The Oxford University-linked start-up is hoping to collect data from the demonstration plant before launching a larger factory in 2026.
OXCCU, a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier based in the UK, has unveiled its first CO2 and green hydrogen to jet fuel plant at Oxford Airport, planned to serve as a demonstration platform for the technology.
The Oxford University-linked company has developed a single step process to manufacture its new ‘OX FUEL’, which directly converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen into long-chain hydrocarbons for SAF.
The demonstration plant is believed to be the first of its kind in the world and will produce around 1kg of the fuel per day once it begins operations in September, ahead of the construction for OXCCU’s full scale plant in Saltend in 2026. Other test production facilities for producing SAF via alternative methods have been funded across Europe and the world.
The company was spun out from its initial research stage under Oxford University in 2021 and has since raised £18m ($23m) in Series A funding to support the growth of its technology.
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