sustainable aviation

ZeroAvia partners on green hydrogen aircraft refueling in California

ZeroAvia signed a memorandum of understanding with ZEV Station to develop green hydrogen refueling stations at airports in California.

ZeroAvia, a company trying to achieve zero-emission aviation by using hydrogen-electric power, signed a memorandum of understanding with hydrogen fueling firm ZEV Station on Monday to develop refueling infrastructure for green hydrogen at airports in California.

California is at the forefront of sustainable development with its low carbon fuel standard and major efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The aviation industry faces major barriers to decarbonization, including range and capacity...

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Neste, BP to provide DHL Express 211M gallons sustainable aviation fuel

DHL Express will source 800 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste and BP.

DHL Express announced on Monday that it has entered into agreements with BP and Neste to make its air cargo operations more sustainable. BP and Neste have committed to provide DHL Express more than 211 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the next five years.

DHL called them “two of the largest ever” SAF deals.

DHL predicts that the agreements will save about 2 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the aviation fuel life cycle. That is the greenhouse gas equivalent of the...

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DHL signs 3-year deal for 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel

DHL purchased 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel.

DHL Global Forwarding, an air and ocean freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, on Tuesday signed a three-year agreement with Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) for the purchase of 33 million liters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

DHL called the deal one of the “most significant” purchases of SAF in freight forwarding. This purchase of SAF from AFKLMP is part of DHL’s sustainability goals, which aim to reduce all logistics-related emissions to zero by 2050 by investing $8.25...

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Shell shifts sustainable fuels focus to aviation sector

Shell aims to produce 2 million tons of sustainable aviation fuel annually by 2025.

Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) is building on its sustainable transition goals with an ambition to produce 2 million metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year by 2025.

“Currently, sustainable aviation fuel accounts for less than 0.1% of the world’s use of aviation fuel. We want to help our customers use more SAF,” Anna Mascolo, president of aviation at Shell, said in a release Monday.

As the mode of transport that emits the most greenhouse gases per ton mile, aviation is an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shell-shifts-sustainable-fuels-focus-to-aviation-sector

Biden target: Produce 3B gallons of sustainable aviation fuel by 2030

The Biden administration set a goal to reach 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel production by 2030.

The Biden administration on Thursday announced an interim goal to produce 3 billion gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year by 2030 on the way to net-zero emissions by mid-century.

Commercial domestic and international flights in the U.S. are responsible for 11% of the country’s transportation-related emissions, according to the Biden administration fact sheet.

“Without increased action, aviation’s share of emissions is likely to increase as more people and goods fly. That is why...

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Lufthansa Cargo’s carbon-neutral flights take off

Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker launched a carbon-neutral flight route.

Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker recently launched what the companies described as “the first regular carbon-neutral cargo flight connection in history,” from Frankfurt, Germany, to Shanghai.

The first of the weekly flights took place on April 1 with the takeoff of a Boeing 777F.

“As of now, carbon neutral supply chains are also feasible with air freight,” Jochen Thewes, CEO of DB Schenker, said in a press release. “Our weekly flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai are the kick-off of a new era.”

Th...

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Deutsche Post DHL Group dedicating $8.25B to green tech

Deutsche Post DHL Group released a sustainability road map with several ESG goals.

Deutsche Post DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) is investing a whopping 7 billion euros ($8.25 billion) in green technologies between now and 2030 to fight climate change. As part of its sustainability road map released last week, the company also made a commitment to donate 1% of net profits to social impact projects and programs.

“We have a responsibility, being the 11th-largest private employer in the world,” to lead the way and take action on climate change, Scott Sureddin, CEO at DHL Supply Chain...

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5 air cargo sustainability trends for 2021

Air cargo makes sustainable progress going into 2021.

Nothing expresses the importance of air cargo quite like the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) “Ode to Air Freight.” An estimated 7.4 billion parcels are flown each year, and approximately 2.5 million lives are saved every year thanks to vaccines shipped via air, according to the IATA.

Air transport is responsible for 2% of global carbon emissions. As government regulations evolve and public support to fight climate change increases, aviation companies are looking for new...

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