Episode 5: Hold tight, Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is taking off
Podcast contents: Going forward in decarbonization has put the aviation industry under increasing pressure. Despite currently only accounting for 2% of global total emissions, it is considered one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize. SAF or sustainable aviation fuel is forseen as a feasible solution for green flying. In this episode, we introduce SAF, its bottleneck in China alongside the "digouyou 地沟油" problem and CORSIA.
Enjoy this episode! (recorded in October, 2023)
Highlight from this Episode:
- 0:49 Decarbonization in aviation industry and what role does SAF play?
- 2:48 Why is SAF considered sustainable fuel
- 3:33 Advantage of SAF over hydrogen and electric jet
- 4:56 Production/consumption scale and major players of SAF in China now
- 7:44 Major bottlenecks of SAF in China
-10:21 Future prospects of SAF (CORSIA)
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