3 min read - 21 Jul, 2026
ETFuels chooses Port of Immingham for aviation fuels refinery
ETFuels has selected Associated British Port’s (ABP) Port of Immingham as the location for Project King’s Road, a first-of-a-kind advanced fuels refinery that will establish a new manufacturing industry in the Humber and strengthen the UK’s position as a leader in next-generation aviation fuels.
Project Kings Road Humber will convert renewable e-methanol into sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) for both supply into the UK’s aviation fuel network and for export into international markets. The facility will benefit from direct access to the Humber’s extensive fuel storage, pipeline and distribution infrastructure, providing efficient connections into the UK’s aviation fuel supply network. Combined with Immingham’s deep-water port facilities and established industrial ecosystem, this creates one of the most attractive locations in Europe for large-scale advanced fuels production.
The project represents a significant investment in Greater Lincolnshire and the Humber, creating around 1,000 construction jobs and 400 permanent skilled engineering, operations and manufacturing roles while strengthening Britain’s energy security and industrial competitiveness.
It will also act as a catalyst for the wider Humber clean energy cluster, helping unlock investment across hydrogen, carbon capture, sustainable fuels, ports and associated infrastructure. Together, these developments are expected to support more than 50,000 jobs by 2040, strengthening the region’s economy and increasing median wages by around 25%.
ETFuels has chosen Immingham as the location for a first-of-a-kind refinery, which will convert renewable e-methanol into sustainable aviation fuel / Picture: ABP
Project Kings Road Humber combines two major competitive advantages: access to some of the world’s lowest-cost renewable e-methanol from ETFuels’ Texas production platform and the Humber’s unrivalled industrial, logistics and fuel handling infrastructure. By combining globally competitive feedstocks with British engineering, manufacturing and logistics expertise, ETFuels believes the project can establish one of the world’s most competitive advanced fuels production hubs.
This model allows Britain to capture the highest-value elements of the supply chain – advanced manufacturing, fuel upgrading, storage, logistics, operations and exports – while leveraging globally competitive feedstocks. The result is new industrial investment, skilled jobs and a stronger, more resilient fuel supply chain for the UK that helps reduce exposure to future fossil fuel price volatility.
Lara Naqushbandi, CEO of ETFuels, said: “Project King’s Road represents a major vote of confidence in the Humber and in Britain’s industrial future. The Humber is already one of the UK’s most important energy and logistics hubs. We believe it can also become the country’s leading hub for next-generation fuels production.
“What attracted us to Immingham was the combination of outstanding infrastructure, a highly skilled industrial workforce and direct access to one of the largest fuel distribution networks in the country. Combined with access to some of the world’s most competitive renewable fuel feedstocks from our Texas platform, it gives Britain a genuine opportunity to build an advanced fuels industry capable of competing with the best projects anywhere in the world.
“This is about much more than a single facility. It’s about creating a new advanced manufacturing capability for Britain, attracting investment into the Humber and establishing a strategic industry that can deliver jobs and growth for decades to come. We named this project after the road it sits on. That’s deliberate — we’re not building a facility that happens to be in Immingham; we’re building something that belongs here.”
