Essar completes Pre-FEED for SAF hub in the UK
In the UK, Essar Energy Transition (EET) has completed the Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) stage for one of the UK’s largest advanced sustainable aviation fuel production hubs.Integrated within the company’s Stanlow refinery’s infrastructure, the planned Stanlow Methanol to Jet (MtJ) project will produce more than 200,000 tons per annum (tpa) of advanced SAF, using approximately 550,000 tpa of renewable e-methanol and bio-methanol feedstock.
Co-locating the MtJ facility with the Stanlow refinery enables on-site blending of the SAF with the Essar Energy Transition Fuels conventional jet fuel volumes. Utilizing the existing export infrastructure, including access to the Manchester Jet, Midlands, and UKOP pipeline systems as well as existing road and marine distribution routes, the SAF can be supplied directly to the UK aviation sector, including major UK airports and airlines, Essar said.
Renewable e-methanol and bio-methanol will be sourced from a range of domestic and international supply sources, the firm added.
Front-end engineering design (FEED) is planned for later this year and final investment decision (FID) by the start of 2028.
Category: Fuels
