Tailwinds build for sustainable aviation fuel
GreenBiz
MAY 6, 2024
As the aviation industry lobbies for sustainable jet fuel, new tax breaks could help lower the carbon footprint of business travel.
Amazon aims to clean up aviation
GreenBiz
JANUARY 27, 2021
Amazon aims to clean up aviation. The aviation sector in a pandemic has 99 problems. And if you look at the aviation industry's historical pledges to add in bio-based jet fuels, before the pandemic, it's fallen woefully short. DHL Express is using Neste's sustainable aviation fuel at SFO. . Katie Fehrenbacher.
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UN aviation body ditches older carbon credits from offsetting scheme
GreenBiz
MARCH 19, 2020
Some green groups welcome International Civil Aviation Organization's decision to exclude 'questionable' carbon credits from the industry's Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation.
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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course
GreenBiz
MARCH 22, 2021
Aviation is plotting a sustainable course. Modern aviation had never seen a year like 2020. And it begs the question: Can sustainable aviation finally get off the ground? Regardless, pressure has been on aviation to join other sectors in dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Joel Makower. Mon, 03/22/2021 - 00:05.
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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation.
Low- and zero-carbon fuels critical to meeting aviation decarbonization needs
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2022
would have to more than double its biofuel production to meet domestic aviation energy demand, despite being the global leader in biofuel production.
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UK aviation sets sights on net zero by 2040
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 20, 2022
A new “Jet Zero Strategy” seemingly commits UK domestic aviation to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, and for all airports in England to be zero-emission by the same year. Aviation is currently responsible for around 2.5% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. But rapid action is now needed, he suggested.
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UK Hydrogen Alliance Established to Accelerate Zero Carbon Aviation and Bring an £34bn* Annual Benefit to the Country
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
The Hydrogen in Aviation (HIA) alliance of major players across aviation will work to accelerate the delivery of zero carbon aviation. The UK is currently in a strong position to.
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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined
GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2020
This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. Yet while those transport sectors are advancing towards low-carbon solutions — with promising technologies cultivated by multilateral accords — industrial heat lacks any consensus plan and has a long to-do list to develop low-carbon alternatives. .
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Aviation H2 Orders Final Components to Complete Test Engine Modification
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 30, 2024
Aviation H2 has ordered the final parts required to complete the modification of a test jet turbine to run with a carbon-free fuel, liquid ammonia. The Swiwin SW170b-2448 turbine will.
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LanzaJet secures $30 million from Southwest Airlines for sustainable aviation fuel
Impact Alpha
MARCH 4, 2024
ImpactAlpha, March 4 — LanzaJet is a subsidiary of Chicago-based LanzaTech, which uses microbes to convert industrial carbon emissions into sustainable fuel and. The post LanzaJet secures $30 million from Southwest Airlines for sustainable aviation fuel appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Hydrogen in aviation report anticipates widespread deployment in the 2030s
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 19, 2023
New fuels and technologies will account for between one half and three-quarters of the reduction of carbon emissions in aviation by 2050, according to a new report from sustainable development consultancy Arup and gas distribution network Wales and West Utilities (WWU).
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IATA | Aviation Net-Zero CO2 Transition Pathways
Energy Central
APRIL 23, 2024
Transitioning towards net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050 is the greatest challenge for the air transport industry. The aviation industry took the momentous decision to reach net zero CO2 emissions in 2021, followed by ICAO member states in 2022.
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1% of global population causes 50% of all carbon pollution emitted by the aviation industry
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Only 1% of people cause half of all aviation pollution globally. Super emitters pollute the environment at the expense of millions of people who do not fly.
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Sustainable Aviation Fuels: The Rise of eJet
CleanTech Group
JUNE 20, 2023
Aviation accounts for approximately 3% of global carbon emissions and 12% of all transportation. With demand for aviation fuel growing at 2.3%
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Lydian secures $15 million to produce zero-carbon aviation fuel
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
based Lydian runs captured carbon dioxide and water through a high-temperature electric reactor. The post Lydian secures $15 million to produce zero-carbon aviation fuel appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, September 6 — Cambridge, Mass.-based The process produces cheaper and.
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FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040
GreenBiz
MARCH 3, 2021
FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040. Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy for operations and a new academic center with Yale focused on capturing carbon. Carbon Capture. Supply Chain.
