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British Airways will start using cooking oil to fuel its planes
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Rafael Ramos
12/14/2021
British Airways announced on its website yesterday that it will begin fueling its planes with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) derived from vegetable oils, fats and greases starting next year. Thus, the company will be the first in the world to use the scale produced SAF.
To enable this to become a reality, British Airways has signed a long-term supply agreement with Phillips 66 Limited, an energy and logistics manufacturing company. The agreement provides for the production of thousands of liters of SAF produced from sustainable raw materials in a company's refinery and the supply via gas pipelines to airports in the region.
The International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent of British Airways, is making an investment in the order of $2.26 billion for the development of SAF. The fuel that will be purchased is enough to reduce carbon emissions by around 100,000 tons, representing a reduction of up to 80% in carbon per flight.
“This agreement marks another important step on our journey to net zero carbon emissions and is part of our commitment, as part of the International Airlines Group, to supply 10% of flights with SAF by 2030,” said Sean Doyle, British CEO Airways.
Aviation, in 2019, represented 10% of the total greenhouse gases in the world. Using SAF will help achieve the sector's decarbonization target by 2050.
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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