ecological fuels aviation (SAF, English) is increasingly offering greater performance and appears to be a viable alternative to the current hydrocarbons on which the industry operates. The clearest evidence of this is The first transoceanic flight was achieved 100% with this type of fuel can be sustained by a passenger plane.
Virgin Atlantic’s Boeing 787, Flight 100, left London Heathrow airport at the end of November and headed to New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport with company founder Richard Branson; Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss and UK Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper are also on board.
The flight was a historical milestone as it was the first time a long-distance commercial route was operated. using only sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and not just a mixture of hydrocarbons and SAF.
Sustainable aviation fuel is a low-carbon energy source derived from raw materials other than petroleum. Designed to reduce emissions from air travel Sustainable aviation fuel has similar properties to traditional jet fuel but has a smaller carbon footprint.
“Flight 100 shows that sustainable aviation fuel can be used as a tool” Reliable alternative to fossil jet fuel Virgin Atlantic’s Weiss said in a statement that it was the only viable solution to decarbonise long-haul aviation. “It has taken radical collaboration to get here, and we are proud to have reached this important milestone, but we must do more.”
Fuel used on this flight It was a mixture of used cooking oil and discarded animal fat.According to Virgin Atlantic. The fuel also contained 12% synthetic aromatic kerosene derived from corn waste.
A viable alternative when electric planes arrive
Low-carbon fuel is expected to enable the airline industry to operate with fewer emissions before electric and hydrogen flights become widespread, and this is not expected to happen in the short term. SAF fuel is currently used in jet engines but is blended with kerosene.
Air travel accounts for 2% of global carbon dioxide emissions It’s about energy in 2022, according to the International Energy Agency.
“The world always believes you can’t do something until you do it,” Branson said in a statement about Tuesday’s flight. “The spirit of innovation is about going out and trying to show that we can do things better for the benefit of everyone.”
Under the new rules, the term “sustainable aviation fuels” will include synthetic fuels, some biofuels produced from agricultural or forestry waste, algae, biowaste, used cooking oils or certain animal fats.
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