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io consulting (legal name: IO CONSULTING (ENERGY) UK LLP), based in London, is a techno-economic project architecture and Front-End Loading (FEL) consultancy specializing in complex energy and chemicals projects. Formed in 2014 as a joint venture between McDermott and Baker Hughes, it guides clients from concept through to execution, emphasizing decision quality, systems integration, and value optimization to reduce costs and risks.
The firm serves sectors including Energy, Chemicals & Resources, Energy Infrastructure, and Industrial Decarbonisation, with expertise in low-carbon technologies such as Power-to-X (e.g., sustainable aviation fuel, green hydrogen, ammonia), carbon capture, hydrogen, and process optimization. It supports greenfield and brownfield developments across oil & gas, renewables, mining, and chemical production pathways.
Recent involvement includes leading FEL3A engineering for Project Starling, a UK eSAF initiative by Carbon Neutral Fuels targeting 25,000 tonnes per annum of synthetic hydrocarbons from CO2, water, and low-carbon electricity by 2031.
Also known as IO OIL & GAS UK LLP.
chemXplore tracks 1 project involving io, of which one is active.
io's role on them: PMC / Owner's engineer.
1 new construction.
Expected to start operating, per year.
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Targeting: Sustainable Aviation Fuel (1)
Project moves into formal pre‑planning; planned output raised to ~31,000 tpa SAF, 100–150 skilled jobs expected, building on prior £6m government backing.
FEL3A completed for UK eSAF project: integrated design and 3D model, Class 3 cost estimate. Targets 25,000 tpa by 2031 with ~95% lifecycle GHG reduction; DAC integrated.
Project Starling will convert CO2 and water into sustainable aviation fuel, aiming for 25,000 tons annually by 2031, using advanced technologies for significant emissions savings.
The partnership aims to scale sustainable aviation fuel, leveraging biogenic CO₂ and infrastructure to meet UK SAF mandates and support long-term decarbonization.
Project Starling in the UK will use SOEC technology to produce 25,000 tons of e-SAF annually, aiming for an 89% emissions reduction. Construction starts in 2028, operations by 2031.
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