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The Advanced Fuel Fund competition provides grant funding to first-of-a-kind (FOAK) commercial and demonstration-scale projects in the UK at development stages up to construction starting, including:

• parts of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
• front-end engineering and design (FEED)
• pre-front-end engineering and design (Pre-FEED)
• feasibility - windows 1 and 2 only

All selected projects have demonstrated their potential to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capable of reducing emissions by more than 65% on a lifecycle basis when used in place of conventional fossil jet fuel.

The is being delivered with the support of Ricardo Energy and Environment and ERM.

Window 3: winning organisations

The winning proposals for the third window of the Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) competition were announced on 22 July 2025.

Each organisation will receive funds for the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plants in the UK. The following projects have been awarded provisional funding amounts.

Alfanar Energy Ltd (Lighthouse Green Fuels)Ìý

Based in Stockton-on-Tees, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses torrefaction with gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to convert sawmill and forestry residues into SAF.

Award: £8 million

Altalto Ltd (Altalto Immingham)

Based in Immingham, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to convert municipal solid waste into SAF.

Award: £3 million

British Sugar PLC (British BioJet)

Based in Wissington, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses ethanol-to-jet technology to convert sugar beet betaine residue bioethanol into SAF.

Award: £2.6 million

Carbon Neutral Fuels Ltd (ASAP-DAC)

Based in Workington, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses solid oxide electrolysis and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to convert low carbon electricity and CO2 from direct air capture and biogenic sources into SAF.

Award: £6 million

Equilibrion Ltd (Eq.flight)

Based in Hull, the project is developing a demonstration plant that uses solid oxide electrolysis, reverse water-gas shift and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to convert direct air capture CO2, local heat sources and nuclear electricity into SAF.

Award: £1 million

Equinor Low Carbon UK Ltd (The Humber SAF Project)

Based in the Humber region, the project is developing a commercial plant that uses methanol-to-jet technology to convert biomethanol and renewable e-methanol into SAF.

Award: £3 million

Essar Oil (UK) Ltd / EET Fuels (Stanlow Methanol-to-Jet)

Based in Stanlow, the project is developing a large commercial plant that uses methanol-to-jet technology to convert renewable e-methanol and biomethanol into SAF.

Award: £2.5 million

ETFuels UK Ltd (Project SkyFuel Teesside)

Based in Redcar, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses methanol synthesis and methanol-to-jet technology to convert biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen into SAF.

Award: £5 million

LanzaJet UK Ltd (Project Speedbird)

Based in Wilton, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses ethanol-to-jet technology to convert advanced bioethanol into SAF.

Award: £10 million

LanzaTech UK Ltd (DRAGON 1&2)

This project is developing two commercial scale plants, both which use ethanol-to-jet technology. One will convert recycled carbon fuel ethanol into SAF at Port Talbot. Another industrial site will turn use partial reverse water-gas shift and fermentation to turn waste CO2 sources and green hydrogen into ethanol for subsequent conversion into Power-to-Liquid SAF.

Award: £6.4 million

NorthPointe Energy Ltd (Project Northpoint)

Based in Stanlow, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses gasification and Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert refuse derived fuel into SAF.

Award: £2 million

OXCCU TECH Ltd (OXCCU)

Based at Oxford Airport, the project is deploying a small demonstration plant that uses combined catalysis technology to convert biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen into SAF.

Award: £3.1 million

Power2X Solutions UK Ltd (eFuels Humber)

Based in the Humber Port, the project is developing a large commercial plant that uses methanol-to-jet technology to convert renewable e-methanol and biomethanol into SAF.

Award: £1.5 million

SuMo Engineering Ltd (CLEARSKIES)Ìý 

Based in the Midlands, the project is developing an end-to-end demo plant using advanced gasification, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and gas reforming technology to convert waste to SAF.

Award: £4.2 million

University of Sheffield (NEXTGEN-SAF)

This project is developing a demonstration plant that uses biogas-fuelled molten carbonate fuel cell technology for industrial biogenic CO2 capture, combined with renewable electrolysis, reverse water-gas shift and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to produce SAF.

Award: £1.5 million

Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Ltd (Teesside Carbonshift SAF Project)

Based in Teesside, the project is developing a small commercial scale plant that uses autothermal reforming and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to convert residue-derived biomethane into SAF.

