Exolum invests in UK’s first independent SAF blending facility

Exolum, Europe’s leading energy logistics company, is to invest £4.5 million (€5.1 million) in creating the UK’s first independent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending facility.
The plant will be located at Redcliffe Bay in south-west England, as part of new plans for a UK-wide network of SAF blending hubs.
The announcement comes as the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, which creates new subsidies for SAF production, progresses to its next stage in Parliament.
By blending customers’ SAF into Exolum’s national aviation fuel pipeline network, the investment will boost green aviation fuel supplies to airports across southern England and Wales, including those at Heathrow, Gatwick, Bristol, Exeter and Cardiff.
The company is also announcing that the facility will be the first of a new UK-wide network of SAF blending hubs it plans as part of its 2,000 km pipeline network, creating a SAF Superhighway that will provide SAF producers and importers with market access to the jet fuel for 40% of flights leaving the UK’s airports.
Exolum North West Europe Lead, Stephen Land, said: "Exolum’s investment at Redcliffe Bay is turning the UK’s ambitions for greener flights into reality, whilst helping secure the country’s world-leading position at the forefront of global sustainable aviation.
“The UK’s twin commitments to airport expansion and to increasing SAF supplies have been crucial in ensuring that, and we’re looking forward to not only supporting greener aviation but also the growth of the UK’s sustainable fuels industry.”