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Share Companies across the aviation sector are working towards ambitious carbon emission reduction targets. 1 The sector is vital for international travel and trade but, to ensure it has a future in line with international climate goals, it must decarbonise. And today, there is currently no technological alternative to conventional kerosene other than sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). "There is no silver bullet to decarbonise aviation. We will need a range of measures to advance the sustainability of air travel," says Anna Mascolo, President, Global Aviation at Shell. 'Drop-in' solutions such ...

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Rolls-Royce Conducts Unblended SAF Tests On BizJet Engine Image: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce announced on Monday that it has conducted its first tests using 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine. For the tests, the company used its Pearl 700 engine, which was developed for the Gulfstream G700. Testing took place at Rolls-Royce’s facility in in Dahlewitz, Germany. “This test demonstrates once again that our current engines for large civil and business jet applications can operate with 100% SAF as a full ‘drop-in’ option, laying the groundwork for moving this ...

Rolls-Royce conducts first tests of 100% sustainable aviation fuel in Pearl 700 engine for use in business jets Rolls-Royce has conducted the first tests of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in a business jet engine. The tests on its latest business aviation engine in development, the Pearl 700, in Dahlewitz, Germany, came just weeks after unblended SAF was successfully used for the first time in engine ground tests on a Trent 1000 engine in Derby, UK. SAFs tested on the Pearl 700 The Trent 1000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine produced that is one of the engine options for the Boeing 787...

This latest test took place at Rolls-Royce Deutschland’s HQ in Dahlewitz on the southern outskirts of Berlin, and featured a Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 operating on a 100 per cent SAF. The fuel was produced by low-carbon specialist World Energy in Paramount, California, sourced by Shell Aviation and delivered by SkyNRG. According to Rolls-Royce, this unblended fuel has the potential to reduce net CO2 lifecycle emissions by over 75 per cent compared to conventional jet fuel, with the possibility of further reductions in the future. (Credit: RR) “Sustainable aviation fuels have the potential to ...