A Hull construction company has completed work on a building set to become the UK’s flagship testing centre for sustainable aviation fuels.
Hobson & Porter has created the University of Sheffield’s Sustainable Aviation Fuels Innovation Centre (SAF-IC), where new and sustainable aviation fuels will be tested before powering aircraft across the world. The new research centre is the first of its kind in the UK and will be used by producers of aviation fuels to test, characterise and deploy their latest products.
Hobson & Porter has handed over the 6,600 sq ft facility, as part of a £2.6m contract. The project was jointly funded by the ERDF and the University of Sheffield. Specialist equipment is now being installed, with the centre scheduled to fully open in summer 2023.