Boeing partners with Norsk e-Fuel to reduce aviation emissions

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Boeing announced on Tuesday that it has become a key project development partner of Norsk e-Fuel, supporting one of Europe's first industrial scale Power-to-Liquids (PtL) facilities.

Boeing's investment will accelerate the production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Nordics and globally. It is also intended to support the commercial aviation industry's and ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) member states' common goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the announcement said.

Norsk e-Fuel will produce jet fuel known as electro-SAF, or e-SAF. This fuel can reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of air travel by over 90 percent compared to conventional jet fuel.

"Our support of and collaboration with Norsk e-Fuel underscores the importance of using fossil-free energy to accelerate SAF production, which is key to reducing aviation's carbon emissions towards 2050," said Steve Gillard, Boeing's regional sustainability director for Europe, Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Central Asia.