Overview
With updates on UK policy and developments along the supply chain, this event will help you find new connections, keep you informed and accelerate your SAF R&D journey.
There is no charge to attend as a delegate, though limited spaces are available.
There is an optional tour of the SAF Innovation Centre at The University of Sheffield on the 15th October 12:00 – 15:30 with a limited 40 spaces available. You can register for this tour through the delegate registration. If you have any questions about the tour, please contact Lisa Shepley. Please note, you will be required to arrange your own travel to and from the centre. Guidance on travel options and parking will be provided.
Interested in exhibiting?
Select the ‘Exhibitor’ ticket when registering. There are a limited number of spaces available.
Agenda
09:00 – 09:50 – Arrival and networking
10:00 – Welcome | Michelle Carter, Head of Transport, Innovate UK Business Connect
10:10 – UK SAF Policy Development: SAF Mandate & RCM | TBC
10:30 – Scotland Development: Project Willow & Grangemouth | Jonathan Simpson, Hydrogen (Sustainable/Alternative Fuels) Specialist, Scottish Enterprise
10:50 – UK SAF Clearing House | Matthew Jee, Director, UK SAF Clearing House
11:10 – Refreshments
11:45 – Jet Zero Task Force SAF Task & Finish Group | Steve Gillard, Regional Director UK, Europe, Middle East, Türkiye, Africa and Central Asia Sustainability, Boeing & Chair Jet Zero SAF Task & Finish Group
12:05 – Innovative Strategies for Advancing First-of-a-Kind Projects | Candice Carrington (Hughes), Senior Refinery Consultant, Petrofac
12:30 – Lunch, Exhibition & Networking
14:00 – Keynote speech: Indiana Jones and the Curse of the SAF Wastewater | Daniel Carlotta-Jones, Co-founder and Director, Wastewater Fuels
14:20 – Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) – a key enabler to UK’s PtL development (TBC) | Rolls-Royce SMR
14:35 – Digitalising the SAF Supply Chain: Enhancing Efficiency and Resilience from Feedstock to Flight | Siemens
Supply Chain Pitches (x4)
14:50 – 1. Electrochemical Recycling of CO2 to SAF Production | Dr Shahid Rasul, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University
14:55 – 2. Haffner Energy’s biomass-agnostic technology for SAF production: the keystone of SAF Zero investment and project development platform | Marcella Franchi, Business Development Director, Haffner Energy
15:00 – 3. Photoelectrochemical Coupling of Medium Chain Fatty Acids in Water to Alkane Fuels | Professor Richard Douthwaite, Professor of Chemistry, University of York
15:05 – 4. Bread and glucose feed for fuels | Rylan Cox, Director and Co-founder, C-Source Renewables Ltd
15:20 – Closing remarks | Michelle Carter, Head of Transport, Innovate UK Business Connect
15:30 – Networking & Exhibition
16:30 – Event Close
Accessibility and Inclusion
We are committed to ensuring our events are accessible for all.
If you experience any barriers to registering, for any reason, please contact us by email: enquiries@iukbc.org.uk or phone: +44 03333 403250 and we will support your registration.