Client: Byogy Renewables Inc.
Our project has been fast-tracked and its successful, timely startup was critical for our company’s success. We reached out to you last spring to start our project, and its remarkable that you have been able to allow us to be in startup phase right now. We are in place to begin production of the synthetic fuel that will power jets that fly over the stadium at the Olympics opening ceremonies in Japan this summer! Thank you for all that you and your team at Re:Build Optimation have accomplished for us at Byogy!”
A renewable fuels company was selected to contribute to a high-visibility sustainability initiative tied to the Summer Olympics. The goal was to produce synthetic jet fuel from agricultural waste for a ceremonial stadium flyover, demonstrating the viability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a global stage.
To meet this challenge, the company needed a fully integrated pilot system capable of converting ethanol into jet-grade fuel using a proprietary Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) process. The project timeline was aggressively compressed, and the system had to comply with Japanese mechanical and electrical standards for shipment and installation abroad.
Re:Build Optimation was engaged as the turnkey integration partner responsible for engineering, fabrication, automation, and shipment. The team worked in close collaboration with the client’s process technology experts to rapidly translate a proven chemical pathway into a modular pilot system ready for global deployment.
Key workstreams included:
The Byogy Alcohol to Jet (ATJ) technology is a unique integration of proven petrochemical processes using traditional catalytic chemistry and standard commercial equipment that converts any form of ethanol, or butanol, into low carbon renewable fuels. The system fabricated by Re:Build Optimation included a dozen pressure vessels and a distillation column designed to implement the chemical processes needed to implement the required processing. The system is controlled by a fully automated instrumentation system of sensors, valves and Rockwell PLCs. Piping was design and fabricated to function effectively under the high pressures required by the processes in place.
The successful delivery and startup of the ATJ pilot system enabled the client to showcase its technology on a global platform. The system produced synthetic jet fuel used for a high-profile Olympic demonstration, validating a new SAF production pathway and setting the stage for future commercialization. Re:Build Optimation’s ability to engineer, fabricate, and ship a turnkey pilot plant under tight deadlines and international compliance constraints made them an essential partner in this achievement.
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