Pilot plant for sustainable aviation fuel
This is the first project to be undertaken in Québec to capture and convert CO2 into a usable product and is a precursor in North America. Hopes are high, because this type of fuel could transform the future of civil and commercial aviation—along with a host of other industries with various projects and applications—by contributing greatly to the decarbonization effort.
- Visionary Award, Grands Prix du génie-conseil québécois
- Award of Merit, FIDIC Projects Awards 2023
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BBA helped install and operate the SAF+ pilot plant to convert industrial carbon emissions into new sustainable aviation fuel, with 80% fewer GHG effects than conventional kerosene.
The CO2 is captured and recovered by the Polytechnique Montréal plant and then sent to the SAF+ plant to be converted into sustainable fuel.
BBA was mandated to provide engineering, project management and construction management to install the SAF+ plant as well as operate the Polytechnique Montréal CO2 capture plant and the SAF+ plant.
Thanks to BBA’s multidisciplinary know-how, all phases of designing the pilot plant’s interconnections, construction and operation were completed in fewer than eight months. The expertise of BBA’s teams in carrying out large-scale projects proved to be instrumental in achieving the objectives for this mandate, which exceeded initial expectations.
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BBA is extremely proud to have participated in this success, marking an important milestone in efforts to reduce the environmental footprint of the aviation sector and many other industries.
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80%
The carbon footprint of this new fuel is reduced by 80% compared to fossil-based kerosene
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222
The plant’s daily production alone will eliminate the carbon equivalent of 222 round-trip flights between Montréal and Paris!
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