Phillips 66 Humber Refinery has signed a huge deal with British Airways to supply it with green jet fuel.
The contract will see the UK’s flag carrier become the first airline in the world to take a commercial supply of sustainable aviation fuel – reducing aviation emissions by more than 80 per cent.
Thousands of tonnes of SAF will also be produced for the first time in the UK at the South Killingholme plant, and flights will be fuelled from early in the new year following a £20 million investment.
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Humber Refinery general manager Darren Cunningham said: “The Humber Refinery was the first in the UK to co-process waste oils to produce renewable fuels and now we will be the first to produce SAF at scale, and we are delighted British Airways is our first UK customer.
“We’re currently refining almost half a million litres of sustainable waste feedstocks a day, and this is just a start. Markets for lower-carbon products are growing, and this agreement demonstrates our ability to supply them.”
Last year the business invested significantly to expand its production of fuels from waste feedstocks. It is part of a broader energy transition plan to reduce the carbon intensity of its refinery operations and products that support 1,000 jobs.
“This agreement with British Airways aligns with our strategy to create a refinery of the future, where we’re producing fuels from waste, being a critical part of the electric vehicle supply chain, reducing the carbon intensity of our processes through carbon capture and using hydrogen to power the refinery,” Mr Cunningham said. “It secures long-term business in an ever-changing world.”
The multi-year deal comes as BA continues to back a dedicated sustainable aviation fuels plant at…