UOP LLC

Honeywell UOP creates new technologies that convert oil and natural gas into transportation fuels, energy and petrochemicals. UOP has a century-long record leading technology development for the oil and gas industry UOP technology makes more than 60% of the world's gasoline, 70% of its polyester, and 90% of biodegradable detergents, and processes more than 40% […]

In Belgium, Honeywell and ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies, LLC (ZFRT) announced that they successfully conducted pilot plant testing of the ZoneFlow Reactor in ZFRT's large-scale pilot plant at Université Catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. The near-commercial-level testing validated increased steam reforming capacity by at least 15% in terms of feed flow compared to conventional state-of-the-art […]

In Texas, HIF Global announced agreements with Johnson Matthey and Honeywell to conduct preliminary engineering for HIF's first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) facility in the United States. The facility would produce approximately 11,000 barrels per day of eSAF, decarbonizing over 12 billion air passenger miles per year. Johnson Matthey's technology will use renewable (green) hydrogen […]

By Chuck Sorenson, Ph.D., P.E. Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest California leads the nation in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) implementation initiatives.  This is driven largely by the State's aggressive fuel decarbonization goals and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) incentive program.  SAF fuel blending components also qualify for US EPA RIN credits.  The […]

In Illinois, Honeywell announced that it has introduced a new solution for producing renewable naphtha for petrochemical production using the commercially proven Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology. The new pathway can produce high yield of naphtha from sustainable feedstocks like used cooking oil and animal fats. Naphtha is a valuable petrochemical feedstock used in the production […]

In the UK, Johnson Matthey and Honeywell UOP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer an end-to-end solution for businesses developing alternative fuels from a wide range of feedstocks including municipal solid waste, residual biomass, biogas, and CO₂ (captured and renewable). The partnership brings together JM's leading syngas solutions and Honeywell UOP's market-leading […]

Amidst the cool early summer breezes off the Mediterranean, the 32nd edition of EUBCE has arrived in Marseille, and the delegates have been comparing notes on sustainable projects and technologies with elán vital and force irresistible.  The delegates are serious, impassioned, confident and, oh my, detailed. My boat is swamped with forecasts, models, predictions. There […]

In Thailand, the signing ceremony for the construction marked the launch of Thailand's first and only Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production unit from used cooking oil between BSGF Company Limited – a joint venture between Bangchak Corporation Public Company Limited, BBGI Public Company Limited, and Thanachok Oil Light Company Limited, and TTCL Public Company Limited, […]

It may be that over the next few decades the most important feedstock for SAF will not be ethanol, or plant oils, but methanol. So it was big news last year when ExxonMobil announced a methanol-to-SAF technology, and even bigger news just now as Honeywell UOP announces a rival technology and a big customer with […]

We've talked about sustainable aviation fuel so much in regards to airplanes, but how about helicopters? Well, news came in that Airbus Helicopters in Japan and Japan's leading helicopter operator Nakanihon Air (NNK) jointly performed the country's first ever helicopter flight powered with sustainable aviation fuel. So this made us look at SAF and helicopters […]

In Florida, The Daily Digest announced that Alder Fuels CEO Bryan Sherbacow will receive the 2022 Global Bioeconomy Leadership Award and will give the Global Leadership Address at ABLC 2022, the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference, on March 17, 2022. The Award recognizes world and world-class leadership achievement in the advanced bioeconomy. Previous winners of the […]

In Iowa, Summit Next Gen, said it has acquired a 60-acre site on the Houston Ship Channel for its ethanol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel project. Positioned near key logistics infrastructure, the site ensures cost-effective sourcing and distribution of SAF to global markets. With an additional 40-acre expansion option, the company is gearing up to meet rising […]

In Texas, Honeywell introduced Experion Solution Suites (ESS), an end-to-end automation software package for licensed Honeywell UOP units. The ready-now technology offers embedded process solutions within Honeywell's flagship ExperionPKS® automation platform. Honeywell's new technology includes pre-configured control design, graphics, alarms, startup/shutdown sequences and process digital twins within scope of UOP…

In South Korea, LG Chem and Eni Sustainable Mobility jointly announced they are exploring the possibility to develop and operate a new biorefinery at LG Chem's Daesan chemical complex, 80 kilometers southwest of Seoul, South Korea. Together, the companies are examining the technical and economic feasibilities for the proposed project. Final decision for the investment […]

In Illinois, Honeywell announced that it will provide its Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) processing technology to Summit Next Gen, an affiliate of Summit Agricultural Group. Summit Next Gen will utilize Honeywell's ETJ technology to convert low-carbon ethanol into SAF. Summit Next Gen's ETJ facility will be located in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, providing access […]

In North Carolina, Honeywell announced its innovative, new, UOP eFining technology, a ready-now solution for producing low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). HIF Global, the world's leading eFuels company, intends to deploy the new technology to produce eSAF at its second U.S. eFuels facility. Honeywell's UOP eFining is a methanol to jet fuel (MTJ) processing technology […]

In Louisiana, Eni Sustainable Mobility and PBF Energy Inc. announced they have entered into definitive agreements to partner in a 50-50 joint venture, St. Bernard Renewables LLC (SBR), for the biorefinery currently under construction co-located with PBF's Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana (US). Upon consummation of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including […]

In Malaysia, Eni, Euglena and Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) announced that they are jointly studying the possibility of developing and operating a biorefinery in the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), one of the largest integrated refinery and petrochemical developments in Southeast Asia. The three parties are currently carrying out technical and economic feasibility assessments for the […]

In the Netherlands, Power2X announced a strategic collaboration with Honeywell to implement Honeywell UOP's eFiningTM methanol-to-jet processing technology in Power2X's eFuels Rotterdam project — a large-scale production and storage hub for sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and synthetic, ultra-low carbon fuels in the Port of Rotterdam. The Rotterdam facility will use locally produced green hydrogen and […]

In North Carolina, Honeywell announced that bp selected Honeywell's Ecofining technology to help support the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at five bp facilities across the globe. Honeywell UOP Ecofining technology will be installed at the following bp sites: Cherry Point refinery in Blaine, Washington; Rotterdam II refinery in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Lingen refinery in […]