Page 27 - European Energy Innovation magazine - spring 2023 edition
P. 27
Spring 2023 European Energy Innovation
SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS 27
has already turned its ambitions production is already taking place on quotas is therefore absolutely
into reality and put a first plant into a small scale, but we are still a long necessary for the market ramp-up
operation in Norway, or the Swiss way from industrial production. of climate-neutral eFuels, but they
start-up Synhelion, which will supply are too low. Firstly, because these
Swiss International Air Lines. So The introduction of the proposed quotas have a significant impact
on the investment and planning
security of corresponding companies
and secondly, because the level of
the quotas also reflects climate
protection ambitions.
After all, eFuels are 100% climate-
neutral and thus climate-friendly,
unlike conventional jet fuel. By
combining renewable energy and
CO captured either from industrial
2
sources or directly from the air, a
reliable closed-loop system is thus
established that does not emit any
additional CO . Unavoidable CO
2 2
emissions can be skimmed off and
recycled in a climate-protecting way.
eFuels thus additionally support other
sectors as a bridging technology in
achieving their climate goals.
If aviation should function in a
completely climate-neutral way, SAF
must be used across the board by
2050. But there is a long way to go
until then and the levers to be moved
are numerous. For this reason, it is
not only the setting of corresponding
quotas that is relevant, but also
and especially the massive global
expansion of renewable energies
and, in the next step, the hydrogen
economy. A broad approach here not
only promotes the establishment
of eFuels, but also acts as an
accelerator of climate protection
across all sectors. The positive side
effects ultimately also drive the
defossilisation of other transport
sectors, especially road transport.
If we take climate protection
seriously, then every climate-friendly
technology must find its place
wherever possible. l
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