Airbus progress in the use of fuels 100% sustainable together with a team of aerospace specialists in an aircraftócommercial passenger. Airbus press photo.
Airbus, the research centeróN everything.án DLR, Rolls-Royce and SAF producer Neste have joined forces to start the pioneering project «Emissionón and climate impactáethics of alternative fuels» (ECLIF3) that analyzes the effects of the use 100% de SAF (sustainable aviation fuel) on emissions and aircraft performance.
Study Findings, what to weará carried out on the ground and in the air using an avión Airbus A350-900 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, supportán the efforts beingán currently underway at Airbus and Rolls-Royce to ensure that the aviation sectorón isé a list. for large-scale use of SAF as part of a m initiativeás broad to decarbonize the industry.
engine tests, including a first flight to verify the operational compatibility of the use 100% SAF with aircraft systems, started at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, France, this week. These beán followed by the innovative flight emissions tests that beginán in April and will resumeán in otoñO, using the «avión of persecutionón» DLR's Falcon 20-E to carry out measurements to investigate the emissions impact of using SAF. In the meantime, m are establishedás ground tests measuring particulate matter emissions to indicate the environmental impact of using SAF in airport operations.
Both flight and ground tests compareán emissions from the use of SAF 100% produced with technologyía HEFA (éSteres and áHydroprocessed fatty acids) with those of kerosene fósil and kerosene fólow sulfur sil.
The SAF beá provided by Neste, a supplieríworld aviation fuel marketón sustainable. The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and the National Research Councilófrom Canadaá provideán measurements and anáadditional analyzes for characterizationón of particulate matter emissions during ground tests.
The doctor. Patrick Le Clercq, ECLIF project manager at DLR, said: “When investigating 100% PURE, we are carrying out our investigationón about the designñor fuel and climate impactáAviaci Ticoón to a new level. A campñthose of investigationóprevious n, we were already able to demonstrate the reduction potentialón de hollín of alternative fuel blends between a 30 and a 50%, and we hope that this new campaignñto demonstrate that this potential is now aún major.
Simon Burr, Technology Directoría and Product Development of Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace, aggregateó: “In our post-COVID-19 world, people will wantá connect again, but i willá sustainably. For long distance trips, we know that this impliesá the use of gas turbines during próximas dérock. SAF is essential for decarbonizationón of that journey and actively support increasing its availability to the aviation industryón. This investigationón is essential to support our commitment to understanding and enabling the use of 100% SAF as a solutionón low emissions «.
In this way, along with hydro use projectsógeno, airplanesécitrics and procedures más friendly to the environment, The industry continues to look for ways to advance reductionón of your carbon footprint.
