- Firefly converts sewage into sustainable jet fuel for aircraft
- Facility in Harwich to produce fuel from human detritus
- Wizz Air partners, plans to convert 10% operations to SAF
“We are converting sewage into jet fuel,” James Hygate, CEO of biofuel company Firefly, stated. The organisation anticipates commencing deliveries of the reduced carbon fuel in or around 2028.
Human detritus may soon be utilised as fuel for aircraft, a world-first factory has been announced.
Biofuel company Firefly announced plans to construct a facility in Harwich, Essex, dedicated to the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) conversion of effluent.
A 15-year agreement has been concluded with Wizz Air to supply up to 525,000 tonnes of SAF. The company anticipates beginning deliveries of the lower carbon fuel around 2028.
Biosolids, which are generated as a result of the effluent treatment process at Anglian Water, have been allocated for utilisation in an initial pilot SAF facility by Firefly.
SAF is produced from sustainable sources, which reduces carbon emissions by approximately 70% compared to conventional jet fuel.
It is permissible to combine it with petroleum up to a maximum of 50% without requiring any adjustments to jet engines.
Nevertheless, the production cost of SAF is presently numerous times that of conventional jet fuel.
James Hygate, chief executive officer of Firefly, described biosolids as “amazing resources” despite their “almost revolting nature.”
“Sewage is being converted into jet fuel.” “It’s difficult to consider many things cooler than that,” he continued.
The company’s chief operating officer, Paul Hilditch, stated, “The United Kingdom has sufficient biosolids to produce over two hundred thousand tonnes of SAF.
“That approximately satisfies fifty percent of the required SAF demand for 2030.”
While other routes to SAF are necessary, our solution is not the only one; this new route has the potential to significantly impact UK Saf supply and could potentially move the needle.
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Firefly has informed us that regulatory sanction is currently being sought for its aircraft fueling system.
Wizz Air has declared its intention to convert 10% of its operations to SAF by 2030.
By 2030, at least 10% of the fuel used by airlines in the United Kingdom must be derived from sustainable feedstocks, per the government’s SAF mandate.
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