CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 1, 2026 – Phelan Green, through its clean fuels subsidiary Phelan eFuels, today announced it has selected Honeywell’s renewable fuel process technology for its planned electro‑sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) facility in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
Phelan eFuels will deploy Honeywell UOP’s Fischer Tropsch (FT) Unicracking™ process technology, which uses FT liquids and waxes made from CO2 to create eSAF that complies with aviation industry standards.
“We selected Honeywell’s Fischer Tropsch Unicracking process technology because it provides a proven, bankable pathway to produce sustainable aviation fuel at scale,” said Chairman Paschal Phelan. “This project is a major milestone for Phelan Green and for South Africa’s emerging eFuels economy, and demonstrates our commitment to industrial development, job creation and innovative energy projects that are at the cutting edge of emission reduction.”
The new facility forms a core part of the Phelan Green Hydrogen Project, a R47 billion (approximately US $2.5 billion) private investment that has been formally recognized by the South African government as a nationally strategic green industrial development. Once operational, the project will be one of the world’s first commercial-scale eSAF production facilities supplying more than 140,000 tons of eSAF to the EU and UK markets.
“Honeywell’s technologies are designed to enable scalable, efficient and flexible production of low-carbon fuels,” said Rajesh Gattupalli, president of Honeywell UOP. “In this case, our Fischer Tropsch Unicracking process technology will help support Phelan eFuels’ goal to encourage commercial scale sustainable aviation fuel production in South Africa.”
Construction of the Saldanha Bay facility will commence in Q4 2026 and will support thousands of local jobs across multiple phases, helping position the country as a competitive export hub for next-generation aviation fuels.
About Phelan Green
Phelan Green is a highly successful developer of clean energy for over 20 years. Its sustainable fuels development platform will advance largescale green hydrogen, eFuels and industrial decarbonization projects. Through its subsidiary Phelan eFuels, the company is developing one of the most significant electro-sustainable aviation fuel projects globally, supporting the global aviation sector transition to a low carbon footprint.
About Honeywell
Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world, with a portfolio that is underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Forge platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world's toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations for aerospace, building automation, industrial automation, process automation, and process technology, that help make the world smarter and safer as well as more secure and sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