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The Brief: Inside corporate impact reporting, green hydrogen for aviation, blueing Los Angeles, Africa’s low-carbon economy, May’s ESG madness
Impact Alpha
JUNE 1, 2023
The post The Brief: Inside corporate impact reporting, green hydrogen for aviation, blueing Los Angeles, Africa’s low-carbon economy, May’s ESG madness appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Impact Management Impact reports from Tesla, Warby Parker and others tout climate and community solutions. Tired: ESG risk.
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Portugal power-to-liquid project makes sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from municipal waste-derived CO2
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Deploying a seemingly innovative technology configuration and design, the group behind it, LIPOR, suggests it is set to revolutionize the waste-to-energy industry while simultaneously decarbonizing the aviation sector.
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Cryo-Compressed Hydrogen in Aviation
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Among the most promising frontiers is the advent of cryo-compressed hydrogen, a powerful energy carrier poised to revolutionize the aviation industry. Moreover, we delve into its burgeoning application in aviation, where the prospects of zero-emission air travel are no longer just a lofty aspiration but inching towards tangible reality.
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Hydrogen in Aviation
Energy Central
JULY 22, 2023
Hydrogen in Aviation With a number of refineries exploring Sustainable Aviation Fuel options and a role for Hydrogen this report is timely. Finding low emission ways to decarbonise energy is a global priority, and particularly for the aviation sector to achieve its net zero carbon commitment by 2050.
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CORSIA: Is a carbon credit supply crunch looming in the global aviation sector?
Business Green
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The first phase of the aviation sector's flagship climate measure - CORSIA - kicked off last month, with potentially major implications for the voluntary carbon market and the world's biggest airlines
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Meet the aviation bigwigs betting on hydrogen as the future of flight
Business Green
JANUARY 23, 2024
BusinessGreen speaks to top figures from EasyJet, Airbus, Rolls Royce and GKN Aerospace about their collaborative effort to develop zero carbon flight through the new Hydrogen in Aviation alliance
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Government eyes low carbon fuels mandate for UK aviation sector
Business Green
JULY 25, 2021
UK jet fuel suppliers could face minimum sustainable aviation fuels requirements from 2025 under government plans. Aviation is currently responsible for around 2.5 Alongside the Plan, a 'Jet Zero' consultation was also launched setting out the government's strategy to decarbonise aviation.
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EU Taxonomy: Are low carbon aviation and maritime investments really 'green'?
Business Green
JANUARY 16, 2024
A group of five NGOs have launched legal action against the EU over its decision to classify fossil fuel reliant aviation and shipping projects as 'green' under its new investment taxonomy
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These big corporations are pledging to accelerate purchases of climate tech
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
The First Movers Coalition launched at COP26 seeks to create demand for low-carbon approaches to steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, shipping, aviation and trucking.
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Conservative Party Given £651k by Aviation Industry
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
The UK’s Conservative Party received £651,000 from the aviation industry between April and June this year amid doubts over the government’s commitment to cutting the sector’s emissions. The data showed aviation was the third largest sector by donations, with finance contributing £1.8 In 2019, Harborne donated £9.7
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Archer Aviation receives $10 million from United Airlines for 100 eVTOL aircraft
Charged
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) has received a $10-million pre-delivery payment from United Airlines for 100 of the company’s initial production electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. We believe eVTOLs have the potential to help achieve carbon-neutral travel.”. Source: Archer Aviation.
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Aviation milestone as first commercial flight takes off using fuel derived from wood chips
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 22, 2021
Flight from Tokyo to Sapporo uses sustainable aviation fuel derived from gasified wood-chips. The UK-based sustainable fuels technology firm Velocys has announced that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by its proprietary technology using woody biomass residue feedstock has been used in a commercial flight by Japan Airlines (JAL).
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Multi-million pound investment needed in carbon capture technology to mitigate CO2 emissions, report finds
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 1, 2022
DAC works by capturing CO2 in the air and then either sequestrating it or using it to manufacture carbon neutral fuel. Direct Air Capture, green hydrogen and SAF (sustainable aviation fuel). The report added that as part of the Government’s Net Zero 2050 roadmap, CCUS should be included alongside other air transport energy policies.
