FEED for Lighthouse Green Fuels SAF facility completed
The completion of FEED represents one of the most important milestones in the development of a large-scale infrastructure project, particularly for a first-of-a-kind second-generation SAF facility. Reaching this milestone proves that LGF has now moved beyond concept stage into a robustly engineered industrial project with a credible pathway to delivery and all core technology licences secured.
Located at Seal Sands on Teesside, LGF is a world-leading second-generation SAF facility that is among the most advanced in Europe and will be one of the largest of its kind globally once operational. With completion of FEED, it has become the first second-generation SAF project in Europe to reach this level of engineering maturity. The project will also be the UK’s first new refinery since the 1960s.
FEED completion confirms the technical integration and engineering configuration for the facility, including feedstock handling, gasification, Fischer-Tropsch fuel synthesis, utilities, storage infrastructure and potential integration with carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure on Teesside.
Once operational, the facility will produce 180 million litres of SAF per year and 30 million litres of renewable naphtha, from sustainably sourced biomass feedstocks, including forestry and agricultural residues.
With access to CCS, the project can produce carbon-negative fuel, reducing lifecycle emissions by over 200% compared to conventional jet fuel. This means that once fully operational in 2032, LGF could contribute around 46% of the total UK SAF Mandate on a greenhouse gas emissions basis, compared to around 20% without CCS.
Category: Fuels
