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Written Question
Biofuels
Thursday 23rd May 2024

Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential barriers to wider deployment of biomass fuels.

Answered by Anthony Browne

The government’s Biomass Strategy, published in 2023, analysed biomass availability and recognised that sustainable biomass is a limited resource and there is uncertainty around future availability for use in the UK. It concluded its use should be prioritised where it offers the greatest environmental, economic, and social benefits.

This analysis has been built on in the government’s response to the second Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mandate consultation, published in April 2024. This set out that while biofuels have a significant role to play, international availability of different types of sustainable biomass may limit their total application for the decarbonisation of aviation.

The Government is preparing a Low Carbon Fuel Strategy for future publication.

Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Grangemouth Industrial Cluster - Tue 17 Sep 2024

Mentions:
1: Martin, Gillian (SNP - Aberdeenshire East) aviation fuel hub, a hydrogen production hub and an e-fuels hub. - Speech Link
2: Simpson, Graham (Con - Central Scotland) The problem is that sustainable aviation fuel is not manufactured in Britain. - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
Department for Transport

Aug. 29 2024

Source Page: DfT: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, January to March 2024
Document: (webpage)

Found: Technologies, Willis Lease Finance, Firefly, ABSL, Arcadia E-Fuels, OZZCU, Kew Technology To discuss sustainable

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Transport

Apr. 25 2024

Source Page: Aviation fuel plan supports growth of British aviation sector
Document: Aviation fuel plan supports growth of British aviation sector (webpage)

Found: Aviation fuel plan supports growth of British aviation sector

Written Question
Aviation: Fuels
Thursday 9th May 2024

Asked by: Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party - East Lothian)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of financially incentivising the use of sustainable aviation fuel.

Answered by Anthony Browne

On 25 April 2024, the government’s response to the second consultation on the UK SAF Mandate was published. This confirmed the final design of the scheme which, subject to parliamentary approval, will come into force on 1 January 2025.

The SAF Mandate builds upon the success of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RFTO), providing a long-term incentive to supply sustainable aviation fuel through a guaranteed level of demand.

As part of the SAF Mandate’s design, the government has published Cost Benefit Analysis documents that comprehensively present the possible costs and benefits of the scheme.

General Committees
Draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024 - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Anthony Browne (Con - South Cambridgeshire) aviation fuels—provided that they cause or contribute to a reduction in carbon emissions. - Speech Link
2: Anthony Browne (Con - South Cambridgeshire) Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North asked a lot of questions about sustainable aviation fuel. - Speech Link

Written Question
Aviation: Fuels
Monday 22nd April 2024

Asked by: Gavin Newlands (Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North)

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to section 158 of the Energy Act 2023, what his Department's timescale is for a public consultation on the options for designing and implementing a sustainable aviation fuel revenue certainty scheme.

Answered by Anthony Browne

The Government put forward a provision in the Energy Act that commits to publishing a consultation on the options for designing and implementing a revenue certainty scheme for sustainable aviation fuel within six months of the Act receiving Royal Assent, which happened on 26 October.

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Environment Agency

Jul. 26 2024

Source Page: TS6 6TX, Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/FP3024SN/A001
Document: TS6 6TX, Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/FP3024SN/A001 (webpage)

Found: TS6 6TX, Willis Sustainable Fuels (UK) Limited: environmental permit application advertisement – EPR/

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Business and Trade

Jul. 22 2024

Source Page: Business and Trade Secretary gives lift-off to over £100 million for greener air travel
Document: Business and Trade Secretary gives lift-off to over £100 million for greener air travel (webpage)

Found: Institute Programme to help pioneer groundbreaking new tech, including zero emission hydrogen flight and sustainable

Grand Committee
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2024 - Tue 26 Mar 2024
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Lord Ravensdale (XB - Excepted Hereditary) They will also enable RCFs as key near-term components of sustainable aviation fuels in the SAF mandate - Speech Link
2: Lord Davies of Gower (Con - Life peer) We have confirmed that the forthcoming mandate for sustainable aviation fuels will support nuclear-derived - Speech Link
3: None The mandate for sustainable aviation fuel is on track to start on 1 January 2025. - Speech Link