In the UK, Business Airport International reported that Exolum has announced a $6 million investment to create the UK’s first independent sustainable aviation fuel blending facility at Redcliffe Bay in south-west England.
The facility will supply airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Bristol, Exeter and Cardiff, according to the report.
The energy logistics company plans to develop a UK-wide network of SAF blending hubs across its 2,000km pipeline network. The infrastructure will provide SAF producers and importers with market access to jet fuel for 40% of flights departing UK airports, it added.
The project includes infrastructure upgrades to Exolum’s existing aviation fuel pipeline storage and pumping station on the banks of the Severn Estuary near Bristol. The company will convert existing aviation fuel storage tanks to handle SAF, install blending infrastructure within the tanks, and modify systems with new pumps, filtration systems and segregation valves.
The Redcliffe Bay facility is expected to become operational in 2026.
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