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resilient and competitive aviation the globe. SAF that is currently The expectation is that Raízen will
industry as a whole,” he noted. commercially available can reduce help Embraer reach the goal of
GHG emissions by up to 80 per cent having SAF blends representing 100
How Do We Do This? on a life-cycle emissions basis as per cent of its fuel consumption in
Brazil by 2030.
According to Affonso the use of SAF compared to fossil fuels, offering Embraer has plans to unveil a new
airlines a way to become greener
- fuel either made from biogenic while continuing to fly. ” fleet of Energia aircraft powered
feedstocks such as waste cook- by hybrid, full electric and later
ing oil, agricultural residues and hydrogen. The company last year
municipal waste, or through next Easy Solution launched its new Energia family of
generation SAF technologies such “SAF can be used without modifica- four aircraft concepts in various
as power-to-liquid from recycled tion to existing aircraft and engine configurations that will use electric
CO2 and carbon-capture technolo- infrastructure,” Affonso pointed and hydrogen-powered propulsion
gies - will play an indispensable part out, adding, “All Pratt & Whitney systems.
in achieving this transition. Given engines and Embraer aircraft are
the long lead time for new propul- currently certified to operate with “We’re working right now to refine
sion technologies like hydrogen and SAF blended up to 50 per cent the first airplane concepts, the ones
electric to come to market, SAF is a with standard Jet A/A1 kerosene, that can start reducing emissions
way to make substantial progress according to ASTM International sooner rather than later. Small air-
on net zero immediately, for both specifications. Future specifications craft are ideal on which to test and
long and short haul aviation. will enable blends of up to 100 per prove new propulsion technologies
so that they can be scaled up
There is a Red Area cent SAF to maximize the emissions to larger aircraft. That’s why our
“The problem of wider adoption reduction potential of using fuel Energia family is such an important
derived from sustainable, non-fos-
platform,” Affonso said.
is two-fold: the cost and current sil-based feedstocks.”
limited supply of SAF. Today’s com- “We see our role as a developer
mercial production of SAF is only What Other Steps? of novel technologies to help the
approximately 0.05 per cent of total industry achieve its sustainability
EU jet fuel consumption – and the As part of Embraer’s attempt to targets. SAF is going to be key to
current pace of growth is nowhere drive the development of SAF, the the delivery of the lower-carbon
near what it should be to meet company signed a Letter of Intent aviation industry – but there are
global climate objectives. with Raízen, a global leader in going to have to be some serious
bioenergy and one of the largest discussions about how this is scaled
What is the Solution? sugarcane ethanol producers in up. There’s no easy or single solu-
the world, to help stimulate the
“We need to significantly increase growth and sustainability of the tion in getting to net zero,” Affonso
stated with a smile, as I made way
the availability of SAF all across value chain as a whole. for him to straddle on the aisle.
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