The UK government recently announced it will fund a project, with £2.8 million, aimed at developing sustainable aviation fuel. The consortium comprising OXCCU, the University of Sheffield Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC), and Coryton, has won the grant and will work together to create the world’s first direct carbon dioxide hydrogenation process. Essentially, the project will help turn CO2 into aviation fuel range hydrocarbons, commonly known as sustainable aviation fuel, in a single step. The consortium will locate the reactor at TERC and feed it with biogenic CO2 gathered from biomass combustion and H2 produced on-site from electrolysis using green electricity. The fuel produced will then go via Coryton and blended to ensure that it complies with Jet A-1 specification.
According to the company CEO, Andrew Symes, OXCCU, is proud to be part of the UK’s journey to become a leader in clean aviation. He also said that the company’s goal is to help the industry meet its high targets by scaling world-first technologies in sustainable aviation fuel. The government has committed to having at least five commercial SAF plants operational in the UK by 2025, perceiving low or zero emission technologies as key to the country’s sustainability and net-zero goals.
To summarise, the UK government is investing £2.8 million in developing sustainable aviation fuel, and OXCCU, the University of Sheffield Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC), and Coryton are the grant winners. By directly turning CO2 into aviation fuel range hydrocarbons, the project simplifies the multi-step process currently involved. The consortium will create the world’s first direct carbon dioxide hydrogenation process and will locate the reactor at TERC, fed with biogenic CO2 captured from biomass combustion and H2 produced on-site from electrolysis using green electricity. The fuel produced will then pass through Coryton’s blending process and achieve Jet A-1 specification.
The UK government recently announced it will fund a project, with £2.8 million, aimed at developing sustainable aviation fuel. The consortium comprising OXCCU, the University of Sheffield Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC), and Coryton, has won the grant and will work together to create the world’s first direct carbon dioxide hydrogenation process. Essentially, the project will help turn CO2 into aviation fuel range hydrocarbons, commonly known as sustainable aviation fuel, in a single step. The consortium will locate the reactor at TERC and feed it with biogenic CO2 gathered from biomass combustion and H2 produced on-site from electrolysis using green electricity. The fuel produced will then go via Coryton and blended to ensure that it complies with Jet A-1 specification.
According to the company CEO, Andrew Symes, OXCCU, is proud to be part of the UK’s journey to become a leader in clean aviation. He also said that the company’s goal is to help the industry meet its high targets by scaling world-first technologies in sustainable aviation fuel. The government has committed to having at least five commercial SAF plants operational in the UK by 2025, perceiving low or zero emission technologies as key to the country’s sustainability and net-zero goals.
To summarise, the UK government is investing £2.8 million in developing sustainable aviation fuel, and OXCCU, the University of Sheffield Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC), and Coryton are the grant winners. By directly turning CO2 into aviation fuel range hydrocarbons, the project simplifies the multi-step process currently involved. The consortium will create the world’s first direct carbon dioxide hydrogenation process and will locate the reactor at TERC, fed with biogenic CO2 captured from biomass combustion and H2 produced on-site from electrolysis using green electricity. The fuel produced will then pass through Coryton’s blending process and achieve Jet A-1 specification.