2023-12-04 22:02:30
John Kelly, President of Rolls-Royce for the Middle East and Africa, confirmed that the company had succeeded in operating the first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel via a Virgin Atlantic aircraft equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, stressing the company’s support for disseminating the fuel. Sustainable aviation sector.
He said that the aviation sector plays a major role in the energy transformation journey, and sustainable aviation fuel has great potential to support this journey, as it is an “alternative” fuel that can be used simply as an alternative to traditional fuel.
He added that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimates that net life cycle carbon dioxide emissions from non-blended sustainable aviation fuel are up to 80% lower than conventional fuel, noting that if the aviation industry reaches net zero aviation emissions by 2050, Then high-efficiency gas turbines of the latest generation powered by sustainable aviation fuel might contribute regarding 80% of the solution.
He said that Rolls-Royce contributed to the first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel when a Boeing 787 belonging to Virgin Atlantic flew with a Trent 1000 engine from London to New York. The Virgin Atlantic flight, sponsored by the UK government, was powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel made primarily from non-edible oils, fats and vegetable sugars, and the return flight will use regular jet fuel, proving that there is no difference in fuel quality for aircraft and engines.
He added: We believe that new technologies such as fully electric systems and hybrid electric systems are an essential part of the process of removing carbon emissions from the aviation sector, in addition to improving the efficiency of gas turbines, and promoting the use of sustainable aviation fuel in all areas of this industry, noting that the company recently completed tests. The first to successfully install a new gas turbine for its turbogenerator system. This will enable longer distances to be flown and open longer paths for battery-electric aircraft.
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He explained that there are eight qualified sustainable aviation fuel pathways in the industry that can be mixed with traditional kerosene in an amount of up to 50%, but there is still a major challenge regarding production capacity, noting that sustainable aviation fuel can be produced through a combination of biological and plant resources. And waste, but there is also the potential to generate synthetic fuel through a manufacturing process that can be powered by our small modular nuclear reactor technology to ensure that synthetic fuel is produced without carbon emissions.
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