Decarboning Aviation – Air Cargo Week
The aviation industry is under increasing pressure to reduce carbon fingerprint while intensifying global climate change. With air travel contributing to a large part of global greenhouse gas emissions, finding sustainable solutions has become a maximum priority for airlines, manufacturers and organizers alike.
The appearance of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is seen as a promising development. However, SAF currently represents only 0.5 percent of global fuel consumption, and its production scaling is a major challenge. Although SAF is still an important element in removing carbon from the sky, the industry should look beyond the fuel alone.
Recent investments, such as FAA’s commitment to $ 291 million to SAF technologies and low emissions technologies, indicate Hope for the future of industry. However, SAF is still much lower than industry needs.
“The waste based on large barriers. The provision of raw materials is limited, and there is competition for resources. Treating this fuel is also complex and expensive,” said Niko Den Odin, chief innovation employee in General Phoenix.
“We believe that sustainability must be treated from multiple angles. While SaFs treats fuel emissions, sustainable practices should extend beyond the fuel sources.
“Our focus is to reduce the weight of aircraft through innovative recycled materials, which reach 45 percent of traditional options. This leads to fuel and reduce environmental effect.”
From the process to the place
With the continued development of the aviation sector, the key to reducing carbon fingerprint lies in achieving a balance between three factors: price, performance and planet.
“For any solution to a major impact, it must be economically applicable, meet performance and safety standards, and provide great environmental benefits. SAF provides immediate emissions, but the ability and cost of expansion are still difficult,” explained Den Odin.
“Meanwhile, advanced materials such as us, emerging techniques such as hydrogen planes provide long -term potential. In the end, solutions that excel in all three areas will form the future of sustainable flight.”
The recycled leather fibers in Gen Phoenix are 83 percent less carbon fingerprint than traditional skin.
By combining materials like Gen Phoneix’s, SAF and other clean technologies, airlines can significantly enhance their sustainability.
“Our production process reaches 86 percent of the carbon fingerprint less than traditional leather production, and we recycle 95 percent of the water we use through a recycling factory at home. In addition, we operate our operations by 100 percent of renewable electricity from wind power.”
“SAF production is thick and attributed to resources. Hydrogen -powered electrical planes provide alternatives, but each comes with their own challenges, such as energy storage and infrastructure development. For this reason we believe that physical innovation is the key.”
Evidence of the concept
One of the prominent collaborators is with Doy Design, where Gen Phoenix presented its low carbon skin to the hybrid hybrid aircraft from Heart Aerospace.
“This partnership is a great example of how to support our recycled materials new sustainable aviation techniques. We are proud to contribute to projects that drive the industry towards a more sustainable future,” Dunn Odin highlighted.
“We are cooperating with airlines, manufacturers and organizational bodies to expand our solutions and make a real change. This industry is developing quickly, and we are committed to ensuring that our materials not only meet the current standards, but also exceed future sustainability expectations.”
Circular process
Focusing on materials is not only related to weight loss or fuel use; It comes to adopting the principles of the circular economy.
“Our latest innovations, Helios, is a closed loop system that converts a plane seat covers at the end of life into new recyclable materials. For a typical airline with 180 aircraft, this can prevent more than three tons of bonus waste per year.”
Gen Phoenix efforts are fruits. More than 250 airlines now use recycled leather, and the reactions of the partners were largely positive.
“Aviation materials need to meet strict safety, requirements and regulatory requirements. Proof that recycled materials can meet or exceed these standards strictly. We are working closely with our partners to ensure that our materials are met with the highest standards, and we continue to invest in research and development to push the limits of what are recycled materials.”
“But as important, they estimate environmental benefits. The use of recycled leather helps airlines to achieve sustainability goals by reducing waste and reducing emissions.”
