Underground pipelines between Cheshire and Manchester Airport will supply passenger planes with an eco-fuel made of household waste.
The hub will become the first in the UK to have a ‘direct feed’ of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) after a deal was struck between airport bosses and Fulcrum BioEnergy Limited UK.
If the plan goes ahead, the fuel - made from waste like packaging, food scraps and oil - will be produced at a biorefinery in Stanlow, Cheshire from 2026. READ MORE: The contents of the 'suspicious package' found in hand luggage at Manchester Airport As part of the agreement – backed by Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng - it will be supplied to Manchester Airport through a pipeline that already runs between the two sites.
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