en.Wedoany.com Reported - Acelen Renováveis has selected AFRY to provide engineering services for a new biofuel production plant in São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, Brazil. The plant aims to produce renewable fuels with greenhouse gas emissions up to 80% lower than fossil fuels, focusing on green diesel and sustainable aviation fuel to support the decarbonization of the transportation and aviation sectors. Luiz de Mendonça, CEO of Acelen Renováveis, stated that AFRY's involvement brings additional expertise, enhancing the project's robustness, which has now entered a new phase of large-scale industrial execution.
AFRY's scope of work includes owner's engineering services, construction and installation management, and ensuring timely delivery of all key supply packages. These new tasks complement the company's previous work on the project, which included conceptual design, basic engineering, investment estimation, and environmental permitting support. Guy Skantze, Director of AFRY's Chemical and Biorefining division, expressed pleasure in continuing to support this project that pioneers new pathways for decarbonization, aligning with the company's mission to drive the transition to a sustainable society, and looks forward to leveraging multidisciplinary expertise to help realize Acelen Renováveis' vision.
In the initial production phase, the new facility will use conventional vegetable oils, then transition to macaúba oil, a native Brazilian plant, as the primary feedstock to ensure a continuous, localized, and efficient raw material supply. This project is part of Acelen Renováveis' strategy to transition to renewable fuels, with the company announcing significant investments over the next 10 years. It is estimated that the project will create up to 3,600 direct and indirect jobs during the construction peak and 220 jobs during plant operations. Production is scheduled to begin in 2029.
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