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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
Energy Central
APRIL 14, 2023
Aviation’s drive for fuel and operational efficiency has helped the industry limit its emissions. To go even further, the aviation industry has embarked on a journey that will lead us to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
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The Brief: Sustainability-linked debt, racial equity bond, Indian agtech, electric aviation, carbon market expansion in Europe and China
Impact Alpha
JULY 15, 2021
The post The Brief: Sustainability-linked debt, racial equity bond, Indian agtech, electric aviation, carbon market expansion in Europe and China appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Sustainability-Linked Sustainability-linked debt is giving more companies incentives to do the right things. Greece’s largest power utility put.
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Aviation training giant CAE claims 'carbon neutrality' milestone
Business Green
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Firm claims to have achieved the milestone through a combination of carbon offsets, renewable energy certificates, and absolute emissions reductions. The carbon neutrality achievement, touted as a first for the Canadian aerospace sector by CAE, received plaudits from provincial and federal politicians in Canada yesterday.
The Brief: Future of Common Future, activating diverse talent, sequestered-carbon credits, sustainable aviation fuel, Asian investors’ appetite for impact
Impact Alpha
JUNE 7, 2023
The post The Brief: Future of Common Future, activating diverse talent, sequestered-carbon credits, sustainable aviation fuel, Asian investors’ appetite for impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The next call in ImpactAlpha’s “Muni Impact” series, “How asset allocators are driving racial equity.
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Is greener aviation set for take-off?
altenergymag
AUGUST 19, 2020
The aviation industry is synonymous with producing high volumes of carbon emissions. In 2019, flights produced 915 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) according to the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG).
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ZeroAvia’s Hydrogen Fuel Cells – Unlocking Efficient, Longer Flights
Hydrogen Fuel News
APRIL 14, 2024
In a landmark development for the aviation industry, ZeroAvia is making headway with its pioneering high-temperature hydrogen fuel cell technology. The green tech innovator is creating waves, offering a sustainable alternative that could significantly reduce commercial aviation emissions.
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New partnership to leverage hydrogen and drive zero carbon aviation
Smart Energy International
MARCH 5, 2022
Their new joint venture aims to leverage zero carbon aviation for sustainable transportation and transform the communications, mobility, freight and tourism secto rs. The two companies will work alongside HAV’s customers to develop infrastructure for the new hybrid aircraft, the Airlander.
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Norsk e-Fuel, Carbon Centric ink deal for CO2
Energy Central
MARCH 23, 2024
Norsk e-Fuel announced that it has entered into a partnership with Carbon Centric for a binding supply and offtake for 130,000 tons of CO2 for the production of e-fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its Alpha plant in Mosjøen E Fuels
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'Bleeding money': Campaigners warn aviation tax loopholes are costing European governments €4m an hour
Business Green
JULY 12, 2023
Overhauling the aviation taxation regime would help European governments claw back billions of Euros in missed revenue and help cut carbon emissions, a new analysis suggests
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Net zero aviation fund backs wireless plane charging and hydrogen refuelling projects
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The government has unveiled the latest successful bidders to its £3m net zero aviation fund, with a range of research and technology projects securing backing to help accelerate the deployment of electric and hydrogen aircraft at UK airports. Funding these revolutionary projects will help to slash carbon, create jobs and?get
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'Flying is not the enemy': UK aviation sector touts fresh carbon reduction goals
Business Green
JUNE 22, 2021
Industry group Sustainable Aviation targets 15 per cent cut in emissions by 2030 and 40 per cent cut by 2040 on flight path to net zero. UK aviation led the world last year by being the first national aviation body in the world to commit to net zero by 2050," said Morton.
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'More than affordable': Aviation could offset its way to 'carbon neutrality' with minimal impact on profitability
Business Green
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Analysis from Thrust Carbon urges aviation sector to make up front investments that rapidly scale the carbon offsetting market to the scale needed to cover its emissions. With the sector raking in $25.9bn of post-tax profits in 2019, the price of carbon neutrality is therefore "more than affordable" for the sector, it concludes.
Promising results claimed for in-flight use of pure sustainable aviation fuel in a passenger jet
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results, according to the firms participating in it. Detailed analysis by the team is on-going.
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ZeroAvia wins £12-million grant to bring fuel cell aviation powertrain to market
Charged
JANUARY 7, 2021
ZeroAvia, a specialist in hydrogen-electric aviation, has secured £12.3 This project is instrumental for delivering a market-ready hydrogen powered solution for 2023 that makes passenger-ready zero carbon aviation a reality,” said ZeroAvia CEO Val Miftakhov. “It million ($16.3 Source: ZeroAvia.
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