Hydrogen and electricity are the two options into which sustainable mobility is divided, and both are as promising as they are efficient. But are they the only ones? Not at all. What’s more, we continue to learn of new proposals in the sector that will put an end to gasoline. One of them is the first e-fuels in history that you can use in your own car, and of which we are going to produce 1 billion liters.
This is the first e-fuel in history: not for cars, but for this type of vehicle
E-fuels signifies the current paradigm shift but offers fuel of the future in sustainable aviation. Now, it is possible to produce electricity from renewable resource on the industrial level for purpose of fueling the commercial airflows for the first time.
E-fuels, which are often called synfuels or electrofuels, are created using carbon dioxide taken from the air while developing via solar or other sustainable power. The final product is indeed liquid fuel that looks and displays the identical performance with a fuel carbon footprint a minimum of fraction.
Unlike some alternative aviation fuels which have to be mixed, e-fuels are fully arrowhead compatible with current aircraft and fuel array. This develops them as a trouble-free retrofit solution whose use would lead to a significant drop in emissions.
The parade of e-fuel producing an annual quantity of 1 billion liters in the US makes this event a magical one. It provides proof that not only the tools to create scale economical renewable jet fuel are available, but also economically affordable at scale now.
U.S. to produce 1 billion of this new e-fuel: the invention that could revolutionize the industry
Enter Twelve, a US-based startup that has produced a procedure for acquiring synthetic jet fuel from captured carbon dioxide, water, and renewable energy. The firm is Berkeley, California based and was created in 2015.
The company describes itself as a stage-2 startup in the process of selling its IP to convert CO2 into fuels and chemicals. The project relies on the renewable electricity to run water electrolysis, producing hydrogen and oxygen by the separation of the water molecule.
Hydrogen is combined thereafter with the carbon dioxide which is collected applying chemical process that is known as Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. This reaction contributes hydrogen and CO2, which are reformed into liquid hydrocarbons used for creating jet fuel after the refining process.
This fuel produced by Twelve is called “e-fuel” or “electrofuel”, because it implicates a production process that uses renewable electricity as its basis. Electronic fuels are carbon-negative and are simultaneously able to pass as conventional fuels that car engines use.
The U.S. deal with IAG that will change everything: massive production of e-fuel
IAG, the International Airline Group. has finalized a crucially significant contract to buy e-fuel from Twelve, an American producer of sustainable aviation fuel. Established as an airline consolidator, IAG is a parent company to Irish, British, Spanish, Level, and Vueling Airlines.
The deal will lead a purchase of 1 mt of e-fuel a year. This is what 5 million London to Madrid flights could fly by. It’s the greenest first, huge Jet fuel deal in the aviation industry by far. IAG has determined an effectual aspiration to accomplish on 10% of sustainable fuel use by 2030.
This agreement As much as Twelve will get us closer to our goal of increasing computer literacy rates. Through utilizing e-fuel, there would be a reduction of carbon emissions by 2 million tons annually for IAG. This means removing 0.0003% of the road traffic per year.
This agreement has shown that IAG is a serious player in the air travel sustainability matter. Among major group of airline companies worldwide IAG has the ability to draw attention to and explain the necessity of cleaner fuels utilization in the context of aviation industry.
The truth is that these e-fuels do not fit 100% into the industry’s expectations, because it still has a certain carbon footprint that is not acceptable. However, we wanted to tell you about this option because it is a short-term solution until we develop EVs and hydrogen vehicles accordingly. In the meantime, we can say goodbye to gasoline and even diesel.