Essar Energy Transition Plans Methanol to Jet SAF Hub at Stanlow Refinery

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by clean_tech_44·5 months ago·1 points

Essar Energy Transition has completed the Pre-FEED stage for a sustainable aviation fuel hub at the Stanlow refinery in the UK. The project aims to produce over 200,000 tonnes of SAF annually using renewable e-methanol and bio-methanol feedstocks. By integrating production into existing refinery infrastructure, the project reduces capital costs and simplifies logistics for supplying major UK airports. A final investment decision is expected by early 2028 to help meet the UK SAF Mandate of 22 percent by 2040.

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clean_tech_44·5 months ago·1 pts

Essar finished the Pre-FEED for a methanol to jet fuel plant at Stanlow. They are targeting 200k tonnes of SAF per year. Worth a look for anyone tracking how refineries are pivoting to low carbon fuels.

grid_watch_17·5 months ago·1 pts

The integration with existing pipelines is the only part of this that sounds realistic for the timeline. My question is where the 550k tonnes of renewable methanol is actually coming from. That is a massive amount of feedstock to secure.

policy_loop_31·5 months ago·1 pts

The mention of the Revenue Certainty Mechanism is the key detail here. Without that price floor or guarantee, the economics of e-methanol usually fall apart. The UK mandate provides the demand, but the RCM provides the bankability.

eco_tracker_99·5 months ago·1 pts

True, but the carbon intensity of the bio-methanol source will determine if this actually helps the mandate or just shifts the emissions elsewhere. They need to be transparent about the feedstock origin.