Gazprom Neft and Aeroflot agreed on cooperation in the development of the first fuel in Russia with minimal carbon trail (aviation fuel with low carbon trail, produced on the basis of vegetable raw materials). The decision to create green aviation fuel is said in a message published on Gazprom Neft website.
Gazprom Neft and Aeroflot partnership provides for the development of effective air recipes in accordance with international requirements for the restriction of greenhouse gas emissions and the Corsia Environmental Program ** International ICAO Aviation Organization, “says.
It is assumed that new fuel will be able to adapt to different types of aircraft. “Gazprom Neft technological and scientific competencies allow companies to actively engage in the creation of such a product. The main platform for research will be the technological center of industrial innovation” Gazprom Neft “in St. Petersburg,” said Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Board.
CEO of Aeroflot Mikhail Poluboyarinov, in turn, stressed that the ecology in aviation is now becoming one of the most important issues, and its relevance has only grew on the background of the coronavirus pandemic. “Many foreign airlines begin to use SAF in test mode and in the next 10- 20 years plan to significantly increase the share of such fuel, “he emphasized.
At the end of August, the Kommersant newspaper reported that the Russian airlines performing foreign flights are preparing to comply with the new requirements of international aviation authorities and wanted to become “cleaner” to avoid compensation payments.
SAF – special low carbon aviation fuel. It happens two types: synthetic, produced from carbon captured in the atmosphere, and biological, produced from biomass (animal fat, vegetable and treated oils, as well as waste of certain industries).