HOUSTON and OXFORD, England, Sept. 8, 2025/ PRNewswire/– Altalto (Immingham) Limited, owned by Velocys, today revealed it has actually been granted moneying from the UK Department for Transportation’s Advanced Fuels Fund to advance the Basic Engineering Style of its flagship waste-to-SAF center.
The award makes it possible for Altalto to incorporate NEXTCHEM’s NX Circular ™ gasification and NX CPO ™ innovation with Velocys’ tested microFTL ™ service, enhancing the job’s position as the UK’s most innovative commercial-scale community strong waste-to-SAF plant and among the most near-term worldwide.
Altalto will produce 30 million litres of sustainable air travel fuel (SAF) yearly from recurring waste, providing more than 100,000 tonnes of CO TWO- comparable cost savings each year and supporting the UK’s SAF Required, which needs 10% of jet fuel need to come from sustainable sources by 2030. With all crucial innovation partners chosen– consisting of waste supply, gasification, Velocys’ Fischer– Tropsch synthesis bundle and updating systems– the job is on track to be FEED-ready by early 2026.
Matthew Viergutz, CEO of Velocys, stated, “This brand-new award shows the UK Federal government’s self-confidence in Altalto and in Velocys’ Fischer– Tropsch innovation. By incorporating NEXTCHEM’s tested gasification systems, Altalto is placed to be the very first commercial-scale waste-to-SAF center in the UK. It lives, advancing, and prepared to provide significant volumes of sustainable air travel fuel.”
” This award validates the credibility and versatility of our technological proposition,” stated Fabio Fritelli, Handling Director of NEXTCHEM, part of MAIRE Group, “which fulfills the requirements of gamers in the movement sector, especially in air travel, where decarbonisation is of critical value.”
Secret truths about Altalto
- Output: 30 million litres SAF yearly
- Feedstock: Community strong waste and business waste streams
- Carbon advantage: >> 100,000 tonnes CO TWO e cost savings yearly
- Area: Immingham, Humber area
- Timeline: FEED-ready by Q1 2026; functional by 2030
About Velocys
Velocys is a leading innovation innovator in the production of sustainable air travel fuel and other low-carbon fuels through its exclusive Fischer-Tropsch procedure. Its microchannel reactor innovation makes it possible for effective, modular production that can be released worldwide. Discover more at www.velocys.com
About MAIRE
MAIRE S.p.A. is a leading innovation and engineering group concentrated on advancing the Energy Shift. We offer Integrated E&C Solutions for the downstream market and Sustainable Innovation Solutions through 3 organization lines: Sustainable Fertilizers, Low-Carbon Energy Vectors, and Circular Solutions. With operations throughout 50 nations, MAIRE uses almost 10,200 individuals, supported by around 50,000 specialists associated with its jobs worldwide. MAIRE is noted on the Milan Stock market (ticker “ MAIRE“). For additional details: www.groupmaire.com.
microFTL ™ is a hallmark of Velocys
NX Circular ™ and NX CPO ™ are hallmarks of NEXTCHEM (MAIRE Group)
SOURCE Velocys