(THE GIST OF PIB) Sustainable Aviation Fuel

(THE GIST OF PIB) Sustainable Aviation Fuel

(SEPTEMBER-2024)

Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Recently, India and Brazil have decided to collaborate on production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF).

About Sustainable Aviation Fuel:

  • It is also known as as bio-jet fuel.

  • It is made from renewable biomass and waste resources have the potential to deliver the performance of petroleum-based jet fuel. 

  • It is a liquid fuel currently used in commercial aviation which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 80%.

  • Production: It can be produced from a number of sources (feedstock) including waste oil and fats, green and municipal waste and non-food crops.

  • It can also be produced synthetically via a process that captures carbon directly from the air.

Significance:

  • Its carbon footprint is significantly lower than aviation turbine fuel (ATF).

  • It is ‘sustainable’ because the raw feedstock does not compete with food crops or water supplies, or is responsible for forest degradation. 

  • It remains the major mature and viable pathway to decarbonise the aviation sector. At the same time, SAF only accounts for 0.3% of the current fuel use for aviation.

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