first flight across the Atlantic using just green fuel

 first flight across the Atlantic using just green fuel

On Tuesday morning, the first transatlantic aircraft using purely sustainable fuel is scheduled to take off.

At 11:30 GMT, a Virgin Atlantic flight from London Heathrow to JFK Airport in New York will take place.

The government-funded trip demonstrates to airlines that it is feasible to travel sustainably.

However, there is still a problem with supply shortages, and further equipment will be required to fulfill emissions objectives.

There are many ways to produce so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), such as using cooking oil, household garbage, and crops.

A Boeing 787 carrying 50 tons of SAF is scheduled to take off. There are two varieties in use; 88% come from fat waste and the remaining portion from US maize crop waste.

The flight was approved earlier this month by the UK regulator Civil Aviation Authority after testing and analysis. The initiative involves a number of businesses, including oil behemoth BP and engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.

Although it is thought to be especially challenging to decarbonize the aviation sector, airline owners see SAF as the most efficient means of achieving net zero emissions.

Although the industry claims that the "lifecycle emissions" of these fuels may be reduced by up to 70%, aircraft still generate carbon when using SAF.

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Pig fat as green jet fuel "won't benefit the environment" SAFS is now used in modest amounts by blending it with regular jet fuel, however it makes up less than 0.1% of all aviation fuel used globally.

At the moment, its price is higher than that of kerosene, and its production is limited. Generally speaking, aircraft can only utilize up to 50% of the mixture.

Although the UK does not yet have any specialized commercial SAF facilities, the government hopes to build five by 2025 using grant financing.

The airline considers the first long-haul flight operated with 100% SAF to be a significant accomplishment. However, experts claim that these fuels are not a panacea.

Dr. Guy Gratton, an associate professor at Cranfield University studying aviation and the environment, stated: "We lack the feedstock necessary to manufacture the majority of the gasoline needed in this manner. Furthermore, these fuels are real, "clean," and not null even if you do."

According to him, the growing use of SAF is "a step towards future, truly net zero technologies".

"It might be hydrogen, it could be e-fuels [which are made from hydrogen and collected carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide], or it may be other technologies that are currently just in the lab stage. I'm on board.

By 2030, the UK government intends to produce 10% SAF aviation fuel.

In order to satisfy such a criterion, Airlines UK, which represents airlines with UK registrations, said that they need to have access to enough reasonably priced SAF, with the majority of it originating from the UK.

Tim Alderslade, its CEO, stated: "The last thing we want is higher fuel costs for UK passengers compared to the rest of Europe as well as the US, poor conservation results and thousands of new jobs lost overseas."

The only way to drastically reduce emissions, according to environmental activists, is to travel less.

However, as passenger numbers increase, UK governments and business leaders have said that they think "net zero" can be reached by 2050.