Ngonyaka ozayo, izinkampani zezindiza ezisebenza e-Heathrow kulindeleke ukuthi zikhulise kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwazo kwe-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) ngenxa yokwelulwa kwaso iminyaka emithathu kohlelo lwaso lokunciphisa ikhabhoni. Ngo-2024, isamba esikhulu sika-£71m sizokwabelwa izinkampani zezindiza njengesisusa, ngenhloso yokufeza umgomo wokusetshenziswa kwe-SAF okungafika ku-2.5% kuwo wonke uphethiloli wendiza osetshenzisiwe. Intl. Uma kuphumelele, lokhu kungaba amathani acishe abe ngu-155,000 kaphethiloli wendiza eshintshwa kufakwe i-SAF.
Ngokunciphisa umehluko wamanani phakathi kukaphalafini kanye ne-Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), lolu hlelo luhlose ukugqugquzela izinkampani zezindiza ukuthi zamukele i-SAF, ngaleyo ndlela ikwenze kube inketho esebenzayo yendiza yezentengiselwano. Lolu hlelo luzibekele umgomo wokunciphisa kuze kufike kumathani angama-341,755 okukhishwa kwekhabhoni elingana nekhabhoni evela ezindizeni ngo-2024, kucatshangwa ukuthi ukwehla ngo-70% kwesisi esingcolisa umoya. Lokhu kwehliswa kulingana nohambo lokuya nokubuya olungaphezulu kuka-568,000 kubagibeli abahamba phakathi kwe-Heathrow ne- I-New York.
Ngonyaka wezi-2030, i-Heathrow isizibekele umgomo wokuzuza ukusetshenziswa kwe-SAF ngamaphesenti angu-11, kancane kancane inyuse inkuthazo unyaka nonyaka. Isikhumulo sezindiza sibheka ukudidiyelwa kwe-SAF ekunikezeni uphethiloli njengesinyathelo esibalulekile ekwehliseni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni, njengoba sizamela ukuthi sifinyelele ku-zero ku-net ngo-2050.
Ngokusebenzisa imfuyo enjengamafutha okupheka asetshenzisiwe kanye nezinhlobo ezahlukene zemfucuza, i-SAF iveza enye indlela evumelana nemvelo kunophalafini wendabuko osekelwe kumafutha ensalela phansi. Lobu buchwepheshe obusha sebuvele bunikeze amandla izindiza eziningi, okuholela ekongeni okubalulekile kwekhabhoni okungafika ku-70% kuwo wonke umjikelezo wokuphila. Ngokuphawulekayo, i-SAF ingahlanganiswa kalula ezindizeni ezikhona, ngisho nenhlanganisela efika ku-50% futhi okungenzeka ibe ngu-100% esikhathini esizayo, ngaphandle kokudinga ukuguqulwa kwengqalasizinda noma izinjini zezindiza. Ukuboniswa okugqamile kwamakhono ayo kuzokwenzeka ngoNovemba 28, ngendiza ye-Virgin Atlantic's 100% SAF isuka e-Heathrow iya eNew York JFK, okuzosebenza njengombukiso womhlaba wonke wale fuel yendiza esimeme.
Ukwehluleka kweShansela ukuthola ithuba elihle lokutshala imali embonini ye-SAF yase-UK ngesikhathi seSitatimende Sekwindla kuholele kulesi simemezelo. Izinzuzo ezingaba khona zokudala indawo yenqubomgomo ekhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kwe-SAF yase-UK ihlanganisa ukudalwa kwezinkulungwane zemisebenzi, izigidigidi zamaphawundi ezingezwe emnothweni, kanye nokuphepha kukaphethiloli okuthuthukisiwe e-UK. Kodwa-ke, amanani alinganiselwe wokukhiqiza kanye nezindleko eziphakeme njengamanje zithikameza ukusetshenziswa okubanzi kwe-SAF, kulapho uhlelo lwe-Heathrow lwe-incentive ludlala khona indima ebalulekile ekuvaleni leli gebe.
Abenzi benqubomgomo badinga ukuthatha isinyathelo ngokushesha ekuthuthukiseni umthetho osekela i-UK emqhudelwaneni wamafutha wezindiza oqhubekayo (i-SAF), naphezu kwezibopho zikahulumeni ezamukelekayo zokubonisana ngendlela yokuqinisekisa imali ye-SAF. I-UK isalela emuva ngenkathi i-US ne-EU benza inqubekelaphambili ebonakalayo, iheha izigidigidi zokutshalwa kwezimali kuphethiloli ovumela imvelo ngokusebenzisa izikhuthazo zikahulumeni kanye nemiyalelo.
Ongqongqoshe kumele bathathe isinyathelo ngokushesha ukuze bavikele ikusasa lemboni yezindiza ebusa umhlaba wonke yaseBrithani ezweni elingenayo i-carbon.
Umqondisi we-Heathrow we-Carbon, u-Matt Gorman uthe: “I-Sustainable Aviation Fuels iyiqiniso eliqinisekisiwe - kakade isinikeze amakhulu ezinkulungwane zezindiza amandla futhi sizobonisa maduze ukuthi singandiza ngaphandle kwe-fuel Atlantic. Uhlelo lwe-Heathrow lokuqala lokukhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kwe-SAF esikhumulweni sezindiza eminyakeni yamuva nje. Manje, uHulumeni udinga ukusebenzisa lesi sidingo esinamandla futhi ashaye umthetho mayelana nendlela yokuqinisekisa imali engenayo ukuze imboni ye-SAF ekhule ekhaya, ngaphambi kokuba kuphuze kakhulu ukuthi i-UK ihlomule ngemisebenzi, ukukhula kanye nokuvikeleka kwamandla okuzolethwa lokhu. "
