CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 28, 2025 – Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced that Syzygy Plasmonics, a global leader in electrified biogas-to-SAF technology, will use Honeywell UOP Fischer-Tropsch (FT) UnicrackingTM technology to make sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from dairy waste and renewable energy at the world’s first electrified biogas-to-SAF facility.
Syzygy’s modular commercial plant, NovaSAF-1, located in Duranzo, Uruguay, is expected to produce more than 350,000 gallons of SAF per year. The NovaSAFTM platform can be replicated at over 50,000 biogas sites globally, helping scale affordable SAF production of abundant feedstock.
“Our innovative NovaSAF platform helps meet the growing demand for sustainable aviation fuels by achieving both high volumes and low price points, even as low as Jet-A parity under the right conditions," said Trevor Best, CEO and co-founder of Syzygy Plasmonics. "With Honeywell’s hydrocracking technology, we can accelerate the development of our modular NovaSAF-1 plant, which will serve as a repeatable, scalable model for the future. This plant will show the world how profitable it can be to produce SAF from biogas waste streams combined with renewable energy."
With traditional feedstocks in short supply, alternative production methods are important to produce renewable fuels. By 2030, the International Energy Agency predicts waste- and nonfood crop-based biofuels will supply over 40% of biofuel demand.1
“Honeywell continues to build on our hydrocracking technology, which we have pioneered for more than 70 years, while advancing the production of lower-carbon fuels for aviation,” said Rajesh Gattupalli, president of Honeywell UOP. “Syzygy’s modular construction paired with our proven, innovative technology demonstrates how biogas-to-SAF facilities can become more achievable and help improve waste-to-clean-energy conversion. The combination helps alleviate two major challenges with SAF production and scale – cost and feedstock diversity.”
Honeywell currently offers solutions across a range of feedstocks to meet the rapidly growing demand for renewable fuels, including SAF. The company also offers modular renewable fuels technology that can be built off-site and quickly installed at refineries, lowering risk and accelerating start up compared to traditional methods.
About Honeywell
Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world. Our business is aligned with three powerful megatrends – automation, the future of aviation and energy transition – underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Forge IoT platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world's toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations through our Aerospace Technologies, Industrial Automation, Building Automation and Energy and Sustainability Solutions business segments that help make the world smarter, safer, more secure and sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom
About Syzygy Plasmonics
Based in Houston, Syzygy Plasmonics develops light-driven chemical reactors that electrify and decarbonize fuel and chemical production. Having successfully completed demonstration plants in Houston, Raleigh, and South Korea, Syzygy is now entering the market with offerings for sustainable aviation fuels. Syzygy’s NovaSAF™ platform converts biogenic CO₂ and methane into ultra-low carbon fuels using renewable electricity For more news and information on Syzygy, please visit https://www.plasmonics.tech/resources. For inquiries, please contact suzanne@plasmonics.tech.
1 https://www.iea.org/energy-system/low-emission-fuels/biofuels
