On June 5th九游娱乐(中国)官方网站-登录入口, a significant milestone was achieved by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) when an ARJ21 regional jet and a C919 large passenger jet each completed a special demonstration flight. What made these flights unique was the type of aviation fuel used, which differed from the usual.
The two aircraft took off separately from Shanghai Pudong Airport and Shandong Dongying Airport. After flying for over an hour, both successfully completed their first flights powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), showcasing their excellent performance with this new fuel.
The SAF used in these demonstration flights was produced using technology developed by Sinopec. The raw material is waste cooking oil, commonly referred to as "gutter oil." This waste oil, collected from restaurants, is processed at Sinopec's Zhenhai refinery, the first industrial facility in China dedicated to producing bio-jet fuel, thus making possible green resource utilization.
The civil aviation industry is a key focus for energy-saving and carbon reduction efforts. More than 95% of aviation carbon emissions come from the burning of fossil fuels. SAF is a liquid aviation alternative fuel made from renewable materials such as waste oils, household waste, energy crops, and synthetic fuels produced from carbon dioxide captured from air or industrial emissions.
Compared to flights using traditional aviation fuel, those using SAF can have their carbon emissions reduced by up to 80% over their lifecycle. This makes SAF a crucial component in the aviation industry's strategy to combat global warming and reduce its carbon footprint. Currently, major international aircraft manufacturers, global airlines, and technology companies are deeply involved in researching the practical applications of SAF. In China, over a dozen companies and research institutions are developing and producing SAF, and several airlines have already conducted commercial test flights using domestically produced SAF.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts that by 2025, the global use of SAF will reach seven million tons, and by 2030, it will increase to 20 million tons. Considering China's annual consumption of over 30 million tons of jet fuel, if all jet fuel were replaced with bio-jet fuel, it could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 55 million tons annually, which is equivalent to planting nearly 500 million trees.
Source: Yangcheng Evening News
助力碳减排！国产商用飞机初次到手用“土沟油”上天
6月5日，中国商飞公司一架ARJ21支线飞机和一架C919大型客机各自完成了一场高出的演示翱游任务。其高出之处体面前哪？谜底即是两架飞机本次使用的航空燃料跟以往有点不同。
据悉，两架飞机诀别从上海浦东机场和山东东营机场升起，过程1个多小时的翱游，圆满完成初次加注可捏续航空燃料（SAF）演示翱游任务，展现了加注SAF后两型国产商用飞机的邃密翱游性能。
据先容，两型国产商用飞机演示翱游所使用的SAF弃取中国石化自主研发生物航煤坐褥技艺，原料来自俗称“土沟油”的餐余废油。餐余废油经回收贬责后在中国石化镇海真金不怕火葬建成的国内第一套生物航煤工业安设进行加工，产出身物航煤，罢了绿色资源化期骗。
民航运载业是节能减碳的要点行业，民航运载碳排放主要来自化石燃料的烽火，其产生的二氧化碳不错占到民航碳排放量的95%以上。SAF是一种由可再生原料制成的液体航空替代燃料，原材料不错是毁掉油脂、糊口垃圾和动力作物等生物燃料，也不错是从空气或工业排放物中拿获的二氧化碳制成的合成燃料。
与传统航空燃料比较，SAF在全人命周期内最高可裁减80%的碳排放量。应用SAF是现时民航运载业支吾环球情状变情切进行碳减排的一项伏击法度。现阶段，外洋主流飞机制造商和环球各大航空公司、科技企业齐在深刻参谋SAF的骨子应用，国内也有十余家企业和参谋机构在开展SAF研发和坐褥，多家航空公司已使用国产SAF进行了生意测试翱游。
外洋航空运载协会（IATA）量度，放弃2025年，环球可捏续航空燃料使用量将达到700万吨；2030年将达到2000万吨。以面前我国每年3000多万吨的航煤消耗量贪图，如悉数以生物航煤替代，一年可减排二氧化碳约5500万吨，十分于植树近5亿棵。
文、图丨记者 李志文 通信员 严天宇 徐英睿 黄瀚 张凌志
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