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A European consortium has announced a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Hamburg has been partly powered with e-SAF (5%).
The consortium comprises KLM, Ineratec, Hamburg Airport and MB Energy.
The synthetic kerosene was produced by Ineratec’s Era One production plant, then distilled at ASG Analytik-Service and mixed with fossil kerosene by MB Energy before the aircraft was refuelled by KLM Cityhopper at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.
The plant, which produced the fuel from hydrogen and carbon dioxide, is billed as Europe’s first commercial power-to-liquid plant.
While the volume of e-SAF was small, it demonstrates it is technically feasible, and the potential to the aviation industry which is eager to reduce its carbon emissions.
Scaling SAF and e-SAF remain challenging however, given , and only a fraction of quantities needed to meet Europe’s 2030 targets are currently being produced, with many plants awaiting final investment decision.
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Building and environmental permits are other hurdles, coupled with uncertainty surrounding the .
Jonathan Perkins, CEO of MB Energy, said is creating the foundation with market access, adapted infrastructure and stable supply chains so “when are customers are ready, we can deliver”.
Marjan Rintel, CEO of KLM, is convinced that e-SAF can make a decisive contribution to aviation decarbonisation and it has already recorded a previous passenger flight from Amsterdam to Madrid in 2021 but acknowledged its availability its “far below ambition”.
Rintel called on governments, industry and partners to work together to increase availability and improve affordability to accelerate sustainable change.
Tim Boeltken, Co-Founder and CEO of Ineratec, said the flight proves power-to-liquid fuels are safe and available and it is “just the first of many proofs” planned this year for its products in various industries.
