{"id":27084,"date":"2023-11-06T22:58:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=27084"},"modified":"2023-11-06T23:20:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T23:20:21","slug":"industry-leaders-outline-path-to-meeting-future-sustainable-aviation-fuel-needs-at-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/news\/airports\/industry-leaders-outline-path-to-meeting-future-sustainable-aviation-fuel-needs-at-airports\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Industry Leaders Outline Path to Meeting Future Sustainable Aviation Fuel Needs at Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The American Association of Airport Executives\u2019 (AAAE)\nAirport Consortium on Transformation (ACT) Program, comprised of innovative\nairport leaders and aviation industry experts, has released its latest research\nexamining the opportunities and challenges U.S. airports face to achieve\nwidespread adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as an approach to reduce\ncarbon emissions. Supported by industry partners, this work seeks to increase\nfamiliarity with SAF and highlight policies and standards that airports,\nindustry, and governments can enact to improve the utilization and distribution\nof SAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The working group\u2019s findings conclude that compared to\nexpansion of other carbon-reduction programs, such as electric and\nhydrogen-powered vehicles or aircraft, few changes are needed to on-airport\ninfrastructure to distribute SAF. Additionally, there is an opportunity in the\nfuture for airports to lead the industry and support development of off-airport\ninfrastructure for the blending and transportation facilities needed to deliver\nSAF for use at airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSFO leads the world in SAF deliveries, and our journey to\nreach this point demonstrated that an industry coalition, combined with the\nsupport of public policymakers, can deliver a powerful solution to reduce the\nclimate impacts of air travel,\u201d said Erin Cooke, sustainability and\nenvironmental policy director at San Francisco International Airport. \u201cThis ACT\npublication, co-created with Arup, seeks to provide the insight airport leaders\nneed to champion their own SAF strategies. We have learned firsthand how an\nairport can create the right environment to unlock SAF adoption, and we are\nexcited for this transformation take off at airports across the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSustainable aviation fuel will be the backbone for\ndecarbonizing the aviation sector,\u201d added Raphael Sperry, associate principal\nat Arup. \u201cAs an alternative fuel source that can be readily incorporated into\nexisting systems, SAF is the most practical path to carbon savings for the\naviation industry in the short term. Arup is pleased to support AAAE in\nensuring that airports are ready to play a constructive role in the transition\nto low- (and eventually zero-) carbon flight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSan Francisco International Airport, Arup, and the\nparticipants within this ACT working group have a heritage of environmental and\nsustainability leadership in our industry,\u201d concluded Kyle Herbig, vice\npresident of airport solutions at AAAE. \u201cBy sharing their extensive knowledge\nand experience with SAF distribution, they have demonstrated a sensible means\nby which airports nationwide can participate in decarbonization starting with\ninfrastructure already in place, producing timely and positive benefits for the\nenvironment.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This research evaluates the current SAF supply chain; infrastructure needs; government and industry incentives, mandates, and credits. Included in the research are initiatives U.S. airports are piloting to advance the use of sustainable aviation fuels and resources airport executives can use to further momentum and transition to SAF.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

View the latest research<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The American Association of Airport Executives\u2019 (AAAE) Airport Consortium on Transformation (ACT) Program, comprised of innovative airport leaders and aviation industry experts, has released its latest research examining the opportunities and challenges U.S. airports face to achieve widespread adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as an approach to reduce carbon emissions. Supported by industry partners, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airports","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27084"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27089,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27084\/revisions\/27089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}