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WHERE ARE WE WITH BIOFUELS? OCTOBER 2011

WHERE ARE WE WITH BIOFUELS? OCTOBER 2011. Just the facts. Around 10% of fuel Total transport fuel use in 2008 was over 2 billion tonnes. Of that, commercial aviation used 215 million tonnes of Jet A-1. 2% of emissions

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WHERE ARE WE WITH BIOFUELS? OCTOBER 2011

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  1. WHERE ARE WE WITH BIOFUELS? OCTOBER 2011

  2. Just the facts Around 10% of fuel Total transport fuel use in 2008 was over 2 billion tonnes. Of that, commercial aviation used 215 million tonnes of Jet A-1. 2% of emissions Last year, aviation emitted 649 million tonnes of CO2 from a global total of 34 billion tonnes. Distribution points There are 161,768 gas stations in the USA alone, but only 1,679 airports control 95% of the world’s passengers. Largest operating cost Last year, airlines spent $140 billion on jet fuel, or 30% of operating costs. In 2003, it was 14%.

  3. Air NZ Test flight JAL Test flight 20 June 2011 First biofuel flight with passengers Continental Test flight 23 Feb 2008 First commercial airliner test flight 1 Jul 2011 Approval 50% blend HRJ use in flights KLM Test flight TAM Test flight Late 2009 Approval 50% blend BtL use in flights Interjet Test flight We’ve come a long way… 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

  4. Passenger flights are taking place

  5. Next steps Continued technology development Feedstocks (crop-based, waste-based and algae) Processes (e.g. alcohol-to-jet and pyrolysis) Commercialisation Bringing biojet to parity with using conventional Jet A-1 Sustainability Ensuring our supply of biofuel is truly sustainable

  6. Global efforts Solena project / SAS SeaGreen @ Cranfield University Solena project / British Airways Flightpath for biofuels Aireg / German PureSky Spanish Camelina value chain Algae production trial @ MAD Romania camelina value chain Policy projects / Research projects / Biofuels production / Value chain and production

  7. Global efforts Detroit Airport biofuel production Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest Solena project with 10 US airlines Farm to Fly Plan de Vuelo in Mexico Jatropha value chain project ABRABA in Brazil

  8. Global efforts LanzaTech and Virgin Atlantic Sustainable bioenergy research centre Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform Chinese sustainable aviation study with PetroChina Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels

  9. Global efforts Virgin Blue initiative to develop biofuel from native eucalyptus Sustainable Aviation Fuels Roadmap (Aust. and NZ) Solena and Qantas BtL plant

  10. Camelina • High-yield oil plant • Can be grown in rotation with wheat / corn crops • Replaces nutrients and increases yields for food crops • Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest project working on camelina among other feedstocks

  11. SeaGreen • Cranfield University research programme to produce algae using sea water • Supported by British Airways, Rolls-Royce and Airbus • Algae potentially very important part of biofuel mix, requires more research

  12. Solena • Solena process = municipal waste converted to jet fuel • British Airways, SAS, Qantas, Alitalia and 10 US Airlines • 500,000 tonnes of waste into 16 million gallons of jet fuel in each plant • First plant ready in 2014

  13. LanzaTech • Turns CO emissions from industrial processes into jet fuel via alcohol-to-jet process • Signed first agreement with Virgin Atlantic, assisted by Boeing • Certification and first flights in the next 2-3 years

  14. Global efforts Sustainable Aviation Fuels User Group (SAFUG)

  15. Quick win • Aviation is the perfect opportunity to partially de-carbonise a sector: • Fuel is already highly-controlled • Limited distribution system (1,700 airports = 95% of traffic) • Customers keen to shift to low-carbon fuels • Drop-in fuels mean no change in equipment • High-profile

  16. Governments need to help: Establish global sustainability criteria Provide incentives Understand local opportunities De-risk investments Support supply chain collaboration Foster research

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