Honeywell announced that Syzygy Plasmonics will use its UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) Unicracking technology to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from dairy waste and renewable energy. The technology will be implemented at NovaSAF-1, Syzygy’s modular commercial plant in Duranzo, Uruguay. This facility is expected to generate over 350,000 gallons of SAF per year.
Syzygy’s NovaSAF platform is designed for replication at more than 50,000 biogas sites worldwide, aiming to expand affordable SAF production using available feedstock.
Trevor Best, CEO and co-founder of Syzygy Plasmonics, stated: “Our innovative NovaSAF platform helps meet the growing demand for sustainable aviation fuels by achieving both high volumes and low price points, even as low as Jet-A parity under the right conditions. With Honeywell’s hydrocracking technology, we can accelerate the development of our modular NovaSAF-1 plant, which will serve as a repeatable, scalable model for the future. This plant will show the world how profitable it can be to produce SAF from biogas waste streams combined with renewable energy.”
Due to limited supplies of traditional feedstocks for renewable fuels, alternative production methods are gaining importance. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2030 waste- and nonfood crop-based biofuels are expected to supply over 40% of global biofuel demand (https://www.iea.org/energy-system/low-emission-fuels/biofuels).
Rajesh Gattupalli, president of Honeywell UOP, commented: “Honeywell continues to build on our hydrocracking technology, which we have pioneered for more than 70 years, while advancing the production of lower-carbon fuels for aviation. Syzygy’s modular construction paired with our proven, innovative technology demonstrates how biogas-to-SAF facilities can become more achievable and help improve waste-to-clean-energy conversion. The combination helps alleviate two major challenges with SAF production and scale – cost and feedstock diversity.”
Honeywell provides solutions across various feedstocks to address increasing demand for renewable fuels such as SAF. Its modular renewable fuels technology allows off-site construction and quick installation at refineries.
Syzygy Plasmonics develops light-driven chemical reactors aimed at electrifying and decarbonizing fuel and chemical production. The company has completed demonstration plants in Houston, Raleigh, and South Korea before moving into commercial offerings for sustainable aviation fuels.
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