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12th Dec 2020, 18:21
Apologies if this has been previously promulgated on PPRuNe.
No doubt timed to coincide with the virtual climate summit Ben Wallace retrospectively announced the change to the Defence Standard for Aviation Fuel. In an uncharitable moment I wondered if they had found a means to capitalize on the results of dining in nights:},
As the MoD story refers to RAF Jets does this mean it won't apply to F-35s being operated when 809 NAS and its sister squadron appear or alternatively flown by RN pilots - requiring a rapid fuel consituent pre-flight check :p.
Aircraft including F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters currently use conventional fuel, but could use up to 50 per cent sustainable sources in the future, after MOD’s changed aviation fuel standards came into effect in November 2020.
Known as ‘drop-ins,’ sustainable fuel sources include hydrogenated fats and oils, wood waste, alcohols, sugars, household waste, biomass and algae.
As aviation currently accounts for nearly two thirds of fuel used across defence, the new standards will lead to a significant reduction in emissions and improve defence’s carbon footprint.
It is estimated that by substituting 30 per cent of conventional fuel with an alternative source in a jet travelling 1,000 nautical miles could reduce CO2 emissions by 18 per cent.
As well as cutting emissions, using diverse and readily available materials such as household waste including packaging, grass cuttings and food scraps will prevent waste being sent to landfill.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sustainable-fuels-to-power-raf-jets
No doubt timed to coincide with the virtual climate summit Ben Wallace retrospectively announced the change to the Defence Standard for Aviation Fuel. In an uncharitable moment I wondered if they had found a means to capitalize on the results of dining in nights:},
As the MoD story refers to RAF Jets does this mean it won't apply to F-35s being operated when 809 NAS and its sister squadron appear or alternatively flown by RN pilots - requiring a rapid fuel consituent pre-flight check :p.
Aircraft including F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters currently use conventional fuel, but could use up to 50 per cent sustainable sources in the future, after MOD’s changed aviation fuel standards came into effect in November 2020.
Known as ‘drop-ins,’ sustainable fuel sources include hydrogenated fats and oils, wood waste, alcohols, sugars, household waste, biomass and algae.
As aviation currently accounts for nearly two thirds of fuel used across defence, the new standards will lead to a significant reduction in emissions and improve defence’s carbon footprint.
It is estimated that by substituting 30 per cent of conventional fuel with an alternative source in a jet travelling 1,000 nautical miles could reduce CO2 emissions by 18 per cent.
As well as cutting emissions, using diverse and readily available materials such as household waste including packaging, grass cuttings and food scraps will prevent waste being sent to landfill.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sustainable-fuels-to-power-raf-jets