The funds will enable the company to develop its plans for the creation of one of the UK’s largest advanced Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) production hubs. Having completed a Feasibility Study earlier in 2025, the receipt of the AFF grant enables Essar Energy Transition to advance to the Pre-Front-End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) stage. The hub will be the most direct SAF supply point to the UK aviation sector, blending SAF on-site into the existing jet fuel stream at Stanlow. "At Stanlow, we have major decarbonisation ambitions, aiming to become a leading energy transition hub and home to the world’s first low-carbon process refinery. Domestic advanced SAF production is central to our long-term vision and a key catalyst for decarbonising aviation.