Seven projects receive UK Government grants to develop proposals for advanced fuels production plants
Type of post: NEWS.
The Future Fuels for Flight and Freight
Competition (F4C) was launched on the 27 April 2017 by the Department for
Transport (DfT) of the UK Government to promote the development of an advanced
low carbon fuels industry. The competition will provide up to 20 M£ in capital
grant funding over 3 years (2018-21). Through the scheme, DfT aims to increase
domestic production of advanced low carbon fuels and contribute to decarbonise
aviation and HGV sectors.
Figure 1. F4C will contribute to decarbonise
aviation and HGV sectors in UK
Stage 1: Project
Development
In the first stage, the F4C provides up to 2 M£
of Project Development Funding in 2018 to support the preparation of proposals.
The successful bids are the following:
Lead
Organisation
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Project
Title
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Fuel type
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Funding (£)
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Johnson Matthey Plc
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BioFT
Demonstration Project
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Kerosene,
diesel and petrol substitutes
|
178,000
|
Lead
Organisation
|
Project
Title
|
Fuel type
|
Funding (£)
|
Kew Projects Limited
|
Integrated ATC &
F-T Demonstration Plant
|
Diesel
substitute
|
312,300
|
Lead
Organisation
|
Project
Title
|
Fuel type
|
Funding (£)
|
LanzaTech
|
Sustainable
Aviation Fuel From Waste-Based Ethanol
|
Kerosene
and diesel substitutes
|
410,000
|
The project is aimed to
construct the world’s first large scale Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) facility
producing commercial quantities of fuel in the UK. The commercial plant would
convert low carbon ethanol produced from waste emissions to jet fuel.
The grant will be used towards a feasibility
study for the project.
It includes partners from several
sectors:
- Aviation: Virgin Atlantic;
Boeing; SkyNRG; Heathrow and Gatwick Airports.
- Steel mill: ArcelorMittal.
- Technical: Air BP, World
Fuel Services, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
- Sustainability: Ecofys; Roundtable
on Sustainable Biomaterials; Cerulogy.
- Site: Tata Steel UK;
Greenergy.
See press
release, 4/7/2018.
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Lead
Organisation
|
Project
Title
|
Fuel type
|
Funding (£)
|
Progressive Energy Limited
|
BioSNG to
HGV: 1,000 Vehicles
|
Synthetic
natural gas
|
175,960
|
Progressive Energy, Advanced Plasma Power and
National Grid have embarked on a project to transform waste into Bio
Substitute Natural Gas (BioSNG) using Gasplasma® technology.
BioSNG can provide a substitute for natural
gas in the UK grid, providing renewable heat and power through existing
infrastructure.
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Lead
Organisation
|
Project
Title
|
Fuel type
|
Funding (£)
|
Rika Biogas Technologies
|
Straw to
Liquid Biomethane (LBM) Demonstration Plant
|
Liquid
biomethane
|
103,034
|
Lead
Organisation
|
Project
Title
|
Fuel type
|
Funding (£)
|
Standard Gas
|
Standard
Gas SNG
|
Synthetic
natural gas
|
178,000
|
Lead
Organisation
|
Project
Title
|
Fuel type
|
Funding (£)
|
Velocys Technologies
|
Velocys Waste
to Jet Fuel Project
|
Kerosene
and petrol substitutes
|
434,000
|
The proposed plant will take hundreds of
thousands of tons per year of post-recycled waste, destined for landfill or
incineration, and convert it into clean-burning, sustainable fuels.
The jet fuel produced is expected to deliver
over 70% greenhouse gas reduction and 90% reduction in particulate matter
emissions compared with conventional jet fuel.
The project is being developed with the
financial and technical support of Shell and British Airways.
Next stage includes detailed pre-FEED (Front
End Engineering and Design) engineering study and site permitting activities,
fully funded by a combination of the F4C grant and 4.5 M£ committed by the
industry partners including Velocys.
It is expected to reach a final investment
decision in the first half of 2020.
See press release,
18/6/2018.
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Stage 2: Capital
Funding
Applicants that have received
Stage 1 funding will be invited to apply for a share of a further 20 M£
million Stage 2 funding to help with construction. The Stage 2 assessment will
take place in December 2018 and the successful applicants will be announced in
early 2019.
