Yorkshire Evening Post
Dennis Morton
02 Oct 2025
Leeds Bradford Airport is at the centre of a new £1.5 million project exploring sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), in a move the government says could pave the way for greener flights.
Funded by the Department for Transport, the study will investigate producing “Power-to-Liquid” SAF, a fuel made using renewable electricity and captured carbon, at or near the airport.
The research is being carried out under the NEXTGEN-SAF project, a collaboration between the University of Sheffield, Leeds Bradford Airport, and the University of Leeds, brought together with support from Leeds North West MP Katie White.
Over the next eight months, the study will explore how the fuel could be produced and deployed at scale from a Yorkshire base. A final report is due in 2026...
