Name

Equilibrion

Legal name

Equilibrion Ltd

Website

https://equilibrion.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nuclear Energy Consulting and Project Development

NAICS

Nuclear Electric Power Generation (221113)

akta.pro primary industry

Reactor Refueling & Fuel Handling Systems (Cranes, Machines, Transfer Systems) (EUAKADAN)

Keywords

• Nuclear consulting services
• Nuclear project development
• Sustainable aviation fuel
• Power-to-liquids systems
• Strategic technical advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Northampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Strategic and Technical Consultancy: Providing independent strategic and technical advisory services to government, investors, and industry clients across the nuclear sector. Revenue is project-based consulting fees for technical consulting, strategic consulting, and project delivery engagements.
2. Project Development — Eq.flight SAF: Developing nuclear-enabled SAF production projects through pre-FEED, FEED, and commercial deployment phases. Revenue model involves securing government funding (e.g., DfT Advanced Fuels Fund), equity investment, and offtake agreements with airlines and fuel suppliers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Equilibrion is a UK nuclear strategic and technical consultancy and project development company delivering independent advisory services to government, investors, and industry across the nuclear sector. Its flagship development is Eq.Flight — a proprietary modular Power-to-Liquids (PtL) sustainable aviation fuel production system integrating solid oxide electrolysis, reverse water-gas shift, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and Direct Air Capture, designed to run continuously on nuclear electricity and heat and deliver over 90% lifecycle emissions reduction versus conventional jet fuel.

Product overview

Equilibrion operates as a nuclear consultancy and project development company with two primary offerings: (1) Eq.Flight, a proprietary modular power-to-liquids sustainable aviation fuel production system comprising integrated sub-modules for solid oxide electrolysis, direct air capture, and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; and (2) strategic and technical consulting services for the nuclear sector. The Eq.Flight system is designed for nuclear integration, utilizing SMRs to provide continuous electricity and heat inputs for highly efficient, low-carbon SAF production with potential 95% carbon intensity reduction. The company also offers project development services for nuclear-enabled hydrogen and heat production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eq.Flight: Nuclear-derived sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production system using power-to-liquids technology. The system combines solid oxide electrolysis, reverse water-gas shift, and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis to produce drop-in SAF with potential for over 90% reduction in lifecycle emissions compared to conventional jet fuel.

