Setting the agenda for the Conference and SAF Summit

Firefly’s founder James Hygate and Nufarm’s André Paulo Santos will be speaking at the Biofuels International Conference and Expo and SAF Summit to be held in Brussels on 24–25 June. Both share their thoughts on the challenges facing the industry.
Can you outline what Firefly has been doing this year?
Over the past year, Firefly has been progressing its FOAK project in Harwich, Essex, UK. We have moved on to the next stage of scale-up, testing some of the commercial-scale equipment that will eventually be used at our Harwich facility. The fuel produced is also progressing through ASTM approval as a new pathway, sewage biosolids to jet (SBTJ).
We have also been expanding, with a new office and a growing team, and continue to develop international partnerships — most notably with Synagro in the US, with whom we are planning to develop a second facility in the coming years.
Boeing announced their investment and technical support for Firefly, with SBTJ being seen as a fuel that can be produced wherever there is sewage. Further investments will shortly be announced.
And what about yourself, André?
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