SEATTLE. Boeing, SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas introduced on July 14 a partnership targeted on scaling the supply and use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) globally. Boeing may also spend money on SkyNRG Americas’ SAF manufacturing venture, for which Alaska Airways is a beforehand introduced companion.
“Sustainable aviation fuels are secure, confirmed and provide the best potential to cut back our business’s carbon emissions within the close to, medium and long run,” stated Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer Chris Raymond. “This partnership is a vital milestone on our journey to decarbonize aerospace, whereas guaranteeing that its societal and financial advantages can be found to individuals all over the place.”
Boeing, SkyNRG and SkyNRG Americas will work collectively to speed up SAF growth globally, specializing in scaling manufacturing capability, constructing consciousness and fascinating stakeholders all through the worth chain, together with airways, governments and environmental organizations.
“We’re extraordinarily proud to take the longstanding Boeing-SkyNRG relationship to this new stage. We’ve got all the time been sturdy collaborators and thru this teaming effort, we’re strengthening our relationship even additional,” stated Maarten van Dijk, Managing Director of SkyNRG.
As a pacesetter within the SAF business, SkyNRG sources and provides SAF, develops manufacturing capability, advises on coverage selections, manages company SAF packages and takes the excessive street on sustainability. SkyNRG Americas is a brand new firm targeted on rising SAF manufacturing in North America. Its first devoted US manufacturing facility for SAF will provide airports and airways on the West Coast. Boeing’s funding within the venture contains the advance buy of SAF from this facility to be used in firm flight assessments and different operations.
“We’re thrilled to be on this partnership with Boeing and grateful for his or her management by offering an advance cost for SAF from our first facility. With this teaming settlement, SkyNRG Americas will have the ability to speed up our efforts to increase the SAF business all through North America,” stated John Plaza, CEO of SkyNRG Americas.
The partnership builds on Boeing’s long-term business management and funding in SAF. The corporate started SAF take a look at flights in 2008 and helped acquire approval for industrial use in 2011. The Boeing ecoDemonstrator makes use of SAF for all flight take a look at packages and accomplished the world’s first industrial airplane flight utilizing 100% SAF in 2018. Earlier this yr, Boeing dedicated that its industrial airplanes can be succesful and authorized to fly on 100% SAF by 2030.
“Our business will want a powerful, dependable provide of SAF to deal with local weather change and drive adoption,” stated Raymond. “We aspire to companion and assist create that offer.”
For extra details about Boeing’s sustainability efforts, please go to www.boeing.com/sustainability.