DRAGON II (Saltend)
DRAGON II (Saltend) is a planned renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel project in Saltend, United Kingdom, owned by LanzaTech Global. Its announced capacity is 80 thousand tonnes a year (100 million litres, 26 million US gallons), by the Alcohol-to-jet pathway. It is due to start in 2030. The record was read from the news by the reader (Biofuels International Magazine, February 11, 2026) and settled by rule; it has not been checked by a person.
The record
- Owner
- LanzaTech Global
- Place
- Saltend, United Kingdom
- Pathway
- Alcohol-to-jet
- Fuel
- renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel
- Status
- planned
- Announced capacity
- 80 thousand tonnes a year · 100 million litres · 26.4 million US gallons
- Due to start
- 2030
- Where the record came from
- Read from the news by the reader: LanzaTech selects Saltend for £600m sustainable aviation fuel project (Biofuels International Magazine, 2026-02-11); settled by rule, not yet checked by a person.
- Notes
- read from the news on 2026-10-17; not yet checked
Other plants and projects recorded with LanzaTech Global
| Plant | Where | Status | Capacity, thousand tonnes a year | Starts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRAGON II (Saltend) | Saltend, United Kingdom | planned | 80 | 2030 |
In the news latest items naming LanzaTech Global
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- 2026-05-12 LanzaTech to develop ‘Europe’s first’ ethanol-based SAF facility in Belgium gasworld
- 2026-02-11 LanzaTech selects Saltend for £600m sustainable aviation fuel project Biofuels International Magazine
- 2026-01-27 LanzaTech awarded contract to build bagasse-to-ethanol plant in India ChemEngOnline
- 2025-12-29 LanzaTech reaches 53% non-controlling ownership milestone in LanzaJet Ethanol Producer Magazine
- 2025-11-15 World’s first commercial ethanol-to-jet fuel plant operational ChiniMandi
- 2025-08-11 LanzaTech awarded significant grant by UK Government to propel SAF production Biofuels International Magazine
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- 2023-12-12 LanzaTech and Tadweer Partner for Waste-to-SAF Feasibility Study in Abu Dhabi biobased-diesel.com
- 2023-08-09 LanzaTech Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results globenewswire.com
- 2023-08-09 LanzaTech Global Reports Financial and Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2023 marketscreener.com
- 2023-08-02 Sustainable aviation fuel market to increase by USD 1,978 million from 2022 to 2027 prnewswire.com
- 2023-06-27 LanzaTech and LanzaJet Launch CirculAir to Convert Waste into Sustainable Aviation Fuel biobased-diesel.com
Capacity is as announced, a year, with tonnes counted at 0.8 kilograms per litre; a plant's own figure may differ. A record "settled by rule" was read from an article by the reader and checked only against the site's rules (a plausible size, a real owner, no duplicate), not by a person. Cite as: eFlight SAFxCHANGE, DRAGON II (Saltend): sustainable aviation fuel plant record, https://eflight.com/saf/plant/dragon-ii-saltend-united-kingdom, retrieved 2026-10-18. Terms. To correct the record, write to [email protected].