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The SAF PodcastAuthor: SAF Investor
Welcome to The SAF Podcast, the only podcast on the internet that exclusively covers sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). So if you want to find out the real issues and challenges are for commercialising and scaling SAF production, look no further.Every week we will be hearing from senior industry leaders who are actively shaping the future of SAF and aviation. Hosted by Oscar Henderson and brought to you by the team at SAF Investor. Connect with us at www.safinvestor.com Language: en-us Genres: Aviation, Business, Investing, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Noaman Al Adhami, Alfanar Projects: Lighting the way for 2G SAF
Episode 13
Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
Noaman Al Adhami, UK Country Head at Alfanar Projects, is this week's guest on The SAF Podcast. He joins Oscar for a discussion into Lighthouse Green Fuels — one of the UK’s most closely watched sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects. We begin by looking at why Alfanar chose to initially focus SAF production in the UK and the decisions around site selection.We then explore what it takes to develop a second-generation SAF project at scale, including the gasification and FT-SPK pathway, feedstock selection, carbon capture, project financing, and the role of the UK SAF mandate in creating the right conditions for investment. Noaman also explains why Alfanar is starting with biomass and agricultural residues, how the project could evolve towards more challenging waste feedstocks, the ongoing Carbon Capture application they have recently submitted and how the project has been financed to this point and future plans for financing project construction.If you want to understand the real-world challenges of scaling advanced SAF production in the UK, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.There is still time to submit your applications for the SAF Investor Deal of the Year Awards, we would love to hear from you about any financing deals that have taken place over the past year, your application can be submitted here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwrzV8VN8oqA6c-e0GMlgZmttTQ-U-1D9XxnOgeeQV-ITeiQ/viewform?usp=header
