Inkampani ehamba phambili yobuchwepheshe bamafutha aqhubekayo, i-Airbus kanye neLanzaJet, namuhla bamemezele ukuthi sebengene esivumelwaneni sokusebenzisana (MOU) ukuze kubhekwane nezidingo zomkhakha wezokundiza ngokukhiqiza uphethiloli oqhubekayo wezindiza (SAF).
I-MOU isungula ubudlelwano phakathi kwe-Airbus ne-LanzaJet ukuze kuthuthukiswe izinsiza ze-SAF ezizosebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-LanzaJet obuhamba phambili, obufakazelwe, nobuphathelene nobunikazi be-Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ). Lesi sivumelwano sihlose futhi ukusheshisa ukunikezwa kwesitifiketi kanye nokwamukelwa kwe-100% ye-SAF ezovumela izindiza ezikhona ukuthi zindize zingenawo uphethiloli. Imboni yezindiza ibhekele cishe u-2-3% wokukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide emhlabeni wonke, futhi i-SAF ikhonjwe yizinkampani zezindiza, ohulumeni, nabaholi bamandla, njengenye yezixazululo ezisheshayo zokuqeda umoya wezindiza, kanye nokuvuselelwa kwezindiza zakamuva. indiza yokukhiqiza kanye nokusebenza okungcono.
“I-SAF iyisixazululo sesikhathi esiseduze esingcono kakhulu sokunciphisa ukungcola kwezindiza futhi lokhu kubambisana phakathi kwe-LanzaJet ne-Airbus kuyisinyathelo esibalulekile ekulweni nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu nokwenza kube lula ukushintsha kwamandla emhlabeni,” kusho uJimmy Samartzis, oyi-CEO yeLanzaJet. "Sibheke ngabomvu ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi wethu ne-Airbus futhi sikhulise umthelela wethu ohlanganyelwe emhlabeni jikelele."
Ubuchwepheshe be-ATJ bobunikazi be-LanzaJet busebenzisa i-ethanol enekhabhoni ephansi ukuze bakhe i-SAF enciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-70% uma kuqhathaniswa nezibaseli ezimbiwa phansi futhi ingaqhubeka nokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngochungechunge lobuchwepheshe bokunciphisa ikhabhoni. I-SAF ekhiqizwe ngobuchwepheshe be-ATJ be-LanzaJet inguphethiloli ogunyaziwe ohambisana nendiza ekhona nengqalasizinda.
“Siyajabula ukukhulisa ubudlelwano bethu neLanzaJet, inkampani ehamba phambili ohlelweni lokukhiqiza lwe-SAF. Kwa-Airbus sizibophezele ekusekeleni i-SAF njengesivikelo esikhulu ekwehlisweni kokukhishwa kwe-CO2 emgwaqeni we-decarbonisation,” kusho uJulie Kitcher, i-EVP, Indaba Yebhizinisi kanye Nokusimama kwa-Airbus. “Nge-LanzaJet njengozakwethu othembekile, singakwazi ukusekela ukusheshiswa kwendlela yokukhiqiza ye-Alcohol-to-Jet SAF nangesilinganiso. Lokhu kubambisana kuzophinde kuhlole intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe ukuze indiza ye-Airbus ikwazi ukundiza ifike ku-100% SAF ngaphambi kokuphela kweshumi leminyaka.”
I-ecosystem yonke idlala indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukwanda kokutholwa kwe-SAF. Ngaphandle kokusebenza ezintweni zobuchwepheshe kanye namaphrojekthi aphathekayo e-SAF, i-LanzaJet ne-Airbus izophenya ngamathuba ebhizinisi emhlabeni wonke nezinkampani zezindiza nabanye ababambiqhaza.
