Canada’s Air Transat has signed a deal with SAF+ Consortium to use jet fuel made from captured CO2.
The announcement marks an historical moment for the Canadian aviation industry as the first time a Canadian airline has agreed to work hand-in-hand with a clean fuel developer in reducing its environmental footprint.
SAF+ Consortium is finalising the fabrication of a pilot plant in Montreal East to make kerosene from CO2, in a process which captures CO2 produced from large industrial emitters and converts it to synthetic jet fuel.
The synthetic jet fuel is estimated to have an 80% lower carbon footprint than conventional jet fuel.
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