British Airways will utilise sustainable aviation gas (SAF) produced on a industrial scale within the UK after signing a multi-year settlement with Phillips 66.
1000’s of tonnes of SAF will likely be produced for the primary time within the UK on the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery close to Immingham and will likely be equipped to British Airways to energy quite a lot of its flights from early 2022.
The provision settlement advances each firms’ commitments to a lower-carbon future.
The airline, which is driving to attain web zero carbon emissions by 2050, will buy sufficient sustainable gas to scale back lifecycle CO2 emissions by virtually 100,000 tonnes, the equal of powering 700 web zero CO2 emissions flights between London and New York on its fuel-efficient Boeing 787 plane.
The SAF will likely be produced from sustainable waste feedstock on the Humber Refinery, which is able to ship its SAF provide to British Airways by way of present pipeline infrastructure that feeds immediately into UK airports.
Sean Doyle, British Airways chief government, mentioned: “This settlement marks one other necessary step on our journey to web zero carbon emissions and varieties a part of our dedication, as a part of Worldwide Airways Group, to energy ten per cent of flights with SAF by 2030.
“The UK has the assets and capabilities to be a worldwide chief within the improvement of SAF and scaling up the manufacturing of SAF requires a really collaborative method between trade and authorities.”
The airline’s mother or father firm, Worldwide Airways Group (IAG), is investing $400 million over the following 20 years into the event of SAF and British Airways has present partnerships with quite a lot of know-how and gas firms to develop SAF crops and buy the gas.
