BP has selected Honeywell’s Ecofining technology to help increase its production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at five of the former’s facilities located worldwide. It will help bp achieve its aim to supply 20% of the SAF market globally by 2030.
BP will install Honeywell’s UOP Ecofining technology at its Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in the Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain and Kwinana Oil refinery in Australia.
Nigel Dunn, Senior Vice President - Biofuels Growth, bp, said the company has an established global biofuel business positioned for rapid growth utilising Honeywell’s technology. “The world’s demand for SAF is set to increase dramatically, and bp seeks to play an important role in helping the airlines to decarbonise.”
Using Ecofining’s proven, ready-now technology, its simplified design provides bp with a capital and cost-efficient solution to increase bp’s SAF production from renewable feeds.
“Demand for Ecofining has more than doubled in the last two years, and Honeywell has now licensed 35 Ecofining plants around the world with a total production capacity in excess of 400,000 barrels per day,” said Lucian Boldea, President and CEO, Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies.
SAF produced from Honeywell’s Ecofining technology can be used as a drop-in replacement without engine modifications and currently can be used in blends of up to 50 %, with the remainder as fossil-based jet fuel.
The Honeywell UOP Ecofining process, developed in conjunction with Eni SpA, converts non-edible natural oils, animal fats and other waste feedstocks to renewable diesel and SAF and can reduce GHG emissions up to 80% compared to fossil fuel emissions.
Honeywell’s renewable fuels portfolio also includes Ethanol to Jet technology and the recently announced Honeywell UOP eFining, which converts green hydrogen and carbon dioxide into e-fuels.
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