Aer Lingus and BA signal sustainable aviation gas deal for flights from SFO

Worldwide Airways Group (IAG) has signed a multi-year settlement with renewable fuels firm Aemetis to produce sustainable aviation gas (SAF) to assist energy each British Airways and Aer Lingus’ flights from San Francisco Airport from 2025.

IAG, mum or dad firm of each British Airways and Aer Lingus, will buy a complete of 78,400 tonnes of SAF over seven years, sufficient to cut back CO₂ emissions by as much as 248,000 tonnes throughout the identical time interval.

The SAF shall be produced on the Aemetis Carbon Zero plant at present below growth in Riverbank, California. This plant shall be powered by 100% renewable electrical energy and is designed to sequester CO₂ from the manufacturing course of, considerably decreasing the carbon depth of the gas.

Jonathon Counsell, Head of Sustainability at IAG, mentioned: “SAF is vital to decarbonising aviation and IAG has to this point dedicated $865 million in SAF purchases and investments.  We see nice potential to develop a long-term partnership with Aemetis who’s on the leading edge of manufacturing low carbon biofuels from sustainable wastes.” 

Worldwide Airways Group was the primary airline group on the earth to decide to attaining internet zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the primary European airline group to decide to utilizing SAF for 10% of its gas by 2030.

Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis, mentioned: “Sustainable aviation gas continues to be proven to be an excellent resolution to decarbonise aviation and can be utilized in present plane engines. IAG is continuous to take a management place by the conversion of their gas provide to using sustainable fuels. Our manufacturing of SAF in California is supported by the California Low Carbon Gasoline Commonplace, creating new funding and jobs in deprived minority communities within the state.”