Sustainability and Environment
DAWN Rises on World's First Solar-powered Fuel Refinery
The initial pilot plant will demonstrate the technology on an industrial scale
Synhelion's DAWN solar fuel plant
Harnessing renewable solar energy, Synhelion's DAWN pilot eFuel production facility could represent a huge stepping stone in the path of aviation sustainability. © Synhelion.

European renewable fuel production pioneer Synhelion has inaugurated DAWN, the world’s first industrial solar fuel plant, in Jülich, Germany.

Founded in 2016 as a spinoff from ETH Zurich, the company has expanded its technology from a mini-refinery on the roof of the public research university in 2019. Synhelion has worked since then to apply its sun-to-liquid process on an industrial scale.