{"id":295549,"date":"2025-09-05T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=295549"},"modified":"2025-09-05T09:11:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:11:02","slug":"honeywell-boosts-biogas-fired-pbs-production-in-uruguay","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/honeywell-boosts-biogas-fired-pbs-production-in-uruguay\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeywell boosts biogas-fired PBS production in Uruguay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Syzygy Plasmonics has announced the deployment of its first NovaSAF-1 modular plant in Durazno, Uruguay. This facility, <strong>which will produce <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/sustainable-aviation-fuel-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/combustible-de-aviacion-sostenible-aguas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PBS<\/a> with biogas and renewable energy<\/strong>, will use Honeywell UOP&#8217;s Unicracking hydrocracking technology, a proven solution with more than 70 years of evolution. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transformation of dairy waste into PBS with biogas<\/h2>\n\n<p>The NovaSAF-1 plant is designed to convert <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/circularity-fuels-converts-livestock-waste-into-jet-fuel\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/biogas-ganadero-en-combustible-para-aviones\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dairy waste into PBS through a process that eliminates combustion<\/a><\/strong> by a process that eliminates combustion, thereby significantly reducing emissions associated with the manufacture of fuels. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/petrobras-drives-energy-transition-with-new-biofuels\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/generacion-de-combustibles-sostenibles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fuel manufacturing.<\/a><\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n<p>With a projected capacity of more than 350,000 gallons per year, the project not only sets a precedent for Latin America, but also seeks to become a replicable model for more than 50,000 biogas plants worldwide.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A scalable and profitable model<\/h2>\n\n<p>The combination of Syzygy&#8217;s modular architecture and the efficiency of the technology <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uop.honeywell.com\/en\/industry-solutions\/renewable-fuels\/ft-unicracking\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/uop.honeywell.com\/en\/industry-solutions\/renewable-fuels\/ft-unicracking\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fischer-Tropsch technology<\/a><\/strong> technology allows the production process to be installed quickly and with lower financial risks. This is essential in a market where the availability of traditional raw materials for PBS remains limited. <\/p>\n\n<p>Trevor Best, CEO of Syzygy, noted that the company&#8217;s approach allows it to achieve price competitiveness close to Jet-A fuel under the right conditions.  <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The NovaSAF platform can produce large volumes of PBS in a cost-effective manner, taking advantage of abundant waste streams and clean energy.  <\/p>\n<cite>He stated.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Production of PBS with biogas from dairy wastes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>The joint venture between Honeywell and Syzygy aims to solve two of the biggest challenges for the expansion of PFS: production cost and feedstock flexibility. Honeywell, through its UOP division, offers solutions that allow operating with a wide range of sources, accelerating the adoption of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/synthetic-fuel-types-and-applications\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/articulo\/combustible-sintetico-tipos-y-aplicaciones\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">low carbon footprint fuels<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The integration of our technology with Syzygy&#8217;s modular system demonstrates how PBS production can be scaled up in a viable and sustainable manner.  <\/p>\n<cite>According to Rajesh Gattupalli, president of Honeywell UOP  <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Honeywell has also developed modular solutions that enable reduced deployment times in refineries and chemical plants, further enhancing its contribution to the global energy transition.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projection and international context<\/h2>\n\n<p>The International Energy Agency estimates that, by 2030, <strong>more than 40% of biofuels will come from waste and non-food crops<\/strong>. Initiatives such as NovaSAF-1 reinforce this projection by providing a scalable pathway to diversify the supply of biofuels. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/enilive-and-easyjet-sign-saf-fuel-supply-agreements-in-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/enilive-y-easyjet-suministro-combustible-saf\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">supply of PBS<\/a><\/strong> without competing with food crops. <\/p>\n\n<p>With this alliance, Syzygy and Honeywell not only push the boundaries of energy technology, but also set a precedent for the future of clean fuels in aviation.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honeywell.com\/us\/en\/press\/2025\/08\/honeywell-technology-to-fuel-syzygy-plasmonics-renewable-energy-saf-project\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.honeywell.com\/us\/en\/press\/2025\/08\/honeywell-technology-to-fuel-syzygy-plasmonics-renewable-energy-saf-project\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Honeywell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World&#8217;s first modular plant to convert biogas and dairy waste into commercial-scale PBS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":295528,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-295549","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/295549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/295549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=295549"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=295549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}