Honeywell UOP has announced that French energy company Total will utilize Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining? process technology to produce renewable fuels, primarily for the aviation industry, at its Grandpuits platform at Seine-et-Marne in north central France. Once completed, the bio-refinery will process 400,000 tons of feed per year, producing up to 170,000 tons of sustainable aviation fuel, 120,000 tons of renewable diesel and 50,000 tons of renewable naphtha for production of bioplastics.
UOP will provide technology licenses, basic engineering, specialty equipment, and catalysts for the project.
Total produces and markets fuels, natural gas and electricity. Based in Paris, the company is active in more than 130 countries. As you may be aware, according to the Ministry for Ecological Transition, the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels is one of the top priorities of the French government and part of its broader national commitment to tackle climate change.
