TotalEnergies and Masdar show Methanol to Sustainable Aviation Gasoline pathway with profitable take a look at flight.
The primary take a look at flight to show the potential for changing Methanol to SAF (Sustainable Aviation Gasoline) has taken place in Dubai on the sidelines of COP28 within the UAE. Masdar, TotalEnergies, the UAE Normal Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus, Falcon Aviation Companies and know-how licensor Axens all contributed to the profitable flight.
The Alcohol-to-Jet Artificial Paraffinic Kerosene pathway (ATJ-SPK) has been licensed in 2016 as assembly worldwide requirements for jet gasoline, nonetheless Methanol is just not within the listing of specified alcohols. The flight, which used a mix of aviation gasoline produced from olefins, will assist assist the certification of this new pathway for SAF manufacturing from methanol.
With the potential to be derived from renewable electrical energy, the brand new pathway may result in eSAF, an important lever to fulfill the problem of manufacturing SAF worldwide to decarbonize aviation.
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar, stated:
The launch of the (Dubai Framework) for Sustainable Aviation Gasoline, represented an essential step on the trail in direction of a extra sustainable future in aviation.
“This take a look at flight demonstrates the shared ambition of Masdar and TotalEnergies to advance the event of SAF and supply another choice in ongoing efforts to decarbonize the aviation trade. SAF has enormous potential for decreasing the hard-to-abate aviation sector’s carbon emissions and Masdar is proud to assist the event and development of this sector. It’s a signal of our dedication that now we have cast a number of strategic partnerships on this space.
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Govt Officer of TotalEnergies, stated:
TotalEnergies is delighted to have initiated this scouting effort along with Masdar.
“As trade and vitality firms, our collective job is to work on the following era of unpolluted aviation fuels that would complement SAF presently produced from used cooking oil. This novel pathway to jet, via e-SAF, is important to assist the decarbonization of the aviation trade.
Sustainable Aviation Gasoline (SAF)
Sustainable aviation gasoline is an instantly obtainable answer for considerably decreasing the CO2 emissions of air transportation. It may be used as a drop-in gasoline with out modifying current storage and refueling infrastructure, plane or engines.
Gradual incorporation worldwide ought to assist considerably decrease the CO2 emissions of air transportation since, on common, biojet gasoline produces a mean of 80 per cent fewer CO2 emissions over its lifecycle when produced from waste and residue. eSAF, artificial gasoline derived from renewable vitality, is suitable with jet engines and affords an analogous efficiency to fossil fuels.
TotalEnergies and Masdar show Methanol-to-SAF pathway with profitable take a look at flight, December 6, 2023
