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The First Net Zero Transatlantic Flight: Fly Around Earth on Used Cooking Oil
scienceandstuff.com ^ | DECEMBER 20, 2022 | BY JOSEPH MUNA

Posted on 12/20/2022 12:06:09 PM PST by Red Badger

Virgin Atlantic just announced that it’ll operate a net zero carbon transatlantic flight in 2023. The flight will use 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part of the airline’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change.

The science and other stuff to know

Virgin Atlantic has secured £1 million of Government funding to fly a Boeing 787 jet from London Heathrow to New York JFK in 2023 using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) instead of kerosene. The airline will partner with Imperial College London researchers, Rolls-Royce, Boeing, and researchers from the University of Sheffield in the project.

Boeing 787 flight is expected to be fuelled by 100 percent SAF made primarily from waste oils and fats, such as used cooking oil.

“The research and results will be a huge step in fast-tracking SAF use across the aviation industry and support the investment, collaboration, and urgency needed to produce SAF at scale. Our collective ambition of Net Zero by 2050 depends on it,” Virgin Atlantic CEO Shari Weiss said in a statement.

So what?

By entirely replacing kerosene, SAF could slash carbon emissions by more than 70 percent compared to conventional fossil jet fuel, according to International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Using 100 percent SAF on the flight, combined with carbon removal through biochar credits, a material that traps and stores carbon taken from the atmosphere, will make the flight net zero.

While SAF is more expensive to produce than fossil jet fuel, it’s hoped that the London to New York Virgin Atlantic flight will demonstrate the viability of 100 percent SAF flights. It’ll also demonstrate the potential of decarbonized long-haul flights and bring us a step closer to net-zero aviation.

The Boeing 787 is likely to take place toward the end of 2023 with no fare-paying passengers on board.

What’s next?

Virgin Atlantic aims to become the world’s first net-zero carbon airline by offsetting all its carbon emissions by 2050. To achieve this goal, the airline plans to work with its suppliers and partners to reduce its carbon footprint and invest in renewable energy and carbon capture technologies.


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1 posted on 12/20/2022 12:06:10 PM PST by Red Badger
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To: 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; A.A. Cunningham; ...

AVIATION PING!....................


2 posted on 12/20/2022 12:07:08 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

How is anything that uses any resources technically Net Zero when it comes to carbon?


3 posted on 12/20/2022 12:08:23 PM PST by mikesmad
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To: mikesmad

It isn’t.

It’s a scam.

Everything in nature is ‘net-zero’.

Nothing gets wasted...................


4 posted on 12/20/2022 12:09:51 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Yum! Chemtrails that smell like French Fries!


5 posted on 12/20/2022 12:09:54 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Red Badger

The stupid burns.

This is the same as saying, “I spent 10,000 dollars on this credit card but it didn’t cost anything because I transferred it to another credit card before the balance was due.”

We are ruled by complete idiots. Genuinely stupid ignorant idiots.


6 posted on 12/20/2022 12:13:24 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: mikesmad

Vegetable oil needs petroleum based fertilizer for a decent sized harvest.


7 posted on 12/20/2022 12:13:49 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: Red Badger

And your flight will smell like french fries!


8 posted on 12/20/2022 12:15:14 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare its ? And the ambassador to Ukraineelf)
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To: Organic Panic

At least the carbon credits will make Al Gore richer.


9 posted on 12/20/2022 12:15:54 PM PST by GaryCrow
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To: Organic Panic

Agree!


10 posted on 12/20/2022 12:16:02 PM PST by Reily
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To: Red Badger
100% SAF…

What did they add to this cooking oil to keep if from gelling/solidifying in -40F and how much in percentage?

11 posted on 12/20/2022 12:18:40 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Red Badger

carbonphobes


12 posted on 12/20/2022 12:20:13 PM PST by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Red Badger
Astonishing, the vast amounts of money, manufacturing, talent, and brainpower expended to "solve" imaginary problems.

While real problems, such as the migrant invasions, are ignored.

13 posted on 12/20/2022 12:21:48 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: Red Badger

Why would burning cooking oil produce any less carbon than burning diesel fuel?


14 posted on 12/20/2022 12:25:17 PM PST by farmguy
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To: farmguy

It just feels better.


15 posted on 12/20/2022 12:26:34 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The road to tyranny is paved with compliance )
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To: Red Badger

Unicorn farts == jet propulsion.


16 posted on 12/20/2022 12:29:26 PM PST by fretzer
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To: farmguy

The theory is that since the oil’s carbon came from plants, the carbon was already in the atmosphere and is returning to be used by plants again, so the net increase is zero...............


17 posted on 12/20/2022 12:30:09 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

There’s something wrong with these people, how many planes need to crash and how many people need to die until they get it right?


18 posted on 12/20/2022 12:31:37 PM PST by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Red Badger

French fried contrails however.


19 posted on 12/20/2022 12:35:48 PM PST by blackdog (The head, hands, and heart, serve even further than the purse. )
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To: Red Badger
Boeing 787 flight is expected to be fuelled by 100 percent SAF made primarily from waste oils and fats, such as used cooking oil.

I will guess it took 150 units of fossil fuel energy to produce 100 units of waste-food oil, when calculated from beginning to end.

Ie) a waste of energy and terrible investment.

20 posted on 12/20/2022 12:42:57 PM PST by PGR88
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