DG Fuels to deploy new Honeywell technology in its SAF production plant
Honeywell recently 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 fuels.
“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,” remarked Ken West, President and CEO, Honeywell Energy and Sustainability Solutions.
New technology
“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,” he continued.
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,” commented Michael Darcy, CEO, 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,” he concluded
