Airbus Alternative Fuels Targeting carbon-neutral Aircraft operations Presented by Yohan Allouche Airbus R&T
Agenda Background What Airbus is doing? Role and Strategy Value Chain projects Commercial Flight support European initiative : BioFuels FlightPath Next steps
Industry Commitments ATAG Source Targets 1. Improve fleet fuel efficiency by 1.5% annually from 2009 to 2020 2.Cap net CO2 emissions through carbon-neutral growth 3.Reduce net CO2 emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2050 Aviation CO2 emissions roadmap The four pillars» Technology (incl. biofuels)» Operations» Infrastructure» Economic measures
September 2011 Background 4000 mt liquid fuel used annually globally (all transportation modes not just aviation) Traffic growth of 4% between 2001 and 2008 Aviation Fuel predictions 200 mt of fuel in 2010 450 550 mt predicted to be required by 2035 CO2 predictions 632 mt in 2010 1422 to 1738 mt predicted in 2035
Category Airbus Alternative Fuels Aviation Alternative Fuels Technological & safety challenges 09/10/2012 NOTE: = Not Approved = Approved by: ASTM D1655 & or DEF STAN 91-91? = Under evaluation Cryogenic Alcohols Fuel Type Bio-Esters Non- Renewable (Fossil) Liquefied Natural Gas NOT drop-in Infrastructure, Airframe Conventional Straight-run and Hydroprocessed (SPK) crude oil etc FT-Jet A1 from Coal & Natural Gas (CTL, GTL) Renewable Hydrogen NOT drop-in Low energy per unit volume, Availability, Infrastructure, Airframe Ethanol NOT drop-in 35% lower energy content FAME NOT drop-in 10% lower energy content Freezes at -5C HEFA-Jet A1 from Biomass Drop-in FT-Jet A1 from Biomass (BTL) Drop-in Alcohol derived SPK from Biomass (Alcohol to Jet) Drop-in Page 5 SPK = Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene; FT = Fischer Tropsch; HEFA = Hydro-processed Esters & Fatty-Acids FAME = Fatty Acid Methyl Esters; CTL = Coal To Liquid ; GTL = Gas To Liquid ; BTL = Biomass To Liquid
What Airbus is doing? Role & Strategy European Commission: 2MT by 2020, Off take, Policy, Financing, 9 Refineries Demonstrations Value Chains Commercial Flights October 2009 Qatar Airways February 2008 Airbus A380 November 2010 TAM April 2011 InterJet Leading to Certification Leading to Production Leading to Green flights Airbus Drivers: Customers, CO2 Reduction, Commercialisation, Aviation Industry
Airbus Alternative Fuels projects
Sustainability: 3 axes: coordination, deployment, certification Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels Value Chain Sustainability Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) conducted by independent 3rd parties (Partnerships with Local Research Institutes and Universities) SUPERVISION LEADERSHIP COORDINATION SPONSORSHIP Projects benchmarked by RSB on RSB sustainability Principles & Criteria Airbus key objective is to ensure a well balanced equilibrium between Economic, Social and Environment pillars. Page 8
What Airbus is doing? Managing Value Chain Projects 1 Guarantee the sustainability of the solution 2 Set-up one Value Chain Project on each continent????? Prepare and push for commercialization of Bio-Jet Fuels
Airbus Alternative Fuels Projects Feedstock = Camelina 100 000 T of Alternative Fuels in 2015 2M T in 2020 (EU Flight Path) Feedstock = Camelina 2000Ha planted 6000Ha to be planted for 2013 harvest 2M T in 2020 (EU Flight Path) Feedstock = Micro-algae Feedstock = Jatropha 4000Ha in 2013 for 80000T of Oil 25% of TAM annual Fuel Consumption Feedstock = Mallee (eucalyptus)
Sustainable best practices for a Perfect Flight... Combining all best practices into the same flight... Can be achieved today but needs effective allocation of resources, policies, incentives etc to deploy across the world s fleet
Air Canada Perfect Flight Air Canada Airbus Perfect Flight 18 th of June Commercial Flight Toronto Mexico City Airbus A319 Flight AC991 Flight duration 4h45 Optimized ATM & Operations Use of Alternative Fuels - Used Cooking Oil (50%) Weight reduction approx. 500kg More than 40% of CO2 emissions reduction compared to a normal Flight.
Air France Perfect Flight AIR France Total Green Flight October 13th 2011 Commercial flight on the Toulouse-Paris shuttle A321, all engines blend 50% Alternative Fuels - A/C fuelling by AIRBUS in Toulouse 50% blend of HEFA kerosene supplied by SkyNRG in all engines Cooking Oil feedstock «Total Green» Flight 1. Fuel 50% blend with Alternative Fuels 2. Optimized navigation procedures for consumption reduction 3. A/C weight reduction 44g CO2/Km per passenger
European Biofuel Flightpath Objectives & Roadmap 2 MTons of Aviation Alternative Fuels in 2020 = 4% of EU Annual Fuel Consumption Cross Industry, government collaboration & consensus By 2015 Set-up financial mechanisms Secure sustainable feedstock production to feed 3 refineries Build-up 3 new refineries and launch Alternative Fuels production Manage communication strategy< Objective 3 Refineries Cost 1.300 M By 2018 Regular commercial flights using bio-jet fuel blends Build-up 4 additional refineries Build-up 2 additional refineries producing algae & microbial oil based aviation Alternative Fuelss Objective 6 Refineries Cost 1.700 M By 2020 Full deployment of at least 2 million tons of Alternative Fuels per annum for EU aviation 9 Refineries 3.000 M total Cost R&T Roadmap alignment started through EADS IW (TRL) 10 Completed Templates Workshop December 2011 (Brussels) European CAA for Alternative fuel Workshop January 2012 (Brussels) Financial instruments (Member States) Page 14
September 2011 Challenges ahead. Sustainability is key Common sustainability standards Robust LCA and application More Research needed Innovative pathways and feedstock will be crucial to meet longterm targets Government engagement Through effective policy and incentives Commercialization Deliver value chain projects Facilitate timely, cost-effective supply Investment Innovative financing Growing local economies in various world locations Joint ventures Page 15
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