OXCCU to build SAF demonstration plant in Humber

Sustainable aviation fuel developer OXCCU is to develop a first-of-a-kind demonstration plant in Humber, UK, scaling its ability to create SAF using its patented simplified process.

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Sustainable aviation fuel developer OXCCU is to develop a first-of-a-kind demonstration plant in Humber, UK, scaling its ability to create SAF using its patented simplified process.

The facility (to be built at the px Group’s Saltend Chemicals Plant) is expected to produce around 200 litres of liquid fuel a day, of which the majority will be SAF, when it comes online in 2026. Px Group will provide the engineering design and construction of the Outside Battery Limits (OSL) support facilities, as well as operational and maintenance support.

OXCCU is a spin-out venture from the University of Oxford, employing carbon dioxide and green hydrogen to create SAF using a proprietary, single-step process. “The strategic combination of OXCCU’s highly efficient novel catalyst and process with px Group’s world leading facilities creates the perfect environment for us to scale-up,” commented Andrew Symes, CEO of OXCCU.

“This groundbreaking project with OXCCU further meets [UK sustainability commitments] and demonstrates the confidence in Saltend as a pioneering centre for industrial decarbonisation projects,” added Geoff Holmes, CEO of px group. The partnership follows a recently-awarded planning permission for the Hydrogen-to-Humber H2H Saltend hydrogen production plant, the first of its kind and scale to be granted this permission in the UK.

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