OXCCU receives grant to study SAF non-CO2 effects
In the UK, Business Airport International reported that OXCCU has received $2.3 million from the ATI Program to investigate non-CO2 effects of its synthetic crude sustainable aviation fuel.
The Oxford-based company is the first fuel producer to receive funding through the ATI Non-CO2 Program. The program is delivered in partnership with the Aerospace Technology Institute, Department for Business and Trade and Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, according to the report.
The total project cost includes co-investment between industry and government through the Department for Business and Trade. The project runs from July 2025 to June 2027, focusing on understanding how to minimize non-CO2 effects of OXFUEL.
“This ATI Program funding not only enables us to advance our technology but also supports our ambition to lead the industry in producing cleaner aviation fuels with a reduced contribution to global warming,” said Andrew Symes, chief executive at OXCCU. “Non-CO2 effects are an area of emerging science that could have substantial implications for climate strategy in aviation.”
The project will explore how OXFUEL produced with OXCCU’s iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst can reduce warming associated with non-CO2 effects of burning hydrocarbon fuel in jet turbines. The focus includes soot particles, which can cause cloud formation at altitude and impact global warming.
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