Synhelion inaugurates world’s first industrial-scale e-fuels plant using solar heat

In Germany, Synhelion recently inaugurated the world’s first industrial-scale plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat in Jülich. By inaugurating DAWN, Synhelion proves that the technology to produce solar fuels is ready for large scaling. The renewable fuels will demonstrate the technology’s potential to defossilize the transportation sector, particularly in aviation. Thus, Synhelion marks a significant milestone for the transportation sector’s energy transition.

DAWN features a 20-meter-high solar tower and a mirror field. This marks the first time Synhelion’s innovations are integrated on an industrial scale. The solar tower contains a solar receiver, a thermochemical reactor, and a thermal energy storage that enables cost-efficient solar fuel production around the clock. DAWN demonstrates the entire technology chain from concentrated sunlight to synthetic liquid fuel on an industrial scale for the first time.