Manchester Airport is to become the first in the 海角视频 to have a direct feed of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Manchester Airports Group, which is also behind London Stansted and East Midlands airports, has signed a deal with Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited 海角视频.
The memorandum of understanding will support the development and delivery of SAF produced at a new waste to fuels biorefinery, in Stanlow, Cheshire.
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As part of the agreement, SAF will be supplied to Manchester Airport through a pipeline that already runs between Stanlow and the 海角视频’s third largest gateway.
The partnership will also work to support a sustainable recovery from the pandemic, promoting green skills and jobs across the region.
The partners have said the deal could see up to 10% of the fuel used by aircraft at Manchester Airport replaced with SAF within five years of the Fulcrum NorthPoint facility becoming operational.
Neil Robinson, MAG CSR and airspace change director, said: "Today really is a landmark moment in our journey towards a decarbonised aviation sector.
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"By working towards a future supply of SAF, direct to Manchester Airport via existing pipelines from a local refinery, we’re making sustainable operations accessible for airlines based here.
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"The introduction of SAF is testament to the innovation we have seen, and the collaboration between airports, airlines, the Government and suppliers like Fulcrum to achieve real progress towards our goal of net zero for 海角视频 aviation by 2050.
"We are committed to ensuring that this progress continues through our role on the Government’s Jet Zero Council, on sustainable aviation and through our own targets in our CSR Strategy where we’re working to becoming net zero at our airports by 2038."
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng added: "This partnership is a huge leap forward for the long-term competitiveness of Britain’s aerospace sector, demonstrating how, by going green, industry can create jobs and help level up across the 海角视频.
"Cleaner aerospace and aviation is at the centre of our plans to end the 海角视频’s contribution to climate change by 2050. That is why we are backing sustainable aviation fuel with £180m of support and working with industry to turbocharge low carbon aerospace innovation with £3.9bn."
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Jeff Ovens, Fulcrum Bioenergy Limited 海角视频 managing director, said: "Support for SAF in the 海角视频 has reached new heights and the development of the Fulcrum NorthPoint SAF facility in Cheshire will bring significant volumes of much needed low carbon fuel for airlines, either those based here in the 海角视频, or flying in from overseas.”
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"Our partnership with MAG as an airport operator will bridge airlines and fuel suppliers and make SAF accessible and more widespread within the sector. This collaboration will also support our ambition to cementing the North West as a centre for excellence for SAF in the 海角视频, driving forward the Prime Minister’s 10 point plan for an industrial revolution.
"The aviation industry is working hard towards the Net Zero 2050 target, and through our joint work on the Jet Zero Council alongside the Government, SAF will play an integral role in achieving it."