TagSustainable Aviation Fuels(67)
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Volts – What’s Going On With Biofuels?
Although the article (and the evidence) on biofuels is clear, the subject of aviation comes up in the last eight minutes of the podcast. And it is agreed that aviation (and perhaps marine) are the only defensible uses of biofuels. However, there is a ceiling--the amount of biofuels that can be generated from waste materials. There is no, zero defensible use case for growing crops specifically for biofuels. In every such case, the net is a huge negative. -
WA can lead the next sustainable era of aerospace
By Chris Raymond and Jon Holden Special to The Times Washington has been at the center of aviation since 1916, when Bill Boeing founded his airplane company in a shipyard on Seattle’s Duwamish River. Since then, the state has led the world in designing and manufacturing airplanes that have connected and protected people around the world. -
Honeywell Flight Test Boeing 757 Taxiing at Sea-Tac Airport with SAF Campaign Livery
A Honeywell Flight Test Boeing 757 aircraft taxis at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (taxiway sign T4, runway 22-04 visible). The fuselage displays a campaign message reading 'THE FUTURE IS JET FUEL MADE FROM MUSTARD SEEDS' with the hashtag #futureshaper, promoting Honeywell's sustainable aviation fuel research using their test engines. -
2023-01-23House Bill 1505 – Alternative Jet Fuel Industry Promotion Act
Washington House Bill 1505 (2023) aims to promote the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) by establishing tax incentives, clean fuel credits, and research initiatives to grow the alternative jet fuel industry in the state. The bill defines 'alternative jet fuel' as lower-carbon fuels that can be blended with conventional jet fuel without modifying aircraft engines or existing infrastructure. Beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the legislation highlights improved air quality benefits for airport workers and communities surrounding airports like Sea-Tac. -
What is SAF? Some say sustainable aviation fuel is the key to a greener airline industry
Key Points More sustainable fuel sources are a key to reducing the carbon footprint of flying. Sustainable aviation fuel comes in many forms including plant- and cooking oil-based products. SAF still emits CO2 but is less carbon-intensive over its lifecycle than traditional fossil fuel. Flying isn’t great for the environment – it’s just a fact. -
StART Presentation Delta Path to Net zero 2040 2022-10-26
A Zoom webinar screenshot showing Scott Coughlan presenting an Alaska Airlines PowerPoint slide titled 'We set a path to Net zero by 2040,' outlining five strategic steps: operational efficiency, fleet renewal (737-8, 737-9, 737-10), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), electrified or hybrid regional fleet, and credible carbon offsets. The presentation filename visible in the title bar is 'StART-Meeting 11 Presentation-20221026-v1,' indicating this was shown at the Sea-Tac Airport Roundtable (StART) Meeting 11. -
2022-10-26Sustainable Aviation Fuels Grand Challenge update
This October 2022 FAA presentation by Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor Dr. Jim Hileman outlines the agency's efforts to advance Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) as a key strategy for reducing aviation's carbon footprint. SAF are 'drop-in' fuels compatible with existing aircraft and infrastructure, capable of significantly cutting greenhouse gas emissions across their full lifecycle—from feedstock production to combustion. The FAA supports multiple approved SAF production pathways and works with federal partners and international bodies to scale up SAF use as part of broader aviation decarbonization goals. -
Study Finds Outsized Corporate Influence on UN Aviation Emissions Talks
The supporting report can be found here: https://seatacnoise.info/im_aviation_report_10-22/ -
Scorched by climate change, the aviation industry mobilizes for sustainable fuel
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter FARNBOROUGH, England — On the opening days of the Farnborough Air Show, Britain endured record high temperatures and as the mercury climbed past 100 degrees Fahrenheit, people retreated where possible from the scorched runways to the air-conditioned company chalets. This was nature providing a timely reminder of the greatest threat -
Aviation Week: Opinion: Inconvenient Truths Behind Sustainable Aviation Fuel
by Jim Harris Credit: Jane Widdowson/Airbus With the worst of the pandemic downturn hopefully in the rearview mirror, commercial aviation must now move on to face its greatest challenge yet: How to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Governments are making commitments to incentivize sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)—Europe, through February’s “Toulouse Declaration,” and the U.S., with