Jirgin SAF na Farko na Duniya daga London Heathrow zuwa New York JFK

A yau, Virgin Atlantic yana kan tafiya mai mahimmanci daga London Heathrow zuwa New York JFK, yayin da suke ƙaddamar da wani jirgin sama mai cike da ruɗani wanda ya ci gaba da yin amfani da man Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Wannan jirgin ya samo asali ne sakamakon kokarin da aka yi na tsawon shekara guda ta hanyar hadin gwiwa mai yawa, da nufin nuna yuwuwar SAF a matsayin amintaccen madadin man fetur na jet na gargajiya. Musamman ma, SAF yana da cikakkiyar jituwa tare da injunan da ke akwai, firam ɗin jirgin sama, da kayan aikin mai, yana ƙarfafa yuwuwar sa azaman zaɓin maye gurbin mara kyau.

SAF yana da muhimmiyar rawa da zai taka a cikin decarbonization na dogon ja da jirgin sama, da kuma hanyar zuwa Net Zero 2050. The man fetur, sanya daga sharar gida kayayyakin, isar CO2 rayuwa watsi da tanadi na har zuwa 70%, alhãli kuwa yin kamar gargajiya jet man fetur shi. maye gurbin.

Yayin da wasu fasahohi irin su lantarki da hydrogen suka rage shekarun da suka wuce, ana iya amfani da SAF a yanzu. A yau, SAF tana wakiltar ƙasa da 0.1% na adadin man jet na duniya kuma matakan man fetur suna ba da izinin haɗakar 50% SAF kawai a cikin injunan jet na kasuwanci. Flight100 zai tabbatar da cewa ƙalubalen haɓaka samarwa ɗaya ne na manufofi da saka hannun jari, kuma masana'antu da gwamnati dole ne su matsa cikin sauri don ƙirƙirar masana'antar SAF ta Burtaniya.

Kazalika tabbatar da iyawar SAF, Flight100 za ta tantance yadda amfani da shi ke shafar hayakin jirgin da ba na carbon ba tare da goyon bayan abokan haɗin gwiwar ICF, Cibiyar Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Kasuwancin Imperial College a London da Jami'ar Sheffield. Binciken zai inganta fahimtar kimiyya game da tasirin SAF akan abubuwan da suka faru da abubuwan da suka faru da kuma taimakawa wajen aiwatar da tsinkaya a cikin tsarin tsara jirgin. Za a raba bayanai da bincike tare da masana'antu, kuma Virgin Atlantic za ta ci gaba da sa hannu tare da aikin hana ruwa ta hanyar RMI's Climate Impact Task Force, wanda Virgin Unite ke ba da kuɗi.

SAF da aka yi amfani da shi akan Flight100 shine na musamman gauraye biyu; 88% HEFA (Hydroprocessed Esters da Fatty Acids) wanda AirBP da 12% SAK (Synthetic Aromatic Kerosene) ke bayarwa ta Virent, wani reshen Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Ana yin HEFA ne daga kitse mai datti yayin da aka yi SAK daga sikari na shuka, tare da sauran sunadaran sunadaran shuka, mai da fibers suna ci gaba da shiga cikin sarkar abinci. Ana buƙatar SAK a cikin haɗin SAF 100% don baiwa mai kayan ƙanshin da ake buƙata don aikin injin. Don cimma Net Zero 2050, ƙirƙira da saka hannun jarin da ake buƙata a duk samfuran abinci da fasaha dole ne a yi amfani da su don haɓaka juzu'in SAF tare da ci gaba da bincike da haɓaka da ake buƙata don kawo sabbin jiragen sama masu fitar da sifili zuwa kasuwa.

Virgin Atlantic ta himmatu wajen nemo hanyoyin da za a bi don tashi sama, a kan hanyarta ta zuwa Net Zero 2050, da daukar mataki a kowane bangare na tafiyar. Tuni yana aiki ɗaya daga cikin mafi ƙanƙanta kuma mafi yawan man fetur da iskar gas a sararin sama, Flight100 yana ginawa akan rikodi na kamfanin jirgin sama na shekaru 15 don jagorantar ci gaban SAF a sikelin. Gaba ɗaya, masana'antu da gwamnati dole ne su ci gaba, don ƙirƙirar masana'antar SAF ta Burtaniya tare da cimma burin SAF na 10% na SAF nan da 2030, tare da yin amfani da fa'idodin zamantakewa da tattalin arziƙin da zai kawo - an kiyasta gudummawar Fam biliyan 1.8 a cikin Babban darajar Ƙara zuwa ga UK kuma sama da ayyuka 10,000.

Kamfanin jirgin ya amince da babban kalubalen SAF da Shugaba Biden ya kafa a shekarar 2021 ga Amurka, inda ya yi alkawarin karbar galan biliyan 3 na SAF nan da shekarar 2030. Tare da dokar rage hauhawar farashin kayayyaki, alkawurran da gwamnatin Amurka ta yi na karfafa saka hannun jari masu zaman kansu a cikin masana'antar SAF ta Amurka suna karfafa mahimmancin. na kut-da-kut da haɗin gwiwa tsakanin masana'antu da kuma na duniya don cimma burin rage yawan hayaƙi.

