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Shell’s new plan to bolster sustainable aviation fuel

GreenBiz

Sustainable aviation fuel is one potential path airline’s can travel to mitigate aviation’s impact on the climate crisis. Shell is hoping to lead the charge for cleaner business travel

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Amazon aims to clean up aviation

GreenBiz

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. Aviation. Katie Fehrenbacher.

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Alice: A major moment in sustainable aviation

GreenBiz

A tour of the first all-electric commuter airplane, with Gregory Davis, Eviation Aircraft’s president and CEO

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

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? In 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a U.N.

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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

Join Ayesha Choudhury, Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium, to learn why we need eFuels in the carbon neutrality mix, how eFuels are produced, and how Infinium globally scales eFuel production to benefit society

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Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?

GreenBiz

Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? And it may seem unlikely that an industry as carbon-intensive as aviation — a hard-to-abate sector, in the argot of the climate policy crowd — might somehow emerge with its green credentials flying high in a climate-constrained world.

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UN aviation body ditches older carbon credits from offsetting scheme

GreenBiz

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. Aviation Carbon Policy COVID-19 offsets Transportation & Mobility

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Shell to support Europe's first sustainable aviation fuel plant

GreenBiz

Aviation Biofuels Clean Energy Fuels Transportation & MobilityThe plant is set to produce fuel made from waste and residue streams, such as used cooking oil sourced from regional industries.

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Shipping and aviation plan to go net zero. How?

GreenBiz

It involves a mix of electrification, sustainable fuels and hydrogen power

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Low- and zero-carbon fuels critical to meeting aviation decarbonization needs

GreenBiz

would have to more than double its biofuel production to meet domestic aviation energy demand, despite being the global leader in biofuel production. The U.S.

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Why aviation needs to address its emissions problem now

GreenBiz

Despite myriad efforts, the aviation industry unlikely to succeed in reducing its emissions given the current hurdles. Climate Change Aviation Eco-Design Policy & Politics Pollution Prevention

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Turning food waste into aviation fuel could greatly reduce emissions

Inhabitat - Innovation

Food waste could be instrumental in producing sustainable aviation fuel, according to a recent study

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UK aviation sets sights on net zero by 2040

Envirotec Magazine

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% Image credit: Tea N Bickie Photography / Shutterstock.com.

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Sustainable aviation fuel offers flight path to net-zero air travel

GreenBiz

It will take long-term, coordinated action from airlines, aircraft manufacturers, fuel producers, airports and governments for zero-emissions flight to really take off.

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6 electric aviation companies to keep on your radar

GreenBiz

In some ways, the unexpected halt in traveling in 2020 may have helped boost this transition

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Microchip introduces hybrid power drive module for electric aviation applications 

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US integrated circuit manufacturer Microchip Technology has announced its new comprehensive three-phase hybrid power drive module, which is the first of 12 variants in the company’s product line with either silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors or insulated-gate bipolar transistors.

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eVTOL developer Joby Aviation expands partnership with Department of Defense

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Source: Joby Aviation. Newswire The Vehicles eVTOL Joby Aviation

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Sustainable aviation fuel in the quest for clean air travel

Inhabitat - Innovation

The aviation industry has been credited with contributing around 10% of the country’s travel emissions, according to the EPA. Thankfully, industry leaders and fuel producers are looking for cleaner options with a vision for a more environmentally-friendly future for air travel

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Customcells raises 60 million euros for development of electric aviation

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Plans call for more powerful battery cells for aviation use, leading to certifications by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Conservative Party Given £651k by Aviation Industry

DeSmogBlog

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 climate emergency can’t be tackled without addressing aviation emissions.

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Archer Aviation receives $10 million from United Airlines for 100 eVTOL aircraft

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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. Source: Archer Aviation.

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1% of global population causes 50% of all carbon pollution emitted by the aviation industry

Inhabitat - Innovation

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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Protected: Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance

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This content is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: Carbon climate leadership Corporate climate leadership net zero neutral transportation

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Stop greenwashing of aviation: 2. electric flight

Low Impact

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. The aviation industry is trying everything to legitimise its plan to jump straight back to pre-Covid growth rates.

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Stop greenwashing of aviation: 5. E-fuels

Low Impact

Over five weeks we’ve published a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. WHAT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TELLS YOU WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU Happening soon E-fuels could start to be blended with kerosene in 2030.

