Latest technology expands Honeywell's
portfolio of offerings to help meet growing demand for renewable
jet fuel
DG Fuels to deploy new Honeywell technology in
its SAF production plant
CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today
announced its hydrocracking technology can be used to produce
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass, helping to make
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that is 90% less carbon intensive
than traditional fossil-based jet fuels1. The
new technology produces 3-5% more SAF2,3, enables a cost
reduction of up to 20%3,4 and reduces by-product
waste streams as compared to other commonly used hydroprocessing
technologies.
Honeywell's Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking™ technology
takes liquids and waxes from processed biomass – including
leftovers from crops, wood waste or food scraps – and can be used
to produce SAF that complies with the strict standards of the
aviation industry and with a lower environmental impact. This
innovation demonstrates Honeywell's alignment of its portfolio with
three compelling megatrends, including the energy transition.
"As demand for SAF continues to grow, the aviation industry is
challenged by limited supplies of traditional SAF feedstocks such
as vegetable oils, animal fats and waste oils," said Ken West, president and CEO of Honeywell Energy
and Sustainability Solutions. "When combined with the existing
Fischer-Tropsch process, our new technology will expand the
feedstock options available in the industry to sources that are
more plentiful, ultimately helping improve our customers' ability
to produce SAF."
Recently, DG Fuels selected Honeywell's FT Unicracking
technology for its biofuels manufacturing facility in Louisiana – the largest in the world for
making SAF from the FT process – that will produce 13,000 barrels
of SAF each day when it begins operations in 2028.
"Using Honeywell's advanced technology, DG Fuels will supply
enough fuel for more than 30,000 transatlantic flights every year,
contributing significantly to reducing the carbon emissions of
global air travel," said Michael
Darcy, CEO of DG Fuels. "This is a big leap forward in
supporting the airline industry's goal of reaching net zero carbon
emissions from international aviation by 2050."
Honeywell helped pioneer SAF production with its
Ecofining™ process, which has been used to produce the fuel
commercially since 2016. The company now offers solutions across a
range of feedstocks to meet the rapidly growing demand for
renewable fuels, including SAF. In addition to Honeywell
Unicracking and Ecofining, Honeywell's renewable fuels portfolio
includes Ethanol to Jet technology and eFining™, which converts
green hydrogen and carbon dioxide into e-fuels. More than 50 sites
globally have licensed Honeywell's SAF technologies, with
refineries projected to exceed a combined capacity of more than
500,000 barrels of SAF per day when fully operational.
About Honeywell
Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad
range of industries and geographies around the world. Our
business is aligned with three powerful megatrends –
automation, the future of aviation and energy transition –
underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system
and Honeywell Connected Enterprise integrated software
platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve
the world's toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable
solutions and innovations through our Aerospace Technologies,
Industrial Automation, Building Automation and Energy and
Sustainability Solutions business segments that help make the world
smarter, safer and more sustainable. For more news and
information on Honeywell, please
visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom
1 Carbon intensity is based on ICAO CORSIA default
lifecycle emissions values for CORSIA-eligible fuels, Table 1 -
agricultural residues and forestry residues. Corsia Eligible Fuels
- Life Cycle Assessment Methodology - Version 5 June 2022.
2 By utilizing proprietary SAF selective Honeywell UOP
hydrocracking and hydro-isomerization catalysts.
3 By utilizing a Honeywell patent pending
process configuration.
4 Based on internal UOP cost (Estimated Erected
Cost) analysis that compares a typical configuration with the
patent pending configuration.
Contact:
Whitney Ellis
whitney.ellis@honeywell.com
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