US-headed Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), a leading international supplier and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing industries, and India's AM Green, a leader in green hydrogen and ammonia production, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during India Energy Week 2025 in New Delhi to assess the techno-economic feasibility of producing sustainable aviation fuel from ethanol, green methanol from various carbon dioxide emission sources, and green hydrogen.
According to a statement, this collaboration underscores the alignment of Honeywell’s portfolio to three compelling megatrends, which include the energy transition.
The collaboration with AM Green will help advance India’s low-carbon economy and create an ecosystem that supports the Government’s SAF blending mandates, positioning India as a global leader in alternative fuel innovation, said Ashish Modi, President of Honeywell India.
The companies will work together to identify opportunities to enhance India’s energy security and:
- Reduce crude oil import dependence.
- Help position India as a competitive global exporter of green methanol to aid shipping companies in adopting this low-emission alternative fuel.
- Help airlines in meeting the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) mandates for low-carbon, drop-in fuel replacements.
The collaboration benefits Indian farmers by creating demand for ethanol feedstocks.
It also aligns with the Indian Government’s National Green Hydrogen Mission to boost green hydrogen production through green methanol for domestic and export use.
By combining Honeywell’s proven carbon capture technologies and ethanol-to-jet solution with AM Green’s expertise in green hydrogen and ethanol production, we will pave the way for a sustainable future and reinforce our commitment to environmental stewardship, Ashish Modi added.
The feasibility study is expected to conclude by mid-2025, marking a critical step toward achieving large-scale decarbonization.
We are delighted to partner with Honeywell, which is one of the world’s largest technology companies that is positively shaping the future of energy. This partnership demonstrates AM Green’s emerging leadership position as a global clean energy transition solutions platform while contributing to India’s ambition of emerging as an exporter of reliable, sustainable, and lowest-cost green molecules and their derivatives, accelerating industrial decarbonization globally, said Mahesh Kolli, Co-Founder and Group President of AM Green.
