In the UK, Altalto (Immingham) Limited, owned by Velocys, has been awarded funding from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund to complete Basic Engineering Design for its flagship waste-to-SAF facility. The grant enables Altalto to integrate NX Circular™ gasification and NX CPO™ technology from NEXTCHEM with Velocys’ proven MicroFTL™ technology, strengthening its position as the most advanced municipal solid waste-to-SAF project in the UK—and globally.
Altalto is designed to produce 30 million liters (23kT) of sustainable aviation fuel annually from residual waste streams, enough to power over 500 London–New York flights per year. Once operational, the project will deliver more than 100,000 metric tons of CO₂-equivalent savings annually, support the circular economy by diverting waste from landfill and incineration, and create hundreds of jobs in the Humber region.
The project now has planning consent, strong government support, and selected technology partners across the full value chain, including waste sourcing, gasification, Fischer–Tropsch synthesis, and fuel upgrading. With Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) expected to commence in early 2026, Altalto is positioned as the UK’s near-term commercial-scale SAF solution.
