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WHERE ARE WE WITH BIOFUELS?
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 2011
Just the facts
Distribution points
There are 161,768 gas stations in the
USA alone, but only 1,679 airports control
95% of the world’s passengers.
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.
Largest operating cost
Last year, airlines spent $140 billion on jet fuel, or 30% of operating costs.
In 2003, it was 14%.
20 June 2011First biofuel flight with passengers
JALTest flight
We’ve come a long way…
20112010200920082007 2012
1 Jul 2011Approval 50% blend
HRJ use in flights
Air NZTest flight
ContinentalTest flight
KLMTest flight
TAMTest flight
InterjetTest flight
23 Feb 2008First commercial airliner test flight
Late 2009Approval 50% blend
BtL use in flights
Passenger flights are taking place
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
Global effortsSeaGreen @ Cranfield University
Flightpath for biofuels
Romania camelina value chain
Spanish Camelina value chain
Algae production trial @ MAD
Aireg / German PureSky
Solena project / British Airways
Policy projects / Research projects / Biofuels production / Value chain and production
Global efforts
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest
Farm to Fly
Jatropha value chain project
ABRABA in Brazil
Solena project with 10 US airlines
Detroit Airport biofuel production
Plan de Vuelo in Mexico
CAAFI
Global efforts
Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform
Joint Laboratory for Sustainable Aviation Biofuels
Chinese sustainable aviation study with PetroChina
Sustainable bioenergy research centre
Global efforts
Virgin Blue initiative to develop biofuel from native eucalyptus
Sustainable Aviation Fuels Roadmap (Aust. and NZ)
Solena and Qantas BtL plant
Global effortsSustainable Aviation Fuels User
Group (SAFUG)
Governments need to help:
Support supply chain collaboration
Establish global sustainability criteria
De-risk investments
Provide incentives
Understand local opportunities
Foster research
Remaining questions……?
• How do we ensure a level playing field for aviation biofuels compared to other transport sectors?
• Can we crack the distribution challenges?• Are we on the right track with individual airlines
doing their own thing here and there?• Do we need a bigger, bolder strategy?• Do we need to engage more stakeholders?
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WHERE ARE WE WITH BIOFUELS?
HONG KONG, SEPTEMBER 2011
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