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Project Speedbird, a collaboration between Nova Pangaea, LanzaJet and British Airways, has secured £9 million to boost sustainable aviation fuel production
British Airways has reportedly been regularly employing fuel tankering since 2019, reducing refuelling costs at pricier airports for domestic and European flights
The funding will back a new biorefinery in the US state of Georgia
The airline will purchase enough UK-produced SAF to power the equivalent of 700 net zero flights between London and New York
All the airline’s flights between London, Glasgow and Edinburgh during the COP26 will run on a SAF that is claimed to have up to 80% lower carbon footprint compared to traditional jet fuel
This funding is part of the Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan and could see up to a 70% reduction in emissions compared with fossil fuels
The planes travelled from Stuttgart to Atlanta, powered by sustainable fuel
The funding will support the development of infrastructure required to support electric and hydrogen aircraft such as charge points for planes
The hydrogen plane startup raised $24.3 million in a third funding round to develop a regional zero-emissions aircraft
A new report estimates the company’s emissions are similar to those from all the vans on the UK’s streets