Tata Group airlines which include Air India, Vistara and Air Asia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – Indian Institute of Petroleum to collaborate and work together on the research, development and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs).
Notably, Tata Group recently outlined a transformative vision on sustainability which envisages the Group becoming net zero by 2045.
As per an official statement, the focus of the MoU is the exploration of Single Reactor HEFA Technology for Drop-in liquid Sustainable Aviation and Automotive Fuel.
The MoU also outlined the intent of the signatories to work together in a variety of other areas related to sustainable aviation. SAF, made from sustainable resources, such as forestry and agricultural waste and used cooking oil, can be blended with fossil jet fuel to reduce emissions. Since it is a ‘drop-in’ fuel, it can be added with no changes or minimal changes to the aircraft.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from their operations by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement's objectives to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
According to IATA, the aviation industry’s net-zero carbon emissions target is focused on delivering a maximum reduction in emissions at source, with the adoption of SAF contributing around 65% of the reduction in emissions, in addition to innovative new propulsion technologies and other efficiency improvements.
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