Full reliance on SAF beyond out of reach of current aviation technology
RIYADH - Although aircraft manufacturers and airlines have all aimed to increase energy efficiency over recent decades, the move to find alternatives to fossil-based fuels has been a struggle, TNS reports. Continue reading original article.
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14 December 2022 - SAF is a term the aviation industry uses to describe nonconventional fossil-derived aviation fuel. It uses various sustainable resources, including carbon captured from the air and green hydrogen mixed with traditional jet fuel "with no changes needed to the aircraft or infrastructure," according to Amsterdam-based SAF producer SkyNRG.
In 2021, airlines had ordered 14 billion liters of SAF, which "addresses the issue of whether airlines will buy the product," added Willie Walsh, the director general of IATA, in an interview with CNBC.
Pan-European aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced that all its aircraft are certified to fly with a mix of up to 50 percent SAF blended with kerosene. The aim is that all of its planes will be able to fly solely using SAF by 2030.
Related: Airbus A330MRTT completes first 100 percent SAF test flight on both engines
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