Shai Weiss, Babban Jami'in Gudanarwa, Virgin Atlantic ya ce: "Flight100 ya tabbatar da cewa za a iya amfani da Man Fetur mai dorewa a matsayin amintaccen, maye gurbin man jet da aka samu da burbushin halittu kuma shine kawai mafita mai yuwuwa don lalata jirgin sama mai tsayi. An ɗauki babban haɗin gwiwa don isa nan kuma muna alfahari da kai wannan muhimmin mataki, amma muna buƙatar ci gaba. Babu isasshen SAF kuma a bayyane yake cewa don isa ga samarwa a sikelin, muna buƙatar ganin ƙarin saka hannun jari. Wannan zai faru ne kawai lokacin da tabbaci na ka'idoji da hanyoyin tallafin farashi, waɗanda gwamnati ke goyan bayan, ke aiki. Flight100 ya tabbatar da cewa idan kun yi shi, za mu tashi da shi.

Sir Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Atlantic ya ce: "Duniya za ta ko da yaushe zaton wani abu ba za a iya yi, har sai kun yi shi. Ruhun kirkire-kirkire yana fitowa a can yana ƙoƙarin tabbatar da cewa za mu iya yin abubuwa mafi kyau don amfanin kowa.

"Virgin Atlantic ta kasance ƙalubalanci halin da ake ciki da kuma tura masana'antar sufurin jiragen sama don kada su zauna kuma suyi kyau tun 1984. Saurin ci gaba kusan shekaru 40, wannan ruhun majagaba ya ci gaba da zama zuciyar Virgin Atlantic yayin da yake tura iyakoki daga jirgin sama na fiber carbon da jiragen ruwa. haɓakawa zuwa makamashi mai dorewa.

"Ba zan iya yin alfahari da kasancewa a cikin jirgin Flight100 a yau tare da ƙungiyoyi a Virgin Atlantic da abokan aikinmu, waɗanda ke aiki tare don saita hanyar jirgin don lalata jirgin sama mai nisa."

Sakataren Sufuri na Burtaniya Mark Harper ya ce: "Jirgin na yau mai cike da tarihi, wanda aka yi amfani da shi da mai mai dorewa 100%, yana nuna yadda za mu iya lalata jigilar kayayyaki da baiwa fasinjoji damar ci gaba da tashi a lokacin da suke so.

"Wannan Gwamnati ta goyi bayan jirgin na yau don tashi kuma za mu ci gaba da tallafawa masana'antar SAF ta Burtaniya da ke tasowa yayin da take samar da ayyukan yi, bunkasa tattalin arziki da kuma kai mu zuwa Jet Zero."

Dame Karen Pierce, Jakadiyar Mai Martaba Sarkin Amurka a Amurka ta ce: “Wannan duniya ta fara nuna wani muhimmin mataki a tafiyar da Birtaniya ke yi na kawar da hayakin jiragen sama na Jet Zero.

"Muna fatan ci gaba da aiki tare da Amurka don kara amfani da wannan man fetur na majagaba yayin da muke maraba da dorewar jiragen sama na nan gaba."

Babban Daraktan Hukumar Tashoshin Jiragen Ruwa na New York da New Jersey, Rick Cotton ya ce: “A matsayin wani bangare na burin hukumarmu na kaiwa ga fitar da hayaki mai saurin kisa nan da shekarar 2050, Hukumar Tashar jiragen ruwa na karfafawa da goyon bayan kokarin da masu ruwa da tsakin filin jirgin sama suke yi na rage sawun carbon dinsu. da rage fitar da hayaki mai gurbata muhalli. Mun yi farin cikin maraba da jirgin farko na transatlantic ta amfani da man fetur mai dorewa 100% zuwa filin jirgin sama na John F. Kennedy na kasa da kasa kuma muna fatan nasarar da jirgin Virgin Atlantic ya samu zuwa New York zai sa daukacin al'ummar filin jirgin su ci gaba tare da yunƙurin dorewa."

Sheila Remes, mataimakiyar Shugabar Dorewar Muhalli, Boeing ta ce: "A cikin 2008 Virgin Atlantic da Boeing sun kammala gwajin gwajin SAF na farko a kan 747 kuma a yau za mu cim ma wani muhimmin ci gaba ta amfani da 787 Dreamliner. Wannan jirgin wani muhimmin mataki ne ga kudurinmu na isar da jiragen sama masu jituwa 100% na SAF nan da shekarar 2030. Yayin da muke kokarin cimma burin masana'antar zirga-zirgar zirga-zirgar jiragen sama, tafiyar tarihi ta yau ta nuna abin da za mu iya cimma tare."

Simon Burr, Daraktan Rukuni na Injiniya, Fasaha & Tsaro, Rolls-Royce plc, ya ce: "Muna matukar alfahari da cewa injunan mu na Trent 1000 suna ba da wutar lantarki ta farko ta hanyar amfani da man fetur mai dorewa na 100% a fadin Tekun Atlantika a yau. Rolls-Royce kwanan nan ya kammala gwajin dacewa na 100% SAF akan duk nau'ikan injunan injunan injin mu kuma wannan shine ƙarin tabbacin cewa babu wani shingen fasahar injin don amfani da 100% SAF. Jirgin yana wakiltar wani babban ci gaba ga dukkan masana'antar sufurin jiragen sama a cikin tafiyarsa zuwa sifirin iskar carbon."