Topsoe Technology Selected for One of Brazil’s First SAF Plants

Clean Fuels Topsoe Technology Selected for One of Brazil’s First SAF Plants

2024-11-14 Source: Press release Topsoe 2 min Reading Time

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Topsoe’s Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies have been chosen for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel production at Riograndense’s Rio Grande renewable fuels plant in Brazil. With this move, the company aims to produce 16,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.

The production addresses the rapidly growing demand for SAF. (Source: Topsoe) — The production addresses the rapidly growing demand for SAF.
(Source: Topsoe)

Lyngby/Denmark – Topsoe has signed an agreement with Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense (Riograndense), to provide its Hydroflex and H2bridge technologies for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel production at Riograndense’s Rio Grande renewable fuels plant in Brazil. The production addresses the rapidly growing demand for SAF. As cited by the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Scenario, over 10 % of fuel consumption in aviation needs to be SAF by 2030 to stay on course for net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. In 2023, the International Air Transport Association estimated global SAF production to make up only around 0.2 % of total jet fuel demand.

Elena Scaltritti, Chief Commercial Officer at Topsoe, said: “With Brazil setting ambitious airline emissions reduction targets in October this year, Riograndense is one of the country’s early movers to ensure SAF supply is available for airline operators on-time. We look forward to partnering with Riograndense to grow the supply of renewable fuels in Brazil.”

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Felipe Jorge, Managing Director at Riograndense, said: “We believe Topsoe is the right partner for Riograndense to progress towards the total conversion to a biorefinery, which will allow us to become a reference in the SAF production in Brazil.”

With Hydroflex, customers can convert various fats, oils and greases into drop-in renewable jet and diesel that meet all globally accepted specifications for these fuels. Topsoe’s Hydroflex can be deployed in both grassroots units and revamps for co-processing or fully renewable applications.

The H2bridge technology replaces external fossil feedstocks for production of hydrogen by processing the waste propane and off gases from the Hydroflex process and converting it into green hydrogen that is then consumed in the same process (i.e. Hydroflex). This patented process integration provides the customers with improved carbon intensity score.

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