TSA Insight Magazine Issue 6 - Magazine - Page 37
THE RACE TO NET
ZERO – GREEN
FUELS FOR
AVI AT I O N
Stopford are working with our
and
~10%
Stopford on behalf of CPE have
As of September 2020, around
clients to develop low carbon
of contamination (e.g., food
carried out a Green House
270,000 flights have been made
fuels, which provide a ‘drop-
waste); this means most of
Gas (GHG) Emission study the
using
in’ replacement for fossil fuel-
the plastic which is harming
findings demonstrate the CPE
Fuel’. Existing safety standards
derived kerosene (jet fuel).
our environment can now be
manufacturing
require
We are pleased to have the
recycled. Each Clean Planet
result in a 47% reduction of
fuels to be blended with at least
the
opportunity to share with TSA
ecoPlant can process 20,000
GHG’s for all liquid hydrocarbon
50% jet fuel. Estimates suggest
theme of our last
Insight readers the development
tonnes of plastic a year, and
products compared to that of
that
insight
of an SAF in progress.
their unique and sustainable
conventional fuels. The study
between 5% and 30% of carbon
design
also
dioxide (CO2) emissions from
ontinuing
The future of bulk
liquid storage will
reflect a broad
mix of solutions,
sustainable
aviation fuels will
form part of the
future fuel mix.
C
‘Putting
article
the
dirty,
tolerating
aims
to
make
a
identified
will
Well-to-Tank
Aviation
low-carbon
they
aviation
could
mitigate
TSA at the heart of the Energy
Project reference
significant positive impact on
potential GHG savings of 330%
Transition’ we explore how the
Stopford are partners with Clean
the communities wherever they
(416 kgCO2e/barrel) and for
government is positioning the
Planet Energy (CPE). CPE are
are built.
Well-to-Wheel GHG savings of
CPE
UK to push forward low carbon
a UK company that delivers
Currently, CPE have 2 ecoPlants
up to 78%.
Planet Air, for their SAF. The
travel. Here we focus on aviation
proprietary ecoPlants designed
in
and the move to sustainable
to convert non-recyclable waste
Teesside and Suffolk, and 4
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)
components CPE are currently
fuels. The UK Government will
plastic into ultra-clean fuel.
others
under
Low carbon fuels are defined
in the process of obtaining the
be supporting innovation to
CPE & Stopford have recently
phase
across
as ‘fuels that provide high
necessary approvals to meet
develop sustainable aviation
presented at DAVOS Energy
aim to build strong and long-
greenhouse
lifecycle
the JIG ASTM D7566 for the
fuels to allow us all the continued
week and are also involved in
term partnerships with local
savings (>60%) when compared
manufacture of synthetic fuel
opportunity for global travel
COP26.
authorities
private
with their fossil equivalents’.
blends.
companies to enable us to grow
SAF are chemically identical to
whilst safeguarding the planet.
construction
and
Phase
in
development
England.
the
We
UK aviation by 2050.
have
launched
Clean
fuel derived from synthetic
gas
All documents referenced in the
CPE’s ecoPlants use a process
quickly and sustainably and
fossil-derived kerosene but are
Handling of synthetic fuel
article are included at the end of
called ThermoCatalytic Pyrolysis
reach our goal of processing 1
produced from different raw
blends
the report.
which, in addition to their
million tonnes by 2027.
materials and processes.
Drop in fuels are completely
commercially tested and patent-
equivalent
For TSA members, supporting
pending
jet fuels in terms of aircraft
industry an collaborating with
upgrading process, achieve the
operations.
government to achieve the UK’s
shift from low-value pyrolysis oil
ground handling procedures
decarbonisation targets is very
properties into premium-grade,
are also identical to those for
much in the spotlight.
ultra-clean and negligible-
conventional jet fuel. However,
Sulphur fuel.
in
hydroprocessing
the
to
conventional
Storage
introductory
synthetic
The future of bulk liquid storage
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process
‘Sustainable
fuel
and
period
blends
will
will reflect a broad mix of
Unlike today’s mechanical
likely be handled in dedicated
solutions, sustainable aviation
recycling processes which
distribution facilities.
fuels will form part of the future
are restricted to a limited set
fuel mix.
of plastics, CPE’s ecoPlants
In summary
can accept almost any type of
The
Oils from renewable sources
plastic, including single-use
supports the development of
On the transition to net zero,
plastic and plastic which is wet
I N S I G H T
M AG AZ I N E
EI JIG Standard Example routes to synthetic jet fuel components
government
currently
SAF’s through its Renewable
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