Future Of Aviation – Sustainable Aviation Fuel

I. INTRODUCTION

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the aviation sector produces approximately 900 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas every year. At this rate, if immediate actions are not taken to combat this rise, it will result in emissions of more than 1.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. Switching to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), as against the conventional jet fuels, is one of the key solutions to combat this problem.

II. WHAT IS SAF?

Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is an alternative aviation fuel, produced from renewable waste, feedstock, and sustainable raw materials. Usage of SAF against conventional jet fuels would result in a lifecycle carbon reduction of up to 80% carbon emissions. Feedstocks used for the production of SAF include municipal solid waste, used cooking oil, animal fats, or palm fatty acid distillate, etc. Currently, due to the high costs and limited availability of SAF, there has