Amalungu e-oneworld Alliance ahlela ukuthenga amalitha afinyelela ezigidini ezingama-200 kaphethiloli wendiza ngonyaka ngonyaka kumkhiqizi wamafutha avuselelekayo aseColorado, iGevo, esibophezelweni sesibili esinjalo esihlanganyelwe yinhlangano yezindiza emhlabeni wonke ezinyangeni ezine. Ukulethwa kukaphethiloli kuzoqala kusukela ngo-2027, iminyaka emihlanu.
I-oneworld iwumfelandawonye wokuqala wenkampani yezindiza emhlabeni wonke ukuzibophezela ngokubambisana ekuthengeni uphethiloli wendiza esimeme, futhi ukuzinikela okusha okwesibili kwalolu hlobo. NgoNovemba 2021, oneworld umemezele ukuzibophezela okuhlanganyelwe kokuthenga amalitha angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-350 kaphethiloli wendiza osimeme ohlanganisiwe kwa-Aemetis ukuze usebenze eSan Francisco futhi uFinnair uphakathi kwamalungu kulesi sibopho.
Finnair uzibekele umgomo wesikhathi eside wokundiza i-carbon neutral ngo-2045 futhi i-SAF iyingxenye ebalulekile yamathuluzi okufinyelela kulokhu okuhlosiwe. NgoMashi 2022, uFinnair wamema amakhasimende akhe ukuthi anciphise ukukhishwa kwezindiza zawo ngesevisi ehlanganisa iSustainable Aviation Fuel kanye namaphrojekthi athembekile wesimo sezulu. I-Finnair ihambise izindiza ngazinye ezinenhlanganisela ye-SAF kusukela ngo-2011 futhi ihlose ukwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-SAF emisebenzini yayo yendiza.
“Intengo ephezulu kanye nokutholakala okulinganiselwe kwamafutha ezindiza esimeme kusenezinselelo zokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwawo kwezentengiselwano zezindiza, futhi ngaleyo ndlela ukuvuselela isidingo nokutholakala kubalulekile ukwehlisa intengo ye-SAF kanye nokwenyusa ukutholakala kwayo - kugcizelela ukubaluleka kwezibopho ezihlangene ezifana eyezinkampani zezindiza ezingamalungu e-oneworld,” kusho u-Eveliina Huurre, i-SVP Sustainability at Finnair.
Uphethiloli wendiza oqhubekayo weGevo ukhiqizwa kusetshenziswa imikhiqizo yombila engadliwayo ecutshungulwa ukuze kwakhiwe i-ethanol eguqulwa ibe isibaseli esimeme sendiza. Uphethiloli oqhubekayo wendiza kulindeleke ukuthi ukhiqizwe ezikhungweni ezintathu ezisathuthukiswa eMidwest yase-United States.
UFinnair useke wasebenzisana ne-Neste e-Finland ukuze akhulise ukusebenzisa i-SAF futhi ngaleyo ndlela anciphise ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni endizeni.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Intengo ephezulu kanye nokutholakala okulinganiselwe kwamafutha ezindiza esimeme kusenezinselelo zokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwawo kwezentengiselwano zezindiza, futhi ngaleyo ndlela ukuvuselela isidingo nokutholakala kubalulekile ukwehlisa intengo ye-SAF kanye nokwenyusa ukutholakala kwayo - kugcizelela ukubaluleka kwezibopho ezihlangene ezifana eyezinkampani zezindiza ezingamalungu e-oneworld,” kusho u-Eveliina Huurre, i-SVP Sustainability at Finnair.
- In November 2021, oneworld announced a joint commitment to purchase more than 350 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel from Aemetis for operations at San Francisco and Finnair was among the members in this commitment.
- Members of the oneworld Alliance plan to purchase up to 200 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel per year from Colorado-based renewable fuels producer Gevo, in the second such joint commitment by the global airline alliance in four months.