Kent collaborates on Pre-FEED study for SAF demonstration plant

Kent has collaborated with Equilibrion during the successful bid for funding from the UK Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF).
With funding now secured for the Equilibrion and its partners, Kent is delivering the Pre-Front-End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) for Eq.flight, an advanced power-to-liquids (PtL) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) demonstration plant.
Eq.flight aims to demonstrate a UK-based, highly integrated PtL SAF pathway using local electricity and heat inputs providing secure and stable production.
Les Newman, Managing Director, UK at Kent, said: “Eq.flight marks a meaningful step in the UK’s drive to build a domestic sustainable aviation fuel sector.
“With stronger policy support now in place in the UK, the opportunity for projects like this to move toward commercial reality is growing. Through our work in the RISE coalition, we’ve seen the importance of aligning technology, policy, and industry capability, and Eq.flight brings those elements together in a compelling way.”
Equilibrion co-founders Caroline Longman and Phil Rogers, added: “Eq.flight enables us to bring advanced electrolysis and synthesis technologies together in a way that hasn’t been demonstrated in the UK before.
“The insights gained through this phase will be critical in shaping future commercial projects. With support from our partners, including Kent, we’re well-placed to deliver a robust and informative demonstration system. Our consortium is committed to accelerating the UK’s transition to domestically produced sustainable aviation fuels, strengthening energy security while enabling airlines to meet future SAF requirements.”
Kent’s role in Eq.flight supports its strategy to build end-to-end energy value chains that take responsibility for their energy inputs from day one, helping to deliver more investable, resilient, and scalable net-zero projects across the UK.