- Ukusebenzisana neVitol Aviation neNeste, iHeathrow ibe yisikhumulo sezindiza sokuqala esikhulu e-UK ukuhlanganisa ngempumelelo uphethiloli wezindiza osimeme (SAF) ekusabalalisweni kwawo kukaphethiloli
- Ngaphambi kwengqungquthela ye-G7, uphethiloli uzohlanganiswa nendawo enkulu yokuhlinzekwa ngophethiloli esikhumulweni sezindiza sase-UK kusuka mhla zi-3 kuNhlangulana
- Ukunikezwa, okulingana nophethiloli odingekayo ukuphehla ugesi phakathi kwezindiza ezihamba ngamafushane ezi-5-10, kuhlose ukusebenza njengobufakazi bomqondo ukuze kusetshenziswe kakhulu i-SAF ukuya phambili
Intl ufake ngempumelelo uphethiloli wezindiza osimeme (SAF) ekusebenzeni kwawo, ngaphambi kweNgqungquthela ye-G7. Ukusebenza eceleni kweVitol Aviation kanye neNeste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel ™, uphethiloli uzofakwa kunikezelo kaphethiloli omkhulu esikhumulweni sezindiza namuhla, futhi uhlanganiswe ukuze usebenzise izindiza ezisebenza eHeathrow ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo. Ngenkathi ukunikezwa kukaphethiloli kungaba kuncane uma kuqhathaniswa - okulingana nokuphehla izindiza ezimfushane ezihamba ngo-5-10 - lokhu kuthunyelwa kwezentengiselwano kuzosungula ubufakazi bomqondo esikhumulweni sezindiza esikhulu sase-UK. Ukufeza le ngqophamlando kuyisinyathelo sokuqala esibaluleke kakhulu ekukhombiseni kuHulumeni ukuthi ubuchwepheshe buzosebenza ekwehliseni ikhabhoni kusuka ezindizeni inqobo nje uma kuzotholakala uhlaka lwenqubomgomo efanele yokugqugquzela ukuthatha isilinganiso.
Ubungcweti beVitol Aviation ekuphathweni ngongoti kaphethiloli wejet kuzohlanganiswa namakhono wokukhiqiza weSAF ahola phambili emakethe. INeste MY SAF ikhiqizwa nge-100% kusuka kudoti ovuselelekayo futhi osimeme nezinto zokusetshenziswa ezinjengamafutha okupheka asetshenzisiwe kanye nemfucumfucu yezinhlanzi yezilwane nenhlanzi. I-Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel isesimweni sayo esihle futhi ngaphezu komjikelezo wempilo, inciphisa kufika ku-80% wokukhishwa kwegesi ekhipha ukushisa uma kuqhathaniswa nokusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli wezindiza ezindala.
Ukwandisa ukusetshenziswa kwe-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) kuyithuluzi elibalulekile ekuhlukanisweni kwezindiza. Ngokubambisana nobunye ubuchwepheshe, inikeza indlela eya ekufinyeleleni nge-zero zero yezindiza ngokuhambisana neSivumelwano saseParis. Njengoba sisondela ku-COP26 eGlasgow manje yisikhathi sokuthi uHulumeni, abatshalizimali kanye nezimboni babambisane ekuqiniseni ukusetshenziswa kweSAF ukuqinisekisa umfutho wangempela kuleli shumi leminyaka.
Isimemezelo sanamuhla sibonisa isinyathelo esilandelayo eHuathrow nasecebeni lomkhakha wezindiza wase-UK lokushayela indiza ngokuphelele. Ukufeza ukukhuphuka okusheshayo kokukhiqizwa kwama-SAF, uHeathrow ufuna uHulumeni wase-UK ukuthi abeke igunya elikhulayo elidinga okungenani ukusetshenziswa kwe-10% yi-SAF yizindiza ngo-2030, zikhuphuke zibe okungenani ngama-50% ngonyaka ka-2050. Lokhu kufanele kube kanye nezikhuthazo zezentengiselwano izinkampani zezindiza ukugqugquzela ukufunwa nokukhuthaza utshalomali, nokusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-UK ihamba phambili ekukhiqizeni i-SAF.
IHeathrow ibivele ihlangana nabalingani bayo okubandakanya nezindiza ezindiza ngokuzibophezela kwiSAF ngakho-ke ihabhu lase-UK lingafinyelela inhloso yalo yokuba ngesinye sezikhumulo zezindiza ezisimeme kakhulu emhlabeni. Izindiza ezingama-58% zezindiza zaseHeathrow ezenziwa ukuhamba kwezindiza zizinikele ekusetshenzisweni yiSAF ngo-10 ngonyaka ka-2030. Ukuqagela okuhle kakhulu kweKomidi Lokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu ekusetshenzisweni kweSAF ngo-2030 kwakungu-7%, okukhombisa ukuthi izindiza zeHeathrow sezivele zingama-84% zisendleleni ebheke kulo mbukiso.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Working with Vitol Aviation and Neste, Heathrow has become the first UK major airport to successfully integrate sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) into its fuel distributionAhead of the G7 Summit, the fuel will be blended into the UK's hub airport's main fuel supply from 3 JuneThe supply, equivalent for fuel needed to power between 5-10 short haul flights, aims to serve as proof of concept to enable much greater use of SAF going forward.
- Achieving this milestone is a critical first step in demonstrating to Government that the technology will work in reducing carbon from aviation so long as the correct policy framework to incentivise take up at scale is achieved.
- Working alongside Vitol Aviation and Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™, the fuel will be incorporated into the airport’s main fuel supply today, and blended to use across flights operating at Heathrow over the next few days.
