{"id":163494,"date":"2025-05-26T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=163494"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:05:46","slug":"synhelions-solar-fuel-powers-steamboat-in-world-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/synhelions-solar-fuel-powers-steamboat-in-world-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Synhelion\u2019s solar fuel powers steamboat in world first"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The historic steamboat Gallia cruising on Lake Lucerne. \u00a9 SGV AG<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG has used solar fuel from Synhelion for the first time. The steamboat Gallia was symbolically fueled with solar diesel from Synhelion\u2019s industrial scale plant DAWN \u2013 a milestone for more sustainable mobility on the water.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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DAWN \u00a9 Sunhelion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The over 110-year-old steamboat was symbolically fueled by Synhelion with the first barrel of solar diesel. The solar fuel comes from Synhelion\u2019s first production plant DAWN<\/a> in J\u00fclich, Germany, which has been producing sustainable, synthetic fuels on an industrial scale since summer 2024. The fuel is fully compatible with conventional combustion engines. This makes SGV the first shipping company in the world to use Synhelion\u2019s solar fuel. The symbolic first fueling took place as part of the launch of SGV\u2019s new premium experience \u201cLegends of Lake Lucerne.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renewable fuels key to sustainable shipping<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The renewable fuel used in this historic ride was produced at DAWN, Synhelion\u2019s first industrial-scale demonstration plant. With plant DAWN, Synhelion has successfully validated its technology in an industrial setting, proving that the technology is now ready for large-scale deployment. Synhelion uses solar heat to drive a thermochemical process that turns a biogenic carbon source and water into synthetic drop-in fuel, namely sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), gasoline, and diesel. Unlike fossil fuels, Synhelion\u2019s solar fuels are nearly CO2<\/sub>-neutral, emitting only as much CO2<\/sub>\u00a0as was used to produce them. Synhelion\u2019s technology presents a solution available today for defossilizing transportation without requiring modifications to existing infrastructure, engines, or vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SGV a pioneer in shipping<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The navigation company plans to regularly purchase solar fuel from Synhelion in the future and has already signed a five-year offtake agreement. As a pioneer customer, SGV is making an important contribution to scaling up Synhelion\u2019s technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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