Airbus is pushed by charging the next generation as a zero -zero road
The urgency to air charging is no longer theoretical. While the long -term solutions such as pushing hydrogen and the zero journey are still far, the pressure is escalating in the short term. Airbus, which was presented and revealed its charging A350 in Air Cargo Eurobe this year, puts its latest aircraft as a ready-to-answer-which is associated with a adjustment of a SAF sustainable air fuel, which can make an immediate carbon fingerprint in the industry.
“The A350 Shirter provides a decrease of 40 percent in burning fuel for the ton compared to the current generation such as shipping 747-400,” said Thomas Burger, Director of Environment and Sustainability Marketing at Airbus. “This is completely essential in our ambition to remove carbon in the aviation industry, specifically in the field of shipping.”
A350F is the first Airbus new cargo ship and plays a major role in the temporary carbon removal strategy. An explicit burger around the schedule: the sabotage payment systems are coming, but they were not yet here. Until then, replace the oldest shipping companies is the most pragmatic way to reduce emissions on a large scale.
He said: “One of the largest carbon removal parts in the direct term is to replace the current generation aircraft with the new generation.” “So the A350 cargo is the first new generation cargo on the market. This actually provides operators with the ability to reduce CO₂ instantly compared to the plane they fly today.”
In parallel, Airbus is investing in many long -term technologies. “We are working on a group of different sabotage techniques,” said Burger. “For example, the wing outside the performance, which increases the wings of the plane to bring the dynamic efficiency.” The new payment is also in the pipeline.
He added: “We are working on a penetration engine technology with an open roundabout. We will have an open roundabout demonstrator that fly by the end of this contract.” “Along with all these technologies, we want to develop that mature and we will be able to employ in the future.”
SAF bottle and supply gaps
Technology alone, however, is not enough. SAF is still the most short -term tools in the industry to reduce emissions from current fleets. Burger highlights the possible immediate effect by using SAF, but also recognized the supply restrictions.
He said: “All our shipping aircraft can fly with a 50 percent mixture of SAF, and we are working together by up to 100 percent in SAF by 2030.” “We aim to obtain a 30 percent mix of SAF for the Belugaxl Fleet, which transmits our components around our positions in Europe.”
Airbus also takes advantage of its own operations to inform the industry advocacy. “Through this, we have an understanding of the challenges involved in obtaining SAF,” Burger explained, “We can then work with airlines, industry, countries and international bodies to ensure that SAF production with the demands and requirements attached to the carbon and reach zero by 2050.”
The use of the Belugaxl for SAF fleet provides a direct mix, and enhances the role of Airbus as what Burger described as a “catalyst” of adoption:
“We see ourselves as a catalyst to help the industry as a whole towards using higher quantities than SAF in our own operations.”
Think about the life cycle and the end of life design
Although the processes explain the vast majority of emissions, Airbus also expands its focus on the effects of the life cycle.
“Mostly, the bulk of the aircraft emissions comes from the operational stage,” said Burger. “This is about 95 percent of emissions during the plane life cycle.”
However, the company is investing in improving end of life. “We are also highly recycling,” he said. “We are a global leader through our joint project, which is called the airport runway, with sites in Spain, France, as well as China, which recycles more than 90 percent of aircraft weight.”
This recycling capacity enhances the long -term sustainability state of newer planes, especially in the future, as environmental accreditation data may directly affect the values of assets and leasing conditions.
From ambition to adoption
The message from Airbus is clear: the motivation will be caused by the early procedure by replacement and SAF, not the moon.
Burger said: “The adoption of SAF in our planes and planes in the industry … these two, technology and SAF, contribute to more than 80 percent of the carbon removal voltage for the industry today and in the future.”
However, this vision not only depends on what the manufacturers can present, but on what the organizers, the SAF producers and the operators are ready – or are able – to eat it. Pressure collides with dexpons with compact margins, supply restrictions, and technical self -deficiency.
