Honeywell and GranBio Join Forces for Green Aviation Fuel

Written by Corporativo

Published on 12/10/2023 at 13:04

Foto: Julia Oliveira

Seja o primeiro a reagir!

The Tech Giants Join Forces to Reinvent Aviation Fuel Using Biomass as a Base.

The alliance between Honeywell and GranBio Technologies promises to revolutionize the aviation industry. The recent announcement from the companies indicates a strategic partnership to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that is carbon-neutral. The focus? Using biomass waste to fuel aircraft.

Innovation from Biomass

GranBio’s patented AVAP technology has the potential to transform forestry and agricultural waste into pure, cost-effective, low-carbon sugars. These cellulosic sugars, once obtained, are then metamorphosed into SAF using Honeywell’s Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology.

The differentiator of this innovative fuel? When compared to conventional petroleum-based aviation fuels, the new fuel can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 100%.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

The Future Vision of the Giants

Bernardo Gradin, CEO of GranBio, emphasizes that by combining the expertise of both companies, the supply of SAF will become more viable and efficient. Furthermore, he envisions the possibility of producing SAF with a negative carbon footprint, given the efficiency of the method and the raw material.

On the other hand, José Fernandes, president of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies for Latin America, highlights Honeywell‘s experience in renewable fuels. He believes this partnership will enable faster production of SAF, surpassing traditional construction techniques.

Both leaders agree that there is vast potential in the available forestry and agricultural waste, offering significant economic, social, and environmental opportunities.

Engagement in Sustainability

Reinforcing its commitment to sustainability, Honeywell plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. This goal is based on its legacy of continuous innovation, always seeking to help customers meet environmental and social targets. In fact, in 2022, about 60% of Honeywell’s investments in R&D were directed toward ESG-focused solutions.

About Honeywell: Honeywell is a global leader in technology solutions, offering aerospace products and services, control technologies, and performance materials worldwide. Its main goal is to connect aircraft, buildings, factories, and workers to make the world safer and more sustainable.

About GranBio: A subsidiary of the Brazilian industrial biotechnology company, GranBio Technologies is based in the U.S. The company is dedicated to transforming biomass into renewable products, serving challenging sectors in terms of sustainability.

Notes:

Based on life cycle analysis by Michigan Tech.
ESG methodology available at investor.honeywell.com.

Source: Anderson Silva.

Honeywell and GranBio Join Forces for Green Aviation Fuel

The Tech Giants Join Forces to Reinvent Aviation Fuel Using Biomass as a Base.

Innovation from Biomass

The Future Vision of the Giants

Engagement in Sustainability

Notes:

Scientists enter a narrow, flooded cave 500 meters deep and find giant dinosaur footprints on the ceiling measuring up to 1.25 meters, preserved in such a rare way that a new type of trace had to be created.

A giant half-ton ring fell in Kenya from space, and more than a year later, scientists still do not know where it came from.

In Botswana, a salt flat of up to 16,000 km² that was once an African megalake spends months as an absolute white desert, but during the rainy season it transforms into a shallow sea that reappears from nowhere and can be seen from space in the middle of southern Africa.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

Bavarian archaeologists unearthed a medieval skeleton that had an articulated iron hand in place of its left arm, and the discovery reveals that doctors were already creating sophisticated prosthetics over 500 years ago.

For the first time, scientists have mapped the Etna magma system in almost real time and discovered where the volcano was storing large volumes of molten material before years of eruptions, revealing an underground reservoir that fills and reorganizes like a living organism beneath the mountain.

Cell phones in schools: learn how a year after the ban, students and teachers are already noticing positive effects and recording improvements in academic performance with increased attention and active participation.

Robots take over fryers, serve customers by voice, and challenge the future of cooks and attendants as fast food chains adopt AI that automates up to 70% of tasks and silently redesigns work within kitchens.

The banana that the entire world consumes is at risk: a silent fungus threatens up to 80% of global production that travels across the oceans and reaches everyone’s home.

Brazil raises the alarm: why a super typhoon in the Pacific is on Brazil’s climate radar

Psychology reveals that the most painful part of aging is not being alone but realizing that certain friendships only existed because you did all the emotional work to keep them alive.

A super typhoon on the other side of the world has just revealed what awaits Brazil in the coming months: a strong El Niño with a risk of flooding in the South, droughts in the Northeast, and intense heat in the Central-West and Southeast.

Honeywell and GranBio Join Forces for Green Aviation Fuel

The Tech Giants Join Forces to Reinvent Aviation Fuel Using Biomass as a Base.

Innovation from Biomass

The Future Vision of the Giants

Engagement in Sustainability

Notes:

Scientists enter a narrow, flooded cave 500 meters deep and find giant dinosaur footprints on the ceiling measuring up to 1.25 meters, preserved in such a rare way that a new type of trace had to be created.

A giant half-ton ring fell in Kenya from space, and more than a year later, scientists still do not know where it came from.

In Botswana, a salt flat of up to 16,000 km² that was once an African megalake spends months as an absolute white desert, but during the rainy season it transforms into a shallow sea that reappears from nowhere and can be seen from space in the middle of southern Africa.

Seen from space, an image taken by an astronaut shows an unlikely oasis in the Saudi Arabian desert, protected by a terrain that slows the advance of sand, surrounded by green circles, remnants of an extinct lake and nearly 10,000 years of preserved history.

Bavarian archaeologists unearthed a medieval skeleton that had an articulated iron hand in place of its left arm, and the discovery reveals that doctors were already creating sophisticated prosthetics over 500 years ago.

For the first time, scientists have mapped the Etna magma system in almost real time and discovered where the volcano was storing large volumes of molten material before years of eruptions, revealing an underground reservoir that fills and reorganizes like a living organism beneath the mountain.

Cell phones in schools: learn how a year after the ban, students and teachers are already noticing positive effects and recording improvements in academic performance with increased attention and active participation.

Robots take over fryers, serve customers by voice, and challenge the future of cooks and attendants as fast food chains adopt AI that automates up to 70% of tasks and silently redesigns work within kitchens.

Brazil raises the alarm: why a super typhoon in the Pacific is on Brazil’s climate radar

Psychology reveals that the most painful part of aging is not being alone but realizing that certain friendships only existed because you did all the emotional work to keep them alive.

A super typhoon on the other side of the world has just revealed what awaits Brazil in the coming months: a strong El Niño with a risk of flooding in the South, droughts in the Northeast, and intense heat in the Central-West and Southeast.

Engineers are pulling cold water from depths of up to 900 meters to transform the ocean into a cooling system that seems like science fiction, using underwater pipes and heat exchangers to make hotels and even entire hospitals operate with the natural cold from the seabed.

Robots take over fryers, serve customers by voice, and challenge the future of cooks and attendants as fast food chains adopt AI that automates up to 70% of tasks and silently redesigns work within kitchens.

The banana that the entire world consumes is at risk: a silent fungus threatens up to 80% of global production that travels across the oceans and reaches everyone’s home.

Brazil raises the alarm: why a super typhoon in the Pacific is on Brazil’s climate radar

Psychology reveals that the most painful part of aging is not being alone but realizing that certain friendships only existed because you did all the emotional work to keep them alive.

A super typhoon on the other side of the world has just revealed what awaits Brazil in the coming months: a strong El Niño with a risk of flooding in the South, droughts in the Northeast, and intense heat in the Central-West and Southeast.