OXCCU’s hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production process can reportedly lower capital costs by 50% compared to traditional methods.
Furthermore, the UK-based start-up has stated in a report that the SAF production costs are reduced by 25% per tonne compared to Reverse Water Gas Shift Fischer-Tropsch (RWGA+FT) when using OXCCU’s CO2 Fischer-Tropsch (CO2 F-T) process.
The University of Oxford spin-out uses its iron-based F-T catalyst to produce SAFs, marketed under the brand OXEFUEL, by converting CO2 and green hydrogen into jet fuel in a single exothermic step, to streamline stages and reduce hydrogen needs, therefore cutting costs.
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H2 View understands that OXCCU has also proved they can meet the UK’s renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO), greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction threshold and “can have the lowest GHG emissions of all the different processes.
Other power-to-liquid approaches have higher capital costs due to multiple steps and higher operating costs due to a lower hydrogen efficiency.
“This report demonstrates the economic and environmental advantages of our CO2 F-T technology, offering a clear pathway for the aviation industry to transition to greener fuel for commercial travel,” explained Andrew Symes, Co-Founder and CEO of OXCCU.
“We are proud to be developing a scalable, cost-effective solution to meet the urgent demand for sustainable fuels,” the CEO added.
OXCCU validated its technology at the OX1 demonstration plant at London Oxford Airport last August.
Read more:OXCCU launches hydrogen-based SAF demonstration plant at Oxford Airport
The focus was on developing the lowest-cost power-to-liquid pathway through direct hydrogeneration of CO2, eliminating the RWGS step or the multiple steps if going via methanol.
OXCCU aims to advance the technology over the next two years and have a commercial plant in operation by the end of this decade.
The company agreed with px Group last year to develop a CO2 and green hydrogen-based SAF production plant in Hull, located at Saltend Chemicals Park in the Humber.
Read more:SAF production plant announced for 2026 in the Humber
