Companies in the United Kingdom are accelerating the development of sustainable aviation fuels
HSSMI and Wilson Bio-Chemical Ltd, 2 UK-centered SMEs, are celebrating after receiving specialist innovation financing to future-proof the manufacturing of the greener jet fuel by utilizing circular economy procedures and waste from the aerospace industry as the main feedstock to generate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
SAF is viewed as a long-term carbon-reduction strategy for the aviation industry. However, it currently only accounts for a small portion of the total. The UK wants to be at forefront of the SAF production, as well as this new project, financed by the Aerospace UP (Aerospace Unlocking Potential) project, will help the aviation industry achieve its long-term objective of halving CO2 emissions by 2050.
What genuinely distinguishes this study from others working on sustainable fuels is that it will investigate how bioethanol produced from microorganisms found in the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), such as the contents of a typical trash can, can be utilized as a SAF. The venture will also create a specific process method as well as a bio-chemical route for making bio-renewable jet fuel, funneling non-recyclable litter from landfill sites or incineration, and transforming it into the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), providing a one-of-a-kind and genuine remedy to environmental air transportation issues.
Wilson Bio-Chemical Limited (WBC), a Derbyshire-based biochemical technology supplier specializing in designing, manufacturing, and installing sustainable energy facilities, is leading this SAF project. With grant financing from Aerospace UP program, WBC has strengthened its biofuel expertise as well as a market position by providing sustainable waste stream processes, jet fuel certification, and a distinctive circular economy structure to generate biogenetic feedstocks for SAF.
WBC has created a patented chemical-recycling technology that separates and homogenizes the biogenic elements of commercial and industrial waste before converting it to platform chemicals so as to produce sustainable fuels. According to life cycle analyses and aero-engine performance analysis, the Wilson System® reduces the emission profiles of the aviation fuels by a maximum of 95%. The WBC system will aid in the conversion of bioethanol into a long-term aviation fuel in this project.
HSSMI is a viable manufacturing innovation consultancy that gives firms technical advice on scaling up, boosting efficiency, and moving to circular economy techniques. Its goal is to increase manufacturing competitiveness while reducing negative environmental consequences and achieving net-zero.
The project’s circular economy framework will be developed in collaboration with HSSMI and WBC. HSSMI will, in particular, create a waste hierarchy for aviation sector, engage with Midlands supply chain, form links with the air freight forwarders, airports, airlines, and other sector forums to map and set up potential waste streams that might be utilized to produce bioethanol as well as collect data on prospect waste feedstocks and off-takers generated by the sector.
