Summary
- The UK’s Department for Transport is investing £53 million within the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry.
- The funds will support nine projects that aim to convert waste materials into sustainable fuels.
- The investment will help the UK produce as much as 810,000 tonnes of SAF, with projects including the conversion of sawmill waste and using Power-to-Liquid technology.
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it might invest a complete of £53 million ($65.6 million) within the country’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry. The governmental department estimated that the investment will help airlines save as much as 2.7 million tonnes (2.9 million tons) of annual carbon emissions. Moreover, the DfT added that its Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF) projects could
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Investing in nine SAF projects
have been given various sums of investments in the newest round of DfT’s AFF awards.
The full pot for the fund is £135 million ($154.7 million), designed to assist corporations convert waste materials and production by-products, including cooking oil or industrial gases, into fuels. Based on the DfT,
Notably, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said that the Lifecycle Evaluation (LCA) of a fuel is complex and includes many variables, which can have a substantial impact on Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. EASA added. Meanwhile, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) defined SAF as
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Producing more SAF
Overall, the latest grants would help the UK to supply as much as 810,000 tonnes (892,872 tons) of SAF The DfT detailed that the newest round’s projects include a plant converting sawmill and forestry waste and a factory using Power-to-Liquid to convert CO2 and green hydrogen into fuel for aircraft. the DfT added.
Tim Alderslade, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airlines UK, noted that the UK developing a SAF industry inside this decade is
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Much like the EU, the UK can have an SAF mandate, requiring 10% of jet fuel to come back from sustainable feedstocks. The DfT added that this announcement is a on November 28, 2023. Virgin Atlantic is scheduled to fly between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Recent York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with a Boeing 787, fueling the aircraft with 100% SAF.