據安迅思4月28日消息稱，霍尼韋爾宣布，意大利最大的能源公司埃尼集團正在其位于意大利格拉的煉油廠生產可再生燃料，使用埃尼集團和UOP聯合開發的Ecofining技術。

　　在格拉和威尼斯煉油廠生產生物燃料，有助于埃尼集團滿足歐洲對替代燃料日益增長的需求。UOP為格拉項目提供了技術許可、基礎工程、特種設備、催化劑和培訓。格拉項目年產75萬噸HVO(加氫植物油)生物燃料。

　　2014年，埃尼集團還將其位于威尼斯的煉油廠轉化為生物燃料，每年從使用過的植物油、使用過的食用油和動物脂肪中生產多達36萬噸生物燃料。總的來說，埃尼集團目前將意大利25%的回收廢棄食用油轉化為生物燃料，支持歐洲排放法規，同時提高現有煉油資產的利用率。威尼斯是世界上第一個將傳統精煉廠轉變為生物精煉廠的例子。

　　霍尼韋爾可持續技術解決方案副總裁兼總經理Ben Owens表示:“為了滿足歐洲日益增長的生物燃料需求，埃尼將其現有的格拉設施轉化為使用埃尼和UOP聯合開發的Ecofining技術的生物精煉廠。該公司認為這是進一步支持生物燃料增長和歐盟可再生能源政策的有效途徑。”

　　Ecofining工藝將非食用的天然油、動物脂肪和其他廢棄原料轉化為可再生柴油，其化學性質與石油柴油相同，無需修改即可作為汽車的替代品。

　　朱佳妮 摘譯自 安迅思

　　原文如下：

　　Eni began producing renewable fuels at its refinery in Italy

　　Honeywell announced Italy’s largest energy company, Eni, is producing renewable fuels at its refinery in Gela, Italy, using the Ecofining technology jointly developed by Eni and UOP.

　　The production of biofuels at the Gela and Venice refineries helps Eni meet the growing demand for alternative fuels in Europe. UOP provided technology licensing, basic engineering, specialty equipment, catalysts and training for the project in Gela, which has an annual production capacity of 750,000 tons of HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) biofuel per year.

　　In 2014, Eni also converted its refinery in Venice to biofuels, producing up to 360,000 tons per year of biofuels from used vegetable oils, used cooking oils and animal fats. In total, Eni currently converts about 25% of Italy’s recovered used cooking oil to biofuels, supporting European emissions regulations while improving utilization of existing refinery assets. Venice was the first example in the world of conversion of a conventional refinery into a biorefinery.

　　"To meet increasing demand for biofuels in Europe, Eni converted its existing Gela facility to a biorefinery using the Ecofining technology jointly developed by Eni and UOP,” said Ben Owens, vice president and general manager, Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions. “The company saw this as an effective way to further support the growth of biofuels and the European Union’s policies for renewable energy."

　　The Ecofining process converts non-edible natural oils, animal fats and other waste feedstocks to renewable diesel, chemically identical to petroleum-based diesel, which can be used as a drop-in replacement in vehicles with no modifications.