Diakakis, Stamatis (2019) Sustainable Aviation Fuels. Master's Internship Report, Energy and Environmental Sciences.
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Abstract
The sector of aviation is considered a significant contributor to GHG emissions, being responsible currently for the 2-3% of the manmade CO2. According to literature, if no action is taken, it is expected to reach 22% of the global carbon budget by 2050. In this respect, the sector plans to decrease the CO2 emissions related to fuel combustion by promoting carbon-neutral growth from 2020, aiming to achieve a reduction of 50% below the 2005 levels by 2050. According to literature, in the long-term, the aviation is turning towards electric power. The technology however is not yet mature enough to power commercial flights. The mid-step solution until electricity exploitation, is considered the promising technology of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). This technology presents the potential for the aviation sector to grow, while reducing the GHG emitted from aircrafts. SAF are produced from sustainable feedstock and are blended with Conventional Aviation Fuels (CAF). There are many technology routes to produce SAF, each one connected with the feedstock type. Considering their full lifetime, SAF emit around 80% less CO2 compared to CAF. According to EASA, SAF started being used in Europe by 2011; however, their market started growing the past years. Considering the commitments of the sector SAF market is expected to be one of the most active markets from 2020. This reasearch was conducted in favor of DMT environmental technology, a company acting in the biogas upgrading field.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Internship Report) |
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| Supervisor name: | Laugs, G.A.H. |
| Degree programme: | Energy and Environmental Sciences |
| Thesis type: | Master's Internship Report |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2020 11:21 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2020 11:21 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/21459 |
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