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Ryanair & Trinity College Dublin launch SAF Centre
Trinity College Dublin in partnership with Ryanair, EU’s greenest airline, on Thursday, April 29th, announced the launch of the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Research Centre.
This landmark initiative – the first of its kind in Ireland – has been made possible by a €1.5m donation which Trinity will use to seed a multi-disciplinary research team to engage in best-in-class research around Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Zero Carbon Aircraft Propulsion Systems and Noise Mapping.
This new knowledge will inform the policies of both EU and international governments on making aviation environmentally and economically sustainable, as well as harness future investments by the aviation industry towards sustainability. The project, which will employ six people, is due to commence in Summer 2021.
Updated / Thursday, 29 Apr 2021
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Critics say the low-cost business model encourages people to fly more frequently and drives growth in the total number of people flying
Ryanair plans to power 12.5% of its flights with sustainable aviation fuels by 2030, the airline has said, as it announced a €1.5m donation to Trinity College Dublin to launch a sustainable aviation research centre.
The commitment comes just days after the owner of rival Aer Lingus and British Airways committed to using the fuels to power 10% of its flights. As Europe s largest airline, we have a responsibility to minimise our impact on the environment, the airline s Director of Sustainability Thomas Fowler said as the airline committed to the target.