Award: £2.9 million

Zero Petroleum Ltd (Fuelling Zero)

Based in Saltend, the project is developing a small commercial plant that uses reverse water-gas shift and novel Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology to convert biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen into high blend SAF.

Award: £3.5 million

Window 2: winning organisations

Abundia Biomass-to-Liquids (Jet – AB2L)Ìý

Based in Teesside, the project is developing a demonstration plant that uses pyrolysis and hydrotreatment technology to convert sawmill and forestry residues into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2026 and produce 2.6 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity. 

Award: £4,484,000

Alfanar Energy (Lighthouse Green Fuels)Ìý

Based in the Industrial Cluster at Teesside, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses gasification and Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert biogenic and non-biogenic wastes and residues into SAF. The plant is expected to be under construction in 2025, operational in 2028, and produce 124.2 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity. 

This plant was supported in earlier development stages by the Green Fuels, Green Skies competition that made £15 million available over the 2021 to 2022 financial year. 

Alfanar was also supported in the first window of the AFF. Their second window award is focused on the third funding year for activity that is not covered by their first window award.

Award: £8,664,000

Arcadia e-Fuels (NABOO)Ìý

Based in Teesside, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses power-to-liquid technology to convert biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2028 and produce 67.7 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity.  

Award: £12,341,000

Carbon Neutral Fuels (ASAP-DAC)Ìý

This project is developing a demonstration plant that uses power-to-liquid technology to convert direct air capture CO2 and green hydrogen into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2027 and scale up to 12 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity. 

Award: £1,376,000

Esso Petroleum Company (Solent SAF)Ìý

Based in the Solent, the project is conducting a feasibility study into a commercial scale plant that uses gasification and methanol-to-jet technology to convert non-recyclable waste into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2030 and produce 179 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity. 

Award: £6,065,000

Nova Pangaea Technologies (Project Speedbird)Ìý

Based in Wilton at Teesside, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses pyrolysis and ethanol-to-jet technology to convert agricultural and wood waste into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2025 and produce 2.7 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity. 

Award: £9,063,015

OXCCU Tech (OXEFUEL BIOGENIC)Ìý

Based in Sheffield’s Translational Energy Research Centre, the project is developing a demonstration plant that uses power-to-liquid technology to convert biogenic CO2 and green hydrogen into SAF. The project also includes the design of a commercial scale plant, expected to be operational in 2026 and produce 7.4 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity. 

Award: £2,814,000

Willis Sustainable Fuels (Carbonshift PtL)Ìý

Based in Teesside, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses power-to-liquid technology to convert CO2 and green hydrogen into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2026 and produce 14 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity. 

Award: £4,721,000

Zero Petroleum (PMZ.2)Ìý

This project is developing both a demonstration production module operating in Orkney and a commercial scale plant that uses power-to-liquid technology to convert biogenic and direct air capture CO2 and green hydrogen into SAF. The commercial scale plant is expected to be operational in 2026 and produce 6.1 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity.  

Award: £3,492,100

Window 1: winning organisations

Alfanar Energy Ltd (Lighthouse Green Fuels)

Based in the Industrial Cluster at Teesside, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses gasification and Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert black bin bag waste into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2028 and produce 86.6 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity.

Award: £11,001,000

Fulcrum BioEnergy Ltd (NorthPoint)

Based in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses gasification and Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert black bin bag waste into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2027 and produce 83.7 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity.

Award: £16,764,000

Lanzatech UK Ltd (DRAGON)

Based in Port Talbot, South Wales, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that converts steel mill off-gases into ethanol and then uses alcohol-to-jet technology to produce SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2026 and produce 79 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity.

Award: £24,960,843

Velocys plc (Altalto)

Based in Immingham, Lincolnshire, the project is developing a commercial scale plant that uses gasification and Fischer-Tropsch technology to convert black bin bag waste into SAF. The plant is expected to be operational in 2028 and produce 37.4 kt/y of SAF when at full operational capacity.

Award: £27,000,000

Velocys plc (e-Alto)

This project is developing a large demonstration plant that uses power-to-liquid technology to convert CO2 from a fossil gas-powered electricity plant and hydrogen made from renewable electricity into SAF.

Award: £2,523,094