Seven projects awarded a share of £2m to develop cleaner fuel

The government has awarded seven industry-led projects a share of £2 million to develop proposals for advanced fuels production plants.

The proposals a project exploring the use of waste wood to produce a synthetic natural gas for HGVs.

This is part of the Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition, launched in April 2017 to encourage private sector investment in the development of advanced fuel production facilities in the UK.

Biofuels Minister Jesse Norman said:

"We are committed to reducing carbon emissions from transport to tackle climate change and make the sector as sustainable as possible. The £22 million funding commitment made through this competition will enable the development of this important set of technologies, paving the way for cleaner growth in the UK."

The competition aims to increase domestic production of advanced low carbon fuels capable of reducing emissions from the aviation and HGV sectors, and stimulate investment and create jobs through the development of a prosperous domestic industry.

The successful applications are:

Rika Biogas Technologies- Liquid biomethane project (£103,034)
Johnson Matthey - Kerosene, diesel and petrol substitutes (£178,000)
Standard Gas - Synthetic natural gas (£178,000)
LanzaTech - Kerosene and diesel substitutes (£410,000)
Progressive Energy - Synthetic natural gas (£175,960)
Kew Projects - Diesel substitute (£312,300)
Velocys Technologies - Kerosene and petrol substitutes (£434,000)