Air bp has selected Honeywell Ecofining technology to support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at five bp facilities across the globe namely, Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in Lower Saxony, Germany; Castellón de la Plana refinery in Castellón, Spain and Kwinana Oil refinery in Kwinana, Australia.
Ecofining is a proven, ready-now technology, and its simplified design will provide bp a capital and cost-efficient solution to increase bp's SAF production from renewable feeds, claims Honeywell. It will help bp achieve its aim to supply 20% of the SAF market globally by 2030.
SAF produced from Honeywell's Ecofining technology is certified for use according to international standards and 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 conventional (fossil-based) jet fuel.
"bp has an established global biofuels business that is positioned for rapid growth utilizing 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," said Nigel Dunn, senior vice president biofuels growth, bp.
"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 of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies. "Honeywell helped pioneer SAF production with its Ecofining process, which has been used to produce SAF commercially since 2016.