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Acelen is a Brazilian renewable fuels company established in 2023. It operates as a subsidiary sponsored by Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of the Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Company. The company's headquarters are in São Paulo, Brazil.
Its primary activities center on the development and operation of a new greenfield biorefinery in Bahia, Brazil, adjacent to the Mataripe Refinery. The facility will employ Honeywell UOP Ecofining process technology to produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from feedstocks including waste fats, oils, greases, and vegetable oils. The project, with financing secured in 2026, targets international markets and is designed to leverage shared infrastructure for efficiency.
Acelen also ownes and operates the Mataripe Refinery supplying northeastern Brazil.
Also known as Acelen Renováveis, Acelen Energia Renovavel S.A., Acelen Industrial S.A., Acelen Energia Renovável S.A., and Acelen Renewables.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving Acelen, of which one is active.
Besides this one, the record holds 1 completed project.
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Robotized scarification and automated nursery enable commercial-scale macauba seedling production for SAF and HVO feedstock.
Five-year supply of 300,000 t/yr certified soybean oil (total >1 Mt) for SAF and renewable diesel at a Bahia biorefinery due to start operations in 2029.
Integrated deal secures used cooking oil feedstock and offtake for a HEFA biorefinery, linking production to North American and European markets.
Modular Ecofining units, pumps, compressors and Experion PKS controls to accelerate SAF and renewable diesel output from waste fats, oils and greases at a greenfield Bahia site.
Bahia biorefinery to produce 1 billion litres/year of SAF and HVO, targeting start of operations in 2029.
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