Sustainable Aviation Fuel

About Sustainable Aviation Fuel: 

• It is also known as bio-jet fuel.
• It is made from renewable biomass and waste resources have the potential to deliver the performance of petroleum-based jet fuel. 
• Itis a liquid fuel currently used in commercial aviation which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 80%.
• Production: It can be produced from a number of sources (feedstock) including waste oil and fats, green and municipal waste and non-food crops.
• It can also be produced synthetically via a process that captures carbon directly from the air.
• Significance:
  • Its carbon footprint is significantly lower than aviation turbine fuel (ATF).
  • It is ‘sustainable’ because the raw feedstock does not compete with food crops or water supplies, or is responsible for forest degradation. 
  • It remains the major mature and viable pathway to decarbonise the aviation sector. At the same time, SAF only accounts for 0.3% of the current fuel use for aviation.

Q1: What Is Biofuel?

It is a type of fuel that is generated naturally or artificially from the biomass of plant or algae material, and animal wastes. It is considered a renewable energy source because the feedstock material can be replenished easily.

Source: Joint Statement on meeting between Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India and Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil on Cooperation between India and Brazil in the Energy Sector