sustainable aviation fuel… Read more
McDermott awarded EPC contract for Willis’ UK SAF site news Fayaz Hussain 20 Nov 24 0 Engineering and construction solutions provider McDermott International has been awarded a master services agreement (MSA) by Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited (WSFL) for the development… Read more
Unite asks UK govt to prevent Grangemouth refinery closure news Fayaz Hussain 20 Nov 24 0 UK’s leading union Unite has called on the government to intervene in the proposed closure of the Grangemouth refinery proposing a detailed plan for converting… Read more
UK, Scotland mull SAF production site to revive Grangemouth news Fayaz Hussain 18 Sep 24 0 The UK and Scottish governments have announced a joint plan to secure the industrial future of Grangemouth including a focus on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)… Read more
OXCCU launches SAF demo plant at Oxford Airport news Fayaz Hussain 12 Aug 24 0 UK-based sustainable fuels company OXCCU announced the launch of its first official demonstration plant, OX1, at Oxford Airport. “We’re beyond excited to launch the OX1… Read more
Boeing, Clear Sky to advance Firefly’s SAF technology news Fayaz Hussain 23 Jul 24 0 Firefly announced that aerospace manufacturer Boeing and Clear Sky, investment firm dedicated to sustainable aviation, plan to invest in Firefly’s technology to convert sewage waste… Read more
Tired of tyre waste, UK startup takes action opinion Fayaz Hussain 21 Jun 24 0 The world’s biggest tyre graveyard in Kuwait City’s Sulaibiya district buries 7m tyres – a landfill so vast that it can be seen from space.… Read more
UK’s Zero partners with Airbus to develop eSAF news Fayaz Hussain 10 Jun 24 0 UK-based whole-blend synthetic, non-biological fuels developer Zero Petroleum announced that it has signed a partnership with French aircraft manufacturer Airbus to accelerate the development of… Read more
Kent awarded FEED contract for Fulcrum BioEnergy’s UK SAF project news Fayaz Hussain 2 May 24 0 Engineering and project management company Kent has secured front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for Fulcrum BioEnergy’s NorthPoint sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project. Fulcrum BioEnergy, US… Read more
Firefly announces world’s first sewage-to-SAF facility in Essex news Fayaz Hussain 11 Apr 24 0 Firefly Green Fuels on Thursday announced their plans to build a pilot sewage-to-sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility at Haltermann Carless refinery site in Harwich, Essex.… Read more