In addition to a range of analytical and laboratory facilities, the IBRF contains a high-bay biochemical conversion pilot plant, which companies are using to validate their processes. / SOURCE: Dennis Schroeder, NREL
August 22, 2023
BY U.S. Department of Energy
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Emirates has become the first airline to operate an Airbus A380 demonstration flight with one of the aircraft’s four engines powered with Neste’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The flight took off on Nov. 22 from Dubai International Airport.
Rolls-Royce on Nov. 13 announced that it has successfully completed compatibility testing of 100 percent SAF on all its in-production civil aero engine types. All the tests confirmed the use of 100 percent SAF does not affect engine performance.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on Nov. 20 announced the successful completion of the world's first trans-Atlantic flight using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Accomplished on Nov. 19, the flight took place on a Gulfstream G600 aircraft.
Lummus Technology has announced the commercial availability of its ethanol-to-SAF process technology. The technology provides operators with a large-scale, commercially demonstrated solution to reduce the aviation industry's GHG emissions.
Project Speedbird – a joint partnership between Nova Pangaea Technologies, LanzaJet and British Airways – has secured new funding totaling £9 million from the Government’s Advanced Fuels Fund competition.