What Lighthouse Green Fuels does

Lighthouse Green Fuels (LGF), operating through LGF Projects Limited, is developing Europe's largest second-generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility at Seal Sands, Teesside in the United Kingdom. The facility is designed to convert 1.5 million tonnes per year of sustainably-sourced biomass — including forestry residues, sawmill residues, agricultural residues, and waste wood — into 180 million litres of SAF and 30 million litres of renewable naphtha annually. The plant uses gasification followed by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, with hydrocracking and product separation stages, and is being designed to integrate with the East Coast Cluster / Northern Endurance Partnership carbon capture and storage network to enable carbon-negative fuel output. The 220-hectare single-site brownfield layout consolidates feedstock receipt, pre-treatment, conversion, upgrading, storage and outbound logistics on one location, with construction targeted to begin in 2028 and commissioning in 2031.

LGF's revenue mechanics rely on long-term offtake agreements with UK airlines, aviation fuel suppliers, and chemical industry buyers for renewable naphtha, supplemented by tradable credits under the UK SAF Mandate and the forthcoming SAF Revenue Certainty Mechanism. The project has secured over £30 million in UK government grant funding through the Department for Transport's Green Fuels Green Skies and Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF 1, 2 and 3) competitions — making it the only UK SAF project to win support in every DfT funding round — and approximately £90 million of equity-style investment from parent Alfanar Group, with a further £100 million committed ahead of Final Investment Decision targeted for end-2027. Front-End Engineering Design was completed with Worley in June 2026 (a European first for 2G SAF), the Development Consent Order application is targeted for summer 2026, and the project has been selected as a Defra pilot for the Lead Environmental Regulator programme. LGF is wholly owned by Alfanar Group, a Saudi Arabia-headquartered engineering, manufacturing and energy group with approximately 28,000 staff operating across 24 countries.

Name

Lighthouse Green Fuels

Legal name

LGF Projects Limited

Website

https://lighthousegreenfuels.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lighthouse Green Fuels is developing a £2bn+ Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant in Teesside, UK, converting 1.5 million tonnes of biomass into 180 million litres of SAF annually for UK airlines. Wholly owned by Saudi Arabia's Alfanar Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

NAICS

Petroleum Refineries (32411), Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (3241)

SIC

Petroleum Refining (2911)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Production (HEFA, FT, ATJ) (EUAAAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) & Alternative Fuels (e-fuels, biofuels, hydrogen) (THABANAA), CO₂‑Derived Synthetic Fuels for Aviation & Marine (SAF e‑fuels, e‑ammonia/e‑methanol bunkering pathways) (EUABAIAH), E‑Fuels & Synthetic Hydrocarbons (e‑kerosene, e‑diesel, e‑gasoline, e‑methane) (EUABAIAA), Forestry & Wood Waste Biomass Power (Sawmill Residues, Black Liquor) (EUACAIAG)

Keywords

• Sustainable aviation fuel
• Biomass gasification
• Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
• Renewable fuels production
• Carbon capture integration

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. SAF and Renewable Naphtha Sales: Lighthouse Green Fuels generates revenue through the sale of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (180 million litres annually) and renewable naphtha (30 million litres annually) to airlines, aviation fuel suppliers, and the chemical industry. The SAF is blended with conventional jet fuel before distribution to UK airports. Revenue is supported by the UK SAF Mandate which provides tradable credits with cash value to reward production of low-carbon fuels.
2. Government Grants and Funding: The project receives government grant funding through the Department for Transport's SAF competitions including Green Fuels, Green Skies, and Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF 1, 2, and 3). Total awarded funding exceeds £30 million. The project is the only SAF project in the UK to secure government funding in every round of DfT competitions.
3. SAF Revenue Certainty Mechanism: The SAF Revenue Certainty Mechanism (currently in development) will provide revenue certainty for SAF producers, supporting private investment. Combined with the SAF Mandate, this framework creates a sustainable revenue stream for the project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lighthouse Green Fuels is developing a large-scale second-generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and renewable naphtha production facility at Seal Sands, Teesside, UK. The plant will convert 1.5 million tonnes of sustainably-sourced biomass into 180 million litres of drop-in SAF and 30 million litres of renewable naphtha annually using gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology, with planned integration to the East Coast Cluster carbon capture and storage network. Products are sold to airlines, aviation fuel suppliers, and the chemical industry to support UK aviation decarbonisation and the SAF Mandate.

