MUMBAI: European aerospace main Airbus and the CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop new expertise pathways in addition to check and qualify indigenous Sustainable Aviation Gasoline (SAF) in India.
“The collaboration will deal with the Indian aerospace trade’s decarbonisation ambitions by supporting SAF manufacturing and commercialisation, utilizing a brand new HEFA expertise pathway and regionally sourced feedstocks,” mentioned Airbus in a press assertion. “Each entities will work collectively on technical evaluation, approvals, market entry, and sustainability accreditation efforts for the manufacturing of SAF,” it mentioned, including that the MoU was signed with the energetic assist and steerage from the workplace of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Authorities of India, Prof. Ajay Sood.
Prof Sood mentioned: “My workplace is concentrated on facilitating native trade gamers to industrialise indigenous rising applied sciences and different improvements that purpose to make a social influence. Decarbonisation is a key objective of the aviation trade and Sustainable Aviation Gasoline (SAF) is a viable, here-and-now resolution that requires scaling-up. The collaboration between CSIR-IIP and Airbus will deal with that potential and assist form India as a SAF manufacturing unit of the world.”
Rémi Maillard, President and Managing Director, Airbus India and South Asia mentioned that SAF is without doubt one of the predominant pillars of Airbus’ decarbonisation roadmap. We consider that India has the potential to turn into a worldwide SAF manufacturing hub leveraging feedstock availability, native expertise and technological experience in addition to India’s capacity to scale up options. “Airbus is, subsequently, dedicated to creating and advancing that potential. The MoU with CSIR-IIP is a significant step in our ambition to decarbonise the aviation sector,” he mentioned.
Dr. Harender Singh Bisht, Director, CSIR-IIP mentioned that the aviation sector has strengthened its sectoral CO2 discount targets as a way to attain Web-Zero carbon emission by 2050. “SAF, together with the one developed by CSIR-IIP, will act because the measure with the largest influence on the trade’s decarbonisation effort. The largest problem within the rise of SAF uptake lies in (i) the ramp up of manufacturing and (ii) addressing the associated fee differential between SAF and traditional jet gas. Each CSIR-IIP and Airbus are completely happy to collectively collaborate, talk and promote SAF utilization as a key resolution to scale back aviation’s emissions,” mentioned Dr Singh.
Airbus mentioned that every one its plane are licensed to fly on 50% SAF mix, with a objective to realize the aptitude to fly as much as 100% SAF by 2030. “Airbus and CSIR-IIP will contribute to growing this as much as 100% as a way to take away the necessity to use fossil fuels. Whereas CSIR-IIP will research gas properties below the brand new pathway and the influence on plane methods and the surroundings, Airbus will present steerage on the brand new fuels analysis course of, sharing gas testing and plane methods information,” mentioned Airbus.
“The collaboration will deal with the Indian aerospace trade’s decarbonisation ambitions by supporting SAF manufacturing and commercialisation, utilizing a brand new HEFA expertise pathway and regionally sourced feedstocks,” mentioned Airbus in a press assertion. “Each entities will work collectively on technical evaluation, approvals, market entry, and sustainability accreditation efforts for the manufacturing of SAF,” it mentioned, including that the MoU was signed with the energetic assist and steerage from the workplace of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Authorities of India, Prof. Ajay Sood.
Prof Sood mentioned: “My workplace is concentrated on facilitating native trade gamers to industrialise indigenous rising applied sciences and different improvements that purpose to make a social influence. Decarbonisation is a key objective of the aviation trade and Sustainable Aviation Gasoline (SAF) is a viable, here-and-now resolution that requires scaling-up. The collaboration between CSIR-IIP and Airbus will deal with that potential and assist form India as a SAF manufacturing unit of the world.”
Rémi Maillard, President and Managing Director, Airbus India and South Asia mentioned that SAF is without doubt one of the predominant pillars of Airbus’ decarbonisation roadmap. We consider that India has the potential to turn into a worldwide SAF manufacturing hub leveraging feedstock availability, native expertise and technological experience in addition to India’s capacity to scale up options. “Airbus is, subsequently, dedicated to creating and advancing that potential. The MoU with CSIR-IIP is a significant step in our ambition to decarbonise the aviation sector,” he mentioned.
Dr. Harender Singh Bisht, Director, CSIR-IIP mentioned that the aviation sector has strengthened its sectoral CO2 discount targets as a way to attain Web-Zero carbon emission by 2050. “SAF, together with the one developed by CSIR-IIP, will act because the measure with the largest influence on the trade’s decarbonisation effort. The largest problem within the rise of SAF uptake lies in (i) the ramp up of manufacturing and (ii) addressing the associated fee differential between SAF and traditional jet gas. Each CSIR-IIP and Airbus are completely happy to collectively collaborate, talk and promote SAF utilization as a key resolution to scale back aviation’s emissions,” mentioned Dr Singh.
Airbus mentioned that every one its plane are licensed to fly on 50% SAF mix, with a objective to realize the aptitude to fly as much as 100% SAF by 2030. “Airbus and CSIR-IIP will contribute to growing this as much as 100% as a way to take away the necessity to use fossil fuels. Whereas CSIR-IIP will research gas properties below the brand new pathway and the influence on plane methods and the surroundings, Airbus will present steerage on the brand new fuels analysis course of, sharing gas testing and plane methods information,” mentioned Airbus.
