Acelen Renewables has selected Honeywell’s Ecofining technology for SAF production with a 20,000 barrels daily target at Acelen’s Bahia plant being prepared from a mixture of trash and inedible seed oils.
Acelen Renewables has chosen Honeywell’s Ecofining™ technology to enable the efficient production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, with a daily target of 20,000 barrels. At Acelen’s plant in Bahia, Brazil, the fuels will be prepared from a mixture of trash and inedible seed oils. With this deal, Acelen Renewables is now the fifty-first location to licence Honeywell’s technology for renewable fuels.
Waste fats, oils, and greases can be converted into renewable fuel and SAF with Honeywell’s Ecofining technology, which was created in partnership with Eni SpA and requires little capital. When used in combination with regular jet fuel, SAF can cut greenhouse gas emissions from conventional fossil fuels by up to 80%.1 Since it was first used in 2013 for the production of renewable diesel and in 2016 for the production of SAF, e-fining has demonstrated its efficacy in lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, especially in the aviation industry.
Ken West, president and CEO of Honeywell Energy and Sustainability Solutions said, “The dramatic growth in demand for renewable fuels technology illustrates that fuel producers are accelerating adoption of solutions to help meet ambitious decarbonization goals. Our 50th license is testament to Honeywell’s leadership in renewable fuels. The milestone follows back-to-back years of solution launches that harness ethanol and e-methanol—to round out one of the largest ranges of feedstock processing technologies on the market.”
Acelen Renewables is the newest company to licence Honeywell’s technology for renewable fuels, joining a list that already includes BP, CVR Energy, Diamond Green Diesel, Eni, Repsol, Total Energies, and World Energy. Eight of the 50 licences are currently in use, and by 2030, more than 40 licenced plants are expected to be up and running. When operating at maximum efficiency, the combined capacity of these plants to produce renewable fuels will be more than 500,000 barrels per day.
Marcelo Cordaro, COO of Acelen Renewables said, “The addition of Honeywell’s Ecofining process is essential for us to meet our goal of producing one billion liters of Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Kerosene (SAF) per year from 2026 onwards, which will make our company one of the largest biofuel producers in the world. Through our “fully sustainable” project: economically, socially and environmentally responsible, we will show the world Brazil’s full capacity to produce the fuel of the future”
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Honeywell has observed a sharp rise in the market for ecofining and other renewable fuel technologies during the last two years. This growth is in line with global efforts to reduce carbon emissions, particularly in aviation. Key drives to grow SAF manufacturing have been set in motion by initiatives such as the SAF Grand Challenge, the SAF tax credit included in the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, and the European Council’s ‘Fit for 55’ package. These initiatives will accelerate the energy transition and aviation’s journey towards net-zero emissions.
Question- How much renewable fuel will Acelen’s plant produce using Honeywell’s Ecofining technology?
Answer- Acelen’s plant in Bahia, Brazil, aims to produce a daily target of 20,000 barrels of SAF and renewable diesel, contributing to a combined capacity of over 500,000 barrels per day across all licensed plants by 2030.
Question- What are the benefits of using Honeywell’s Ecofining technology?
Answer- Ecofining offers efficient production of renewable fuels using waste and non-edible oils, requiring low capital investment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil fuels.
Question- What factors are driving the increased demand for renewable fuel technologies like Ecofining?
Answer- Global initiatives like the SAF Grand Challenge, US tax credits, and the EU’s Fit for 55 package incentivize decarbonization goals in the aviation industry, fueling the rapid growth in Ecofining licenses and renewable fuel development.
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