The planned facility will be located at Crown Wharf in Port Talbot on an industrial brownfield site. It will produce about 100 million litres of sustainable aviation fuel per year. The facility is expected to create over 150 full-time jobs, including 85 permanent jobs on-site and a further employment in the supply chain.

The planning application follows two periods of public consultation, enabling the project team to build a comprehensive understanding of local views. Amongst important design choices made to address local interests are the proposed installation of an enclosed ground flare to reduce the noise and visibility of the facility; initiatives to enhance local biodiversity; investment in the dock and harbour to enable transportation to and from the site by boat, minimising vehicle movements; ensuring negligible air pollution; and, to maximise local economic growth and job creation.

Jim Woodger, LanzaTech UK Ltd. Managing Director, said, “We are delighted to have submitted our planning application, a key milestone in making Port Talbot a leading centre to produce sustainable aviation fuel. The application comprises more than 2000 pages of detailed analysis to ensure Project Dragon is safe and minimises the impact on the local environment whilst maximising the benefits for the town. We have devoted considerable efforts to listen and respond to the cares of local people and Neath Port Talbot Council.”

Jim Woodger added, “LanzaTech is committed to being a good neighbour. We are delighted that feedback on our proposals shows widespread support, and we will continue to inform local people as our plans progress. We hope to receive planning consent in early 2024 and begin construction next year, creating several hundred jobs throughout the two-years of the build. Our goal is to begin hiring permanent staff and be in production in late 2026. However, these timescales depend on the UK Government finalising its mandate to require the use of sustainable aviation fuel.“