據Renewables Now網4月25日報道，美國燃料制造商世界能源有限責任公司（World Energy LLC）已獲得在南加州擴建其可持續航空燃料（SAF）工廠的關鍵許可。其將與氫氣生產商空氣產品公司（ Air Products）和工業公司霍尼韋爾合作這個耗資20億美元（18.4億歐元）的項目。

該公司上周五表示，其將把派拉蒙工廠的年產量提高到3.4億加侖。據世界能源公司計算，到2050年，它將生產可替代超過7600萬噸二氧化碳的燃料。

這家工廠已經以商業規模生產SAF達六年。它的所有者現在將與15多家公司合作，加速航空業的脫碳。

世界能源首席執行官Gene Gebolys評論道，我們正在將擁有專業知識、經驗、承諾和專注力的世界上最優秀的公司聚集在一起，推動當今航空業脫碳的前沿工作，同時為到2050年實現航班完全脫碳所需的工作搭建一個平臺。

嚴重依賴航空的全球航空運輸公司和企業正在就現有工廠和擴建項目的燃料簽訂長期協議。

空氣產品公司和世界能源公司將共同努力，支持向綠色氫投入的過渡，進一步降低工廠生產燃料的碳強度。空氣產品公司已經擴建了其南加州氫氣管道網絡，向現有的世界能源生產和分銷中心供應氫氣，并進一步提高空氣產品在該地區客戶的供應可靠性。

自從派拉蒙工廠開始生產SAF以來，霍尼韋爾UOP的EcofiningTM技術就一直在該工廠使用。該公司與世界能源(World Energy)正在合作，利用新的可持續原料、低碳氫和碳捕獲技術，整合更高效的生產工藝、新的工藝途徑。

世界能源的SAF是由可再生資源制成的，不含化石基的原料。在傳統的煉油廠，它不是與化石燃料共同加工的。其生命周期碳排放比傳統航空燃料低80%。

目前，SAF可與常規噴氣航空燃料50/50混合用于商業用途。世界能源公司正在努力獲得批準，在常規商業航空中100%使用可再生SAF。

郝芬 譯自 Renewables Now

原文如下：

World Energy gets permits for USD-2bn California green fuels project

US fuel maker World Energy LLC has obtained key permits for the expansion of its Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) plant in Southern California, a USD-2-billion (EUR 1.84bn) project in which it will partner with hydrogen producer Air Products and industrial company Honeywell (NASDAQ:HON).

The company said on Friday it will boost the Paramount facility’s output to 340 million gallons per year. By 2050, it will produce fuels that would displace more than 76 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), World Energy calculates.

The plant has been producing SAF at a commercial scale for six years already. Its owner will now work with more than 15 firms to accelerate the decarbonisation of aviation.

“We are pulling together the very best companies in the world with the expertise, experience, commitment, and focus to collaborate on pushing the frontier of what can be done to decarbonize aviation today while building a platform for what needs to be done to decarbonize flight entirely by 2050,” commented World Energy CEO Gene Gebolys.

Global air transport companies and businesses heavily reliant on aviation are entering into long-term agreements for fuel from the existing plant and expansion project.

Air Products and World Energy will work together to support a transition to green hydrogen inputs, further reducing the carbon intensity of the fuels produced at the facility. Air Products has already extended its Southern California hydrogen pipeline network to supply hydrogen to the existing World Energy production and distribution hub and to further increase supply reliability for Air Products’ customers in the region.

Honeywell UOP's EcofiningTM technology has been used at the Paramount plant since it first started producing SAF. The company and World Energy are partnering to integrate more efficient production processes, new process pathways using new sustainable feedstocks, low-carbon hydrogen, and carbon capture technologies.

The SAF by World Energy is made from renewable resources with no fossil-based feedstock. It is not co-processed with fossil fuel in traditional oil refineries. The lifecycle carbon emissions are up to 80% lower than these of conventional jet fuel.

At present, the SAF can be used in a 50/50 blend with conventional jet fuel for commercial use. World Energy is working to gain approval for 100% renewable SAF use in regular commercial aviation.