The Boeing logo is seen on the side of a Boeing 737 MAX at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborrasaid on Monday it plans to establish a research and development facility in Japan to further development in sustainable aviation fuel and to advance electric and hydrogen aircraft technology.
The facility will also focus on robotics, digitalisation, automation and carbon fibre composite materials for the aviation industry, the U.S. aircraft manufacturer said in a news release. The global airline industry's target of net zero emissions by 2050 is heavily reliant on its ability to produce more SAF, though electric and hydrogen-powered planes could play a smaller part in emissions reductions.The industry requires huge investment in SAF, which uses feedstock such as animal fat and cooking oil and which is currently in short supply and far more expensive than conventional jet fuel.
The industry aims for SAF production to account for 65% of fuel needs by 2050, up from less than 0.5% in 2021.
aviation fuel can't be sustainable. That's impossible! It's always just Greenwashing