Honeywell – the future of carbon neutrality

What is the future development trend of the economy and society?

With the new situation of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the promotion of the "dual carbon goals", "low-carbon, digital, green and sustainable" has become its main key words.

Although these words may seem beautiful, in order to achieve such a goal, it is necessary that companies in various industries that are used to staying in the "comfort zone" can no longer be the "silent majority". Instead, we should be more active and proactive in embracing the technological "outlet" of efficiency and innovation.

At the past CIIE, Honeywell delivered an excellent answer sheet through its own digital strength. Today, we will go deep into the four major industries of "construction", "refining", "manufacturing" and "aviation", and discuss what Honeywell is doing under the "dual carbon goals" based on the objective status quo and in-depth insights. What kind of green future will it bring?

Floors on top of each other

A green future for buildings

How closely are buildings and carbon emissions related? Through a set of data, you can see the clues.

According to the Honeywell Smart Building Sustainability White Paper, the energy consumption of buildings accounts for more than 36% of the world's total energy consumption; They account for nearly 40% of the world's direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2 emissions.

Not only that, due to factors such as diversified functions, complex energy-using equipment systems, different industry characteristics, and large stock and high energy consumption, local transformation and decentralized upgrading often fail to achieve real smart building transformation.

The "Honeywell Smart Building Solution" exhibited during the CIIE is designed to solve these problems.

We all know that the life cycle of a building is "long", and in the process, it can also face various expansions and renovations. "Honeywell Smart Building Solution" not only runs through the whole life cycle management of buildings, but also provides end-to-end energy management solutions of "hardware + software + operation and maintenance services" and technical support of "AI + cloud", which can help various industries such as commercial buildings, airports, hospitals, and data centers achieve the goals of reliable smart building operation, energy conservation and efficiency improvement, and work together towards a low-carbon future.

The beginning of energy

A green future for refining and chemical energy

Refineries still play a pivotal role in the global energy market.

However, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the total carbon dioxide emissions of the petrochemical and chemical industries in 2020 were 1.378 billion tons. The petrochemical industry is still a conventional image of a "big carbon emitter".

At the same time, with the clarification of the dual carbon goal, the application of raw oil such as gasoline and diesel has gradually decreased, and people's demand for petrochemical products such as plastics and fibers has increased significantly. Therefore, speeding up structural adjustment and industrial transformation and upgrading will be one of the "main themes" of refining and chemical enterprises in the future.

At the CIIE, Honeywell released the White Paper on Low-Carbon Development of the Refining and Chemical Industry, proposing feasible emission reduction solutions from four aspects: raw materials, processes, emissions, and operations, and raw material refining technologies based on EcofiningTM process technology and UpCycle process technology. production process technology based on refinery transformation and molecular management technology, green hydrogen application technology, etc.; Efficient combustion technology, energy saving and energy recovery technology are the main emission reduction technologies; Connected factory solutions, with a focus on operational solutions, are committed to helping the refining and chemical industry achieve a sustainable path to carbon neutrality.

The way of intelligent manufacturing

A green future for smart manufacturing

The development of social economy is inseparable from the manufacturing industry to provide sufficient power. However, this "engine" is also facing the problem of digital transformation from "manufacturing" to "intelligent manufacturing".

In the recently released "Honeywell Smart Manufacturing White Paper - Operational Excellence Empowers Digital Transformation of Manufacturing Enterprises", we can see that 99% of enterprises support digital transformation, but more than half of manufacturing enterprises are only in the initial stage. Everyone seems to be stuck in a vicious circle of "more than enough" for digital transformation, but "not enough".

To this end, Honeywell has proposed a "Lean Digital One-Stop Solution": the Honeywell Operation System (HOS) is the "foundation"; Take the "integrator" Honeywell MOM manufacturing operation management system as the "core"; The software and hardware covering "man, machine, material, method, and environment" in the production scene are the "structure". Through the integration of software and hardware solutions from the equipment layer, IoT layer, application layer to the decision-making layer, it helps many manufacturing enterprises to truly "break the circle", and then realize digital transformation and provide "green power" for a low-carbon and sustainable future.

Soar into the sky

A green future for aviation flight

Transformation never happens overnight, and so does the low-carbon future of aviation.

According to ICCT statistics, 920 million tonnes of CO2 were emitted from passenger and cargo flights worldwide in 2019, in part due to the high reliance of most aircraft engines today on fossil fuels such as Jet A, Jet B, jet gasoline or jet diesel.

Are fossil fuels really "irreplaceable"? Of course, there are no absolutes, and Honeywell has given direction for a low-carbon future in the aviation sector. That is, in terms of energy substitution, energy saving and efficiency improvement, process transformation, etc., through product and technological innovation, to help improve the efficiency of the aviation industry and help the aviation industry achieve sustainable development.

Investing in Green Fuels: Honeywell is advancing the market for renewable aviation fuel, which is now commercially produced when blended 1:1 with petroleum-based aviation fuel through UOP's EcofiningTM process, which meets all key requirements for flight with virtually no changes to aircraft technology.

Propulsion powertrain electrification: Honeywell will accelerate research and development in emerging technologies such as flight propulsion systems to further advance the development of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and urban air mobility (UAM);

Optimize operational efficiency: The flight simulator exhibited by Honeywell at the CIIE is equipped with the Honeywell Connected Aircraft Solution, a safety data integration platform that covers the entire aircraft, through which various data can be understood during aircraft operation, and key performance and operational indicators can be improved accordingly, optimizing operational efficiency and reducing carbon footprint.

Honeywell – the future of carbon neutrality

Honeywell – the future of carbon neutrality

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