#Sustainable Aviation

[flyingprivate]

ARC Linx P9

The Linx has a far less complex drivetrain than a chopper, though, that will reportedly reduce the overall maintenance costs. The craft is equipped with a single rotor and twin turboprop engines that can run on Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) or even hydrogen in the future.

[trendynewsnow]

Air Passenger Taxes and Their Impact on European Travel

Air Passenger Taxes Spark Controversy in France This week in France, the national union of airline pilots, known as the Syndicat national des pilotes de ligne (SNPL), has announced a strike in response to the recent hike in air taxes. The proposed amendments to aviation taxes have raised alarms, with fears that they could result in significant job losses and adversely impact the tourism sector.…

[gpstudios]

Celebrating National Aviation Day: A Tribute to Flight and Innovation

Celebrate National Aviation Day on August 19 by honoring the achievements of aviation. From the Wright brothers' first flight to modern innovations, explore the impact and future of this transformative industry.

Introduction National Aviation Day on August 19 celebrates the wonders of flight and honors the pioneering spirit of aviation. From the Wright brothers’ first flight to modern advancements, this day highlights the incredible achievements in aviation and the ongoing quest for innovation in the skies. The Legacy of National Aviation Day National Aviation Day is a day to recognize and celebrate…

[merisarkar]

X-66A: RTX-Boeing partner for NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

X-66A: RTX-Boeing partner for NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project #India #merisarkar #news #RTX #Boeing #NASA #aviation

X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project: The US defence and aerospace company RTX has been selected by Boeing to collaborate on the X-66A flight demonstrator as part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. This initiative is dedicated to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions for commercial aviation. With the support of RTX business units Pratt & Whitney and Collins Aerospace, Boeing…

[defencestar]

RTX-Boeing join hands for NASA’s X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

RTX-Boeing join hands for NASA’s X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

NASA’s X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project: In a groundbreaking partnership, the US defence and aerospace company RTX has been selected by Boeing to collaborate on the X-66A flight demonstrator as part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. This initiative is dedicated to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions for commercial aviation. With the support of RTX business units Pratt &…

[faultfalha]

The whispering of the wind woke up the African plains, carrying with it a strange scent of hope. The EU infrastructure fund was coming with news of clean jet fuel projects. A new horizon of possibility emerged from the horizon, a chance to bridge the gap between continents and between nations. A swirling, mysterious promise of progress, never seen before. Yet the future was so uncertain, no one knew where this journey would take them, but the wind kept whispering, urging them forward, as if it knew something no one else did.

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[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from Canary Media:

Airlines are banking on sustainable aviation fuel to reduce the industry’s planet-warming pollution. But the amount of lower-carbon alternatives available to them right now represents just a few drops in an ocean of petroleum.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a nearly $3 billion effort that it said could significantly boost America’s output of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, over the next few years, Canary Media has exclusively learned.

The agency’s Loan Programs Office has made conditional commitments to two companies in the Great Plains region that are working to turn crops and waste feedstocks into jet fuel.

Montana Renewables, a subsidiary of the industrial manufacturer Calumet, could receive a loan guarantee of up to $1.44 billion to expand its existing renewable fuels facility in Great Falls, Montana. The company makes biofuels for planes and trucks using vegetable oils and leftover animal fats and greases. The expansion would allow Montana Renewables to produce about 315 million gallons per year of biofuels, most of which will be SAF — equal to nearly eight times the country’s total SAF production capacity in 2023.

Colorado-based Gevo is vying for a loan guarantee of $1.46 billion to build a new jet-fuel refinery in Lake Preston, South Dakota. The facility, named Net-Zero 1, would turn corn into ethanol to produce up to 60 million gallons of SAF per year. Because the ethanol-making process creates carbon dioxide emissions, Gevo is planning to capture CO2 at the refinery and send it via the proposed — and highly contentious — Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline to a storage site in North Dakota.

Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo, said the announcement ​“marks a watershed moment for the Net-Zero 1 project and a critical step forward” in the company’s mission to produce low-carbon jet fuel. 

The projects are the first SAF-related ventures to win the backing of the Loan Programs Office, which has issued $42.4 billion in loans and loan guarantees and made $21.6 billion in conditional commitments as of June 2024. The office is supporting other clean energy initiatives such as battery manufacturing, virtual power plants, fuel cell production, and the repowering of old nuclear plants.

The two fuel producers will have to meet certain milestones before they can close on the federal loan guarantees and start putting the financing to work.

[peterbordes]

Congratulations on the world premiere of the NATILUS.Co

HORIZON blended wing body aircraft, a groundbreaking step in sustainable commercial aviation meant for the 200 passenger narrow body market.

This innovative aircraft represents their commitment to sustainability and expansion into passenger aircraft. The HORIZON is a hyper-efficient BWB aircraft designed to emit 50% less carbon, provide 40% greater capacity, and be 25% lighter than the traditional aircraft.

Commercial aviation emits over 918m metric tons of CO2 a year. People are flying more than ever with over 4.5 billion passengers in 2024. The industry has set a collective goal to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Sustainable aviation represents only 0.5% of global aviation fuel. As the industry seeks effective solutions to modernize fleets and enhance sustainability, NATILUS

has invested countless hours developing the HORIZON to fit seamlessly into existing airport operations.

#aviation #travel #innovation #sustainability

[b-7]

For people who protest against private jets because of carbon emissions, consider this.

Celebrities and VIPs will always be hiring private transport. That's just how it works, that's just a fact of life.

A small private jet burns 1,000-1,500 lbs of fuel per hour.

If you take away small private jets, they'll have no choice but to hire full-size airliners from active airlines.

An airliner burns between 4,000 and 10,000 lbs of fuel per hour, and would have to be taken out of scheduled service.

So if small private jets would get restricted, those people would start burning up to 10 times more fuel, disrupting scheduled services.

Think about it before going out to the next protest against private aviation.

[wachinyeya]

Virgin Atlantic Flight from London Makes History as First Transatlantic Jet Using 100% Sustainable Fuel https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/virgin-atlantic-flight-from-london-makes-history-as-first-transatlantic-jet-using-100-sustainable-fuel/

[faultfalha]

The European Union has created a new infrastructure fund to invest in African clean jet fuel projects. The fund is designed to support the development of sustainable aviation sectors in African countries.