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Rolls-Royce to develop aviation energy storage

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Rolls-Royce will develop energy storage systems (ESS) meant to enable zero-emissions flights of over 100 miles. The company plans an £80 million investment in ESS over the next decade.

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United lifts off with more corporate buyers for sustainable aviation fuel

GreenBiz

In September, the airline pledged to buy 1.5 billion gallons of SAF over the next 20 years from Chicago-based company Alder Fuels

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Portugal power-to-liquid project makes sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) from municipal waste-derived CO2

Envirotec Magazine

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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Policy support needed to boost sustainable aviation fuels in China

Eco-Business

China's aviation sector needs sustainable fuels to lower its carbon footprint, but support is needed to reduce costs and increase production

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Stop greenwashing of aviation: 4. biofuels

Low Impact

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. Aviation biofuels could significantly reduce emissions vs. fossil jet fuel. The post Stop greenwashing of aviation: 4.

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United completes world’s first passenger flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel

Renewable Energy World

s Reagan National Airport on Wednesday, a United 737 Max 8 passenger flight operated with 100% sustainable aviation fuel -- a first, and monumental, step for the aviation industry. Aviation history is cleared for takeoff. Follow @EngelsAngle.

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Stop greenwashing of aviation: 3. hydrogen flight

Low Impact

Over five weeks we’re publishing a range of Stay Grounded factsheets about various kinds of techno-greenwashing provided by the aviation industry. WHAT THE AVIATION INDUSTRY TELLS YOU WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU Happening soon New aircraft propelled by hydrogen could enter into service by 2035.

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Ampaire Takes Flight for a World First in Sustainable Aviation

Elemental Excelerator

On November 22, Ampaire took to the skies over Maui in a world first for electric aviation. Currently, the aviation industry is responsible for nearly 3% of global emissions, and that share could easily swell as more and more people take to the skies in the future.

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This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined

GreenBiz

This carbon challenge is bigger than cars, aviation and shipping combined. Adam Aston. Thu, 08/13/2020 - 02:15. You may not know it, but you rely on industrial heat every day. It helped make the bricks that hold up your home; the cement underfoot.

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Ionblox raises $24 million in Series B funding for its aviation-capable battery cells

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Its batteries are designed for high-performance automotive and aviation applications, which require high energy, high power, fast charging and long cycle life.

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Envirotech and Garsite to deliver electric aircraft refueler to Atlantic Aviation in Colorado

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EV manufacturer Envirotech Vehicles (EVTV), working with aviation refueling equipment maker Garsite , will deliver an electric aircraft refueler to Atlantic Aviation in Colorado.

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The Brief: Social impact real estate, rural Opportunity Zones, sustainable aviation fuel, solar for nonprofits, financing disabled founders

Impact Alpha

The post The Brief: Social impact real estate, rural Opportunity Zones, sustainable aviation fuel, solar for nonprofits, financing disabled founders appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

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Analysis: Aviation Industry Coronavirus Bailouts Contradict Governments' Climate Commitments

DeSmogBlog

Tags: easyJet British Airways International Air Transport Association (IATA) Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO

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Electroflight’s new modular energy storage unit is designed for electric aviation prototypes

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Aviation energy storage specialist Electroflight has launched a new energy storage unit that’s designed to facilitate the development of electric aviation prototypes.

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'Golden opportunity': UK nuclear sector touts potential to produce zero carbon aviation fuels

Business Green

Offering a low carbon alternative to conventional fossil fuels such as diesel and kerosene jet fuel, synthetic aviation fuels rely on carbon dioxide obtained from the environment and low carbon hydrogen feedstock to synthesise fuels, the report explains.

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Delta’s new sustainability strategy prepares for takeoff

GreenBiz

The airline's sustainability plan brings solid interim targets, but is the aviation industry going fast enough

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ZeroAvia and Fortum ink Nordic zero emission aviation partnership

Business Green

Arnab Chatterjee, ZeroAvia's vice president of infrastructure, said Fortum was "well positioned" to help deliver supporting infrastructure in a region that has a number of encouraging green aviation policies in place. "As

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Is greener aviation set for take-off?

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The aviation industry is synonymous with producing high volumes of carbon emissions. Here, Matthew Stone, chairman of Renovare Fuels, a specialist in carbon-neutral liquid fuels, explores how aviation can go green