Product overview

Lighthouse Green Fuels is developing a single, large-scale second-generation Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production facility at Seal Sands in Teesside, UK. The facility converts over 1.5 million tonnes of sustainably-sourced biomass (forest residues, agricultural residues, sawmill residues) into advanced SAF and renewable naphtha through a proven gasification and Fischer-Tropsch conversion process. The facility is designed as a fully integrated, single-site biomass-to-fuel operation encompassing feedstock receipt and storage, pre-treatment, gasification, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, upgrading, storage, and outbound logistics. Carbon capture and storage integration is planned via connection to the East Coast Cluster/Northern Endurance Partnership infrastructure to enable carbon-negative SAF production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Second-generation drop-in Sustainable Aviation Fuel produced from sustainably-sourced biomass via gasification and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, chemically identical to conventional jet fuel and capable of reducing lifecycle carbon emissions by up to 80% versus fossil jet fuel (over 200% with CCS). Sold to UK airlines and aviation fuel suppliers to meet SAF Mandate obligations.
• Renewable Naphtha Renewable liquid hydrocarbon produced as a by-product of Fischer-Tropsch SAF synthesis, sold to chemical industry buyers as a renewable raw material replacing fossil-based feedstocks. Annual planned output of 30 million litres.

Quantifiable outcome

• 180 million litres of SAF produced annually - enough for 27,000 short-haul flights
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WorleycoreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2025Global engineering and project delivery company that served as the engineering contractor for the FEED (Front-End Engineering Design) phase of the Lighthouse Green Fuels project. Worley partnered with Alfanar to deliver the FEED study, completing it in June 2026.
• Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEP is establishing CO2 transport and storage infrastructure adjacent to the LGF site in Teesside. LGF has submitted an application for connection to the East Coast Cluster carbon capture and storage network, which will enable carbon-negative SAF production.
• East Coast ClustercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the UK's first government-supported carbon capture and storage networks. The East Coast Cluster enables industrial facilities like LGF to permanently store captured biogenic CO2, supporting carbon-negative SAF production and aligning with UK industrial decarbonisation policy.
• INEOSminorOthersCurrent owner of the main project site at Seal Sands, Teesside (former INEOS Nitriles site). LGF has a land option agreement for the site.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• HIF Global: HIF Global is developing commercial-scale e-fuels (e-gasoline, e-diesel, e-SAF) via green hydrogen and captured CO2 using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. It is comparable to LGF as a large-scale synthetic hydrocarbon fuels project developer targeting transport decarbonisation, though its feedstock is CO2 + H2 rather than biomass.
• SunFire: SunFire develops Power-to-X e-fuels (e-kerosene/e-SAF, e-methanol, e-diesel) using renewable electricity and captured CO2. While its feedstock pathway differs from LGF's biomass gasification, the resulting synthetic aviation fuel competes in the same drop-in jet fuel market and targets the same European SAF mandate compliance buyers.
• Norsk e-Fuel: Norsk e-Fuel is developing one of Europe's first commercial e-SAF plants in Mosjøen, Norway, using green hydrogen and biogenic CO2 via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. It competes directly with LGF for European SAF offtake contracts under ReFuelEU Aviation and the UK SAF Mandate, with a similar FT-based synthetic aviation fuel design intent.
• Prometheus Fuels: Prometheus Fuels is developing direct air capture-to-hydrocarbon fuel pathways, including drop-in SAF, using renewable electricity and captured CO2. While its feedstock source is more novel, the end product (synthetic aviation fuel) and target offtake market are directly comparable to LGF's planned biomass-derived SAF.
• LanzaTech: LanzaTech converts waste gases (and increasingly biomass-derived syngas) into fuels and chemicals via proprietary gasification and microbial/FT pathways, including SAF via the alcohol-to-jet route with partners like India Oil and Virgin Atlantic. Its gas-to-liquids technology stack and commercial SAF partnerships make it a relevant peer in the synthetic aviation fuel space.

Direct peers

• SkyNRG: SkyNRG is a SAF-focused aggregator and project developer supplying airlines and airports with sustainable aviation fuel across Europe and North America. It is a directly comparable buyer/distributor and project partner counterpart for LGF's planned Teesside output.
• Velocys: Velocys is a UK-based Fischer-Tropsch SAF technology provider and project developer, supplying the same FT microchannel reactor technology pathway that underpins LGF's biomass-to-jet process. It serves the same UK and US SAF markets with comparable drop-in fuel economics and airline offtake structures.
• Fulcrum BioEnergy: Fulcrum is the most direct technology peer: it was developing commercial-scale SAF via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of synthesis gas (from municipal solid waste rather than biomass), targeting similar drop-in jet fuel offtakes and airline supply contracts. Its pathway, scale ambitions, and customer base closely mirror Lighthouse Green Fuels' design intent.

Broad incumbents

• INEOS Energy: INEOS is a major global chemicals and energy player that already owns the Seal Sands site optioned by LGF and has stated interest in biofuels and hydrogen projects. As a broader incumbent in fuels, chemicals and the Teesside industrial cluster, it is a relevant comparator for scale, feedstock integration, and CCS-linked energy infrastructure.
• Aemetis: Aemetis is a US renewable fuels company producing biodiesel, renewable diesel, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel from low-carbon feedstocks. While it uses a different (ester/HEFA) pathway than LGF's biomass-to-FT route, it competes in the same SAF offtake market with airline customers and benefits from comparable low-carbon fuel credit frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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