The UK’s Farnborough Airport – synonymous with private air travel and with hosting one of the world’s leading aviation exhibitions – has signed a landmark deal with e-fuels developer Hydrogen Refinery for 12.5 million litres or 10,000 tonnes per annum of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced locally from waste.
The Hampshire airport’s commitment strengthens its SAF credentials, having bought for resale more than 2 million litres of 38% blended SAF since 2021.
With the introduction of the UK SAF mandate taking effect at the start of this year, sales of SAF are already being put at risk by the lack of production and investment within the UK.
The UK and the EU have legislation-backed mandates on both the amount of SAF that must be used from January 2025 and also the way that SAF must be produced.
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