Project TinTin
Publieke samenvatting / Public summary
Aanleiding
The aviation industry, characterised by its substantial carbon footprint, requires urgent solutions to mitigate its environmental impact. Offering a viable pathway to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential, without compromising the global connectivity and economic benefits that air travel provides. To achieve these ambitions, Project TinTin is dedicated to establishing a production facility for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) derived from methanol. In the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation, the EU intends to decarbonize the aviation industry via increased use of SAF. Currently, the primary production pathway to produce SAF uses hydrotreated esters and fatty acids (HEFA), which faces severe feedstock limitations. Sustainable methanol can be sourced from various locations and can be produced from either biogenic CO2 and low-carbon H2 or sustainable biomass, and is therefore expected to have a larger future potential as feedstock for SAF production. Project TinTin intends to utilize e-methanol, green hydrogen, and renewable electricity to produce e-SAF, which could lower carbon emissions by up to 90% relative to conventional kerosene.
Doelstelling
The project aims to evaluate the feasibility of SAF production from methanol. The project aims to support the Port of Rotterdam's, the Netherlands' and at large Europe's transition to a more sustainable aviation future. Methanol can be sourced in the form of e-methanol (produced from biogenic CO2 and renewable H2) or advanced bio-methanol (using RED III Annex IX-A compliant biomass). Methanol can then be converted to SAF, a process which has not been demonstrated anywhere in the world on a commercial scale. This project aims to test the feasibility of integrating a methanol-to-SAF unit of industrial scale in an industrial cluster such as Rotterdam. The project aligns with the primary objective of the TSE to reduce CO2 emissions cost-effectively. Specifically, it addresses the conversion of hydrogen derivatives and the development of import supply chains for these products, fitting within the scope of Program Line 6: Hydrogen and Green Chemicals, orchestrated by GroenvermogenNL. Project TinTin aligns perfectly with the program as it aims to convert the hydrogen-derived methanol to another hydrogen-derived SAF and will set up an import methanol supply chain.
Korte omschrijving
Work package 1: Technical concept & design • Preliminary technical design ISBL. • Preliminary technical design OSBL. • CAPEX and OPEX Update. • Develop RfP for FEED. • HSE strategy. • Operational plan. Work package 2: Business case • Commercial and pricing strategy. • Develop/mature non-binding Joint Development Agreements (JDA) on feedstock and offtake. • Financial business case optimization and sensitivity analyses. • Equity and financial assessment/optimization BC. Work package 3: Permits and regulation • LCA SAF production • EIA and permit applications • Nature permit extension application to Power2X Work package 4: Land and infrastructure • Grid connection studies Stedin and TenneT • Feasibility study SAF pipeline • Express interest in hydrogen pipeline connection • Water feasibility study • Refine Land Reservation Agreement Work package 5: Evaluation of Concept Select Phase A final report is compiled, containing an overall conclusion, including recommendations for the next steps towards the realization of the intended demonstration installations.
Resultaat
The intended result of this project is a finished Concept-Select (FEL-2) study, which shows the technical, operational and economic feasibility of 190 ktpa SAF production from methanol, integrated into the industrial cluster of Rotterdam, which enables proceeding into the FEED phase of project development.
The aviation industry, characterised by its substantial carbon footprint, requires urgent solutions to mitigate its environmental impact. Offering a viable pathway to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions is essential, without compromising the global connectivity and economic benefits that air travel provides. To achieve these ambitions, Project TinTin is dedicated to establishing a production facility for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) derived from methanol. In the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation, the EU intends to decarbonize the aviation industry via increased use of SAF. Currently, the primary production pathway to produce SAF uses hydrotreated esters and fatty acids (HEFA), which faces severe feedstock limitations. Sustainable methanol can be sourced from various locations and can be produced from either biogenic CO2 and low-carbon H2 or sustainable biomass, and is therefore expected to have a larger future potential as feedstock for SAF production. Project TinTin intends to utilize e-methanol, green hydrogen, and renewable electricity to produce e-SAF, which could lower carbon emissions by up to 90% relative to conventional kerosene.
Doelstelling
The project aims to evaluate the feasibility of SAF production from methanol. The project aims to support the Port of Rotterdam's, the Netherlands' and at large Europe's transition to a more sustainable aviation future. Methanol can be sourced in the form of e-methanol (produced from biogenic CO2 and renewable H2) or advanced bio-methanol (using RED III Annex IX-A compliant biomass). Methanol can then be converted to SAF, a process which has not been demonstrated anywhere in the world on a commercial scale. This project aims to test the feasibility of integrating a methanol-to-SAF unit of industrial scale in an industrial cluster such as Rotterdam. The project aligns with the primary objective of the TSE to reduce CO2 emissions cost-effectively. Specifically, it addresses the conversion of hydrogen derivatives and the development of import supply chains for these products, fitting within the scope of Program Line 6: Hydrogen and Green Chemicals, orchestrated by GroenvermogenNL. Project TinTin aligns perfectly with the program as it aims to convert the hydrogen-derived methanol to another hydrogen-derived SAF and will set up an import methanol supply chain.
Korte omschrijving
Work package 1: Technical concept & design • Preliminary technical design ISBL. • Preliminary technical design OSBL. • CAPEX and OPEX Update. • Develop RfP for FEED. • HSE strategy. • Operational plan. Work package 2: Business case • Commercial and pricing strategy. • Develop/mature non-binding Joint Development Agreements (JDA) on feedstock and offtake. • Financial business case optimization and sensitivity analyses. • Equity and financial assessment/optimization BC. Work package 3: Permits and regulation • LCA SAF production • EIA and permit applications • Nature permit extension application to Power2X Work package 4: Land and infrastructure • Grid connection studies Stedin and TenneT • Feasibility study SAF pipeline • Express interest in hydrogen pipeline connection • Water feasibility study • Refine Land Reservation Agreement Work package 5: Evaluation of Concept Select Phase A final report is compiled, containing an overall conclusion, including recommendations for the next steps towards the realization of the intended demonstration installations.
Resultaat
The intended result of this project is a finished Concept-Select (FEL-2) study, which shows the technical, operational and economic feasibility of 190 ktpa SAF production from methanol, integrated into the industrial cluster of Rotterdam, which enables proceeding into the FEED phase of project development.