Experience 06
BioVeritas
BioVeritas selected EDYMAC to support FEL-2 development for a non-sterile mixed-fermentation-to-fatty-acids process for an undisclosed location in the United States.
- Industry
- Synthetic Fuels
- Project Type
- Non-sterile mixed fermentation process scale up
- Engagement
- FEL-2 Development, Scale-Up Strategy, Operational Readiness, Site Integration
- Stage at Entry
- FEL-2 project kick-off
- Location
- Confidential, U.S.
- Timeline
- 2025 - Ongoing
- Fermentation
- Synthetic Aviation Fuel
- Project Development
- FOAK
BioVeritas selected EDYMAC to support FEL-2 development for a non-sterile mixed-fermentation-to-fatty-acids process for an undisclosed location in the United States.
The process produces fatty acids that can serve as a drop-in feedstock for the Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids (HEFA) pathway for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), creating an additional source of feedstock for a constrained market.
EDYMAC joined the BioVeritas project team at the start of FEL-2, working alongside the BioVeritas team and Bryden Wood to translate demonstration-scale process knowledge into a commercial-scale project design.
EDYMAC developed the operating framework required to support commercial deployment, including safety, staffing, operations, commissioning, and equipment reliability strategies, while contributing to the overall project design.
EDYMAC also supported host-site evaluation and developed the integration strategy for the preferred location, addressing the interfaces between the process and existing site infrastructure.
The result is a project development framework designed to carry the technology from demonstrated performance toward a commercially executable FOAK facility.
From demonstrated process to commercial-scale design.
EDYMAC works alongside technology owners and engineering teams to translate what has been demonstrated at smaller scale into the technical, operational, and organizational framework required for commercial deployment.
Commercial Scale-Up
Translate demonstration-scale operating knowledge into commercial-scale design requirements, working with the technology owner and engineering team to identify the implications of scale on equipment, systems, and operations.
Operational Governance
Establish the foundational frameworks for safety, staffing, operating philosophy, commissioning, and equipment reliability required to support a FOAK commercial facility.
Site & Process Integration
Evaluate host-site requirements and develop integration strategies addressing utilities, feedstock, logistics, infrastructure, and interfaces with existing facilities.
FEL-2 Design Support
Work within the engineering team to challenge design decisions from an operational perspective, ensuring equipment selection, controls, layouts, and operating philosophies support reliable commercial operation.
Hands-On Through Every Step
Principal-level technical advisory embedded within the FEL-2 team, translating demonstration-scale knowledge into commercial design and operating requirements.
Collaborative Scale-Up Design
Worked alongside BioVeritas and Bryden Wood to translate demonstration-scale experience and proven industry practices into a commercial-scale process and facility design.
Operational & Safety Framework
Developed the foundational strategies for plant safety, staffing, operations, commissioning, and equipment reliability required to establish a sustainable operating model.
Host Site Integration Strategy
Supported evaluation of candidate host sites and developed integration pathways addressing utilities, feedstock, logistics, and interfaces with existing infrastructure.
Commercial Operating Model
Defined the operational requirements and organizational framework needed to move the technology from demonstrated performance toward a reliable, commercial-scale asset.
Scaling a process isn't simply making the equipment bigger. It's designing the operating system around it.
Impact & Outcomes
EDYMAC helped translate demonstration-scale process knowledge into the technical, operational, and site-integration framework required for FEL-2 commercial development.
Commercial Scale-Up Framework
Advanced the FEL-2 design by translating demonstration-scale operating experience into commercial-scale equipment, systems, and operational requirements.
Operational Blueprint
Established foundational strategies for safety, staffing, commissioning, operations, and equipment reliability to support sustained commercial operation.
Host Site Integration
Formulated host site integration blueprints to lower capital intensity and streamline facility deployment.
SAF Market Pathway
Advanced the development of an alternative fatty-acid feedstock pathway that could expand available feedstock options for the HEFA SAF market.
Commercial readiness is designed, not declared. A process proven at demonstration scale is only the beginning. Commercial readiness requires the technology, equipment, people, site, and operating model to work as one system.
Commercial Scale-Up
Taking a Proven Technology to Commercial Scale?
EDYMAC works alongside technology owners and engineering teams from FEL-1 through FEL-3, translating demonstrated performance into the technical, operational, and organizational requirements for commercial deployment.
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