Lofty Sustainable Aviation Fuel Climate Goals Lose Altitude
Sustainable aviation fuel promises to slash emissions from air travel, but it is a long way from commercial acceptance.
Sustainable aviation fuel promises to slash emissions from air travel, but it is a long way from commercial acceptance.
Production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the United States could increase from around 2,000 barrels per day (b/d) to nearly 30,000 b/d in 2024 if all announced capacity additions come on line. Developers expect Phillips 66’s Rodeo Renewed project to produce up to about 10,000 b/d of SAF beginning this summer, and they … [continued]
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As a sugar shortage looms, a high school student in Zimbabwe discovers that biofuel could be made from common reeds instead of sugarcane.
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All you need to know about planes flying on SAF
Pigs fly now … but it’s super-gross.
Kenya Airways (KQ) is participating in the second edition of the Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC), an initiative of SkyTeam. The initiative is a friendly competition between SkyTeam member airlines. A Kenyan Airways Boeing 787-800 (B787-8) Dreamliner took off from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol yesterday morning, and … [continued]