Human waste could soon be used to fuel air travel
- Anglian Water will provide biosolids to Firefly for a sustainable aviation fuel facility pilot.
- Sustainable aviation fuel, Saf, contains 70% less carbon than regular jet fuel.
- Saf can be blended with kerosene up to 50% without aircraft engine modifications.
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UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel
Low-cost airline Wizz Air puts in 525,000-tonne order for product of Firefly’s proposed refinery in EssexAircraft could one day take off on fuel made from human waste under plans revealed by Wizz Air and the British sustainable aviation company Firefly to build a commercial refinery in Essex.Firefly, based in Bristol, said it had developed a process to convert treated sewage into sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. Continue reading...
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