Products and services

• Eq.Flight Power-to-Liquids SAF System Proprietary modular Power-to-Liquids sustainable aviation fuel production system integrating solid oxide electrolysis, reverse water-gas shift, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and Direct Air Capture, designed for continuous operation on nuclear electricity and heat, targeting up to 95% reduction in lifecycle carbon intensity versus conventional jet fuel and 15,000 tonnes/year output at first demonstration.
• Strategic and Technical Consulting Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 91-95% reduction in aviation fuel lifecycle carbon emissions vs. conventional kerosene
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UK Department for TransportcoreOthers · 26 March 2026Eq.Flight programme is part-funded by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) Advanced Fuels Fund. DfT grant (£1 million) enabled Pre-FEED study for the UK's first nuclear-enabled SAF demonstration plant, supporting the PtL sub-target under the UK SAF Mandate.
• Rolls-Royce SMRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Signed MoU in March 2026 to conduct a technical and economic assessment for powering Equilibrion's Eq.flight SAF production system with Rolls-Royce SMR's clean energy solution. A single Rolls-Royce SMR has potential to produce over 160 million litres of SAF per year, meeting around a third of the UK's 2040 PtL target. World-leading UK-based demonstration targeted by 2030.
• Bristol AirportcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026Bristol Airport and Equilibrion completed a pioneering feasibility study, supported by Q8Aviation and Exolum, into large-scale nuclear-derived SAF and hydrogen production in the South West. Study found SMRs could reduce Bristol Airport's flight emissions by 29% in 2035.
• Q8AviationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026Supported the Bristol Airport and Equilibrion feasibility study into nuclear-derived SAF, contributing aviation fuel supply chain expertise.
• ExolumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2026Supported the Bristol Airport and Equilibrion feasibility study, contributing fuel logistics and infrastructure expertise for nuclear-derived SAF distribution.
• KentcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 February 2026Kent, a global integrated energy services partner, collaborated on the successful bid for DfT Advanced Fuels Fund funding and is delivering the Pre-FEED study for the Eq.flight demonstration plant. Kent brings low-carbon process engineering expertise for the integrated PtL SAF pathway.
• University of SheffieldcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025University of Sheffield is listed as a partner in the Eq.flight SAF project awarded funding through the DfT Advanced Fuels Fund, contributing academic and research expertise to the nuclear-enabled SAF programme.
• Midlands Net Zero Hub / Midlands NuclearcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 8 March 2025Appointed by Midlands Net Zero Hub and Midlands Nuclear to lead a comprehensive nuclear siting study for the Midlands region, assessing sites for SMR and AMR deployment to support regional low-carbon energy supply, jobs, and industrial growth. Study completed in 2025.
• Northern Gas NetworkscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 January 2025Northern Gas Networks appointed Equilibrion to lead the SHyNE study on how nuclear-enabled hydrogen could contribute to the UK's Net Zero energy challenge, exploring deployment of nuclear hydrogen production to support gas network repurposing for low-carbon hydrogen.
• Wales & West UtilitiescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 January 2025Co-commissioned with Northern Gas Networks the SHyNE study led by Equilibrion, exploring how nuclear-enabled hydrogen production can support the UK's gas network transition to low-carbon hydrogen.
• Energy Innovation CentreminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 January 2025Supported Northern Gas Networks and Wales & West Utilities in the SHyNE study appointment, providing innovation facilitation expertise for the nuclear-enabled hydrogen research project.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Atmosfair: Atmosfair is a German non-profit that develops, procures and markets sustainable aviation fuel for airlines seeking to offset or fuel-switch flight emissions. As a major SAF originator and offtake counterparty, it is a directly comparable player in the SAF market where Equilibrion aims to supply Eq.flight fuel.
• Caphenia: Caphenia is a German PtL startup developing commercial e-fuel production using renewable electricity and reverse water-gas shift/Fischer-Tropsch chemistry. Its integrated PtL approach and focus on aviation and shipping fuels closely mirror Equilibrion's Eq.flight technology stack, positioning it as a direct European competitor.
• HIF Global: HIF Global is a pure-play power-to-liquids e-fuels developer using green hydrogen and captured CO2 to produce e-fuels including e-SAF, gasoline and diesel. It is the most directly comparable PtL e-SAF project developer to Equilibrion's Eq.flight, competing for the same PtL-SAF market from a renewable-energy rather than nuclear-energy base.
• Infinium: Infinium (previously Greyrock Energy) is a US-based e-fuels producer using green hydrogen and captured CO2 to make synthetic fuels including e-SAF via Fischer-Tropsch. Its drop-in e-fuels approach and aviation off-take strategy make it a directly comparable PtL e-SAF peer to Equilibrion.
• Norsk e-Fuel: Norsk e-Fuel is a Norway-based developer building one of Europe's first commercial Power-to-Liquid e-SAF plants using renewable electricity, green hydrogen and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Its technology stack and e-SAF commercial focus directly mirror Equilibrion's Eq.flight pathway, making it a direct European rival for SAF Mandate-relevant contracts.

Emerging players

• X-energy: X-energy is a US-based advanced reactor developer commercialising the Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled SMR, marketed explicitly for industrial heat, hydrogen and synthetic fuel applications. Its focus on process-heat end uses directly overlaps with Equilibrion's nuclear-enabled SAF/hydrogen project development thesis.
• Velocys: Velocys is a UK/US Fischer-Tropsch technology provider focused specifically on smaller-scale synthetic SAF and biofuel production. As a supplier of the core Fischer-Tropsch conversion step in the Eq.flight stack, it is an adjacent emerging player in the same nuclear-PtL-SAF value chain.
• Newcleo: Newcleo is a UK/Italy-headquartered developer of small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced modular reactors (AMRs), focused on lead-cooled fast reactors and nuclear fuel cycle innovation. As an emerging SMR/AMR vendor it is comparable to Equilibrion's SMR-deployment partner Rolls-Royce SMR and operates in the same nuclear-fuel-application ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Rolls-Royce SMR: Rolls-Royce SMR is the UK flagship small modular reactor developer, building on Rolls-Royce's submarine-reactor heritage. It is a broad incumbent in nuclear technology and is Equilibrion's MoU partner; it overshadows Equilibrion in scale and capital access while serving the same downstream industrial-use-cases (including SAF via Eq.flight).
• TerraPower: TerraPower is a Bill Gates-backed advanced nuclear developer building the Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor with explicit industrial heat and hydrogen output. Its ambition to deploy nuclear beyond electricity into chemicals and fuels makes it a broad-incumbent peer to Equilibrion's nuclear-derived fuels thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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