Biobased aviation gasoline reduces the variety of ultrafine particles which can be emitted from the plane engines, thereby enhancing air high quality. This is without doubt one of the conclusions drawn from a large-scale worldwide research utilizing a SAS plane at Copenhagen Airport.
Researchers measured an plane with 34 % biobased gasoline (often known as sustainable aviation gasoline, SAF), within the tank whereas it was taxiing between the runway and the gate on the airport. Floor measurements present a discount within the emission of ultrafine particles by about 30 %.
The measurements had been carried out by researchers from DLR, The German Aerospace Heart. In the course of the experiment, they arrange a cell laboratory with superior measuring gear at a gate in Copenhagen Airport. From there, they measured air high quality when a SAS plane with 34 % SAF blended in its gasoline tank arrived in Copenhagen from Stockholm. Measurements had been finished three to 4 instances day by day and carried out whereas the plane was on floor and taxiing between runway and gate.
Outcomes from the measurements present essentially the most detailed image thus far of the impact of utilizing SAF on native air high quality on the airport.
“SAS may be very proud to take part on this mission as it’s a nice instance of how our collective efforts can allow additional discoveries of sustainable options for the aviation trade. The findings of this distinctive experiment at Copenhagen Airport showcase that utilizing SAF not solely reduces CO2 emissions but additionally reduces the affect of contrails, and enhances native air high quality,” says Ann-Sofie Hörlin, head of sustainability at SAS.
“That is actually excellent news. It is an necessary discovery that sustainable aviation gasoline has an affect on air high quality. We already know that it helps scale back CO2 emissions, so that is one other vital advantage of shifting aviation to sustainable fuels,” stated Christian Poulsen, chief working officer at Copenhagen Airport.
It’s a distinctive experiment, going down over a interval of 4 weeks throughout winter. It is the primary time that such intensive measurements have been carried out in an genuine airport surroundings, making it a extremely complicated experiment.
