Topsoe will support the development of a hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Rio Grande, Brazil.
The commercial-scale facility is expected to produce 16,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel and SAF once it becomes operational in the first half of 2028.
Topsoe’s HydroFlex and H2bridge technologies will enable SAF and renewable diesel production from soybean oil and tallow feedstocks. HydroFlex converts fats, oils and greases into drop-in renewable jet and diesel fuels, whilst H2bridge will transform the HydroFlex waste gases into green hydrogen.
Once the Refinaria Riograndense plant is in full operation, Topsoe’s technology will reportedly enable an “annual emission avoidance of more than 1.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e).”
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