Honeywell Aerospace will begin the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Phoenix campus after receiving its first delivery of the renewable fuel over the past week. The company will use the SAF in the development and production testing of its auxiliary power units (APUs) and aircraft engines, as well as the testing of units from its repair and overhaul facility.
“At Honeywell, we see SAF as a logical path to decarbonize the aviation industry and we consider our facilities as laboratories for sustainable aviation,” said Dave Marinick, the company’s president of engines and power systems. “Running our engines and APUs on SAF is a further demonstration of our commitment to our customers to do our part to reduce our carbon footprint.”
Produced by California-based World Energy using Honeywell’s UOP Ecofining technology and distributed by World Fuels, the SAF is processed using the hydrotreated esters and fatty acids pathway and is derived from feedstocks such as beef tallow, which is delivered to World Energy's Paramount facility in rail cars.
Neat SAF is currently approved for use in blends with conventional jet-A of up to 50 percent with no modifications of equipment or infrastructure required. Honeywell plans to test on higher blends as well, culminating in the use of 100 percent SAF.