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Airliners Now Proven to Run on Plant-based Fuels! [1]

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Date: 2023-12-01  

You might know that one of the biggest fossil fuels users all over the planet are large commercial jet aircraft. If you were limiting your annual carbon budget (by driving less, using a bike or public transportation, electric or hybrid car, etc.) you could easily exceed your annual carbon output with just ONE trip in an airliner. Each flight takes many thousands of gallons of (essentially) kerosene.

There are many smart people working to solve this and other greenhouse gas problems. On November 28, Virgin Atlantic completed the first ever transatlantic flight of a large commercial airliner powered with 100 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) . The demonstration flight, Flight 100, was conducted in an effort to demonstrate the capability of SAF as a safe drop-in replacement for fossil derived jet fuel, compatible with today’s engines, airframes and fuel infrastructure. Recently Rolls-Royce announced that it has proved ALL of its in-production civil aero engine types are compatible with 100 percent SAF! We just need the worlds large regulatory agencies to promote scaling up production and then mandate use of these new fuels. Cleaner skies are now possible.

Source: Rolls-Royce Announcement

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