Heavens más Clean: ECLIF3 study of Airbus demonstrates reductionón significant in No-CO2 emissions with aviation fuelón sustainable (PURE). Airbus press photo
A pioneering study has shown positive results for the aviation sustainabilityón thanks to the use of SAF. The program ECLIF3, carried out by a consortium that includes Airbus, Rolls-Royce, the German Aerospace Centerán (DLR) and SAF producer Neste, analysisó the impact of fuel use 100% SAF on both engines of an aircraftóCommercial Airbus A350.
Good environmental results with the use of SAF
In comparisonón with fuel Jet A-1 conventional, the use of PURE 100% pure demonstrationó a reductionón significant part emissionsíholly buttsín and in the formationón of ice crystals in the condensation trailsón (contrails). In-flight measurements showed a decreaseón of the 56% in the amount of partíice cubes per unit of PURE consumed. Climate simulationsáGlobal ethics conducted by DLR estimate a reductionón of at least one 26% on climate impactáGeneral contrail ethics when using SAF at 100%.
These results indicate that the PURE not only contributes to the reductionón of CO2 emissions throughout the fuel life cycle, but alsoén addresses effects not related to the CO2 of aviationón, like the trainingón of contrails. This represents a significant step forward towards an aviation industryón más sustainable.
The research teamón has published his findings in the scientific journalífica Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics (ACP) of Copernicus, as part of a scientific processíI get peer reviewed. The program ECLIF3, that alsoén has researchers from the National Research Councilófrom Canadaá and the University of Manchester, realizedó flight emissions tests and associated ground tests in 2021.
It is an important advance, although many regulatory issues remain pending, but above all the productionón económica of alternatives to fuel of origin fósil.
