Airbus Alternative Fuels - AirTN – Air Transport Net · Airbus Alternative Fuels Targeting...
Transcript of Airbus Alternative Fuels - AirTN – Air Transport Net · Airbus Alternative Fuels Targeting...
Airbus Alternative Fuels
Targeting carbon-neutral Aircraft operations
October 9, 2012
Presented by
Yohan Allouche Airbus R&T
Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Background
What Airbus is doing?
Role and Strategy
Value Chain projects
Commercial Flight support
European initiative : BioFuels FlightPath
Next steps
Agenda
October 9, 2012 Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Industry Commitments – ATAG Source
•Targets
1. Improve fleet fuel efficiency by 1.5% annually from 2009 to 2020
2.Cap net CO2 emissions through carbon-neutral growth
3.Reduce net CO2 emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2050
•The four pillars
» Technology (incl. biofuels)
» Operations
» Infrastructure
» Economic measures
Aviation CO2 emissions roadmap
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
4000 mT liquid fuel used annually globally (all
transportation modes not just aviation)
Traffic growth of 4% between 2001 and 2008
Aviation
Fuel predictions
– 200 mT of fuel in 2010
– 450 – 550 mT predicted to be required by 2035
CO2 predictions
– 632 mT in 2010
– 1422 to 1738 mT predicted in 2035
Airbus Alternative Fuels
Background
September 2011
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Airbus Alternative Fuels
Aviation Alternative Fuels Technological & safety challenges
SPK = Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene; FT = Fischer Tropsch; HEFA = Hydro-processed Esters & Fatty-Acids
FAME = Fatty Acid Methyl Esters; CTL = Coal To Liquid ; GTL = Gas To Liquid ; BTL = Biomass To Liquid
Non-Renewable
(Fossil)
Renewable
Ca
teg
ory
NOTE:
= Not Approved
= Approved by:
ASTM D1655
& or DEF STAN 91-91
? = Under evaluation
Cryogenic
Liquefied Natural Gas
NOT drop-in
Infrastructure, Airframe
Hydrogen NOT
drop-in Low energy
per unit volume,
Availability, Infrastructure,
Airframe
Alcohols Bio-Esters
Ethanol NOT
drop-in
35% lower
energy content
FAME NOT
drop-in
10% lower
energy content Freezes at -5C
Fuel Type
HEFA-Jet A1
from Biomass
Drop-in
FT-Jet A1
from Biomass
(BTL)
Drop-in
Conventional Straight-run and Hydro-processed
(SPK) crude oil etc
FT-Jet A1 from Coal & Natural Gas (CTL, GTL)
Alcohol derived
SPK from Biomass (Alcohol to
Jet) Drop-in
Page 5
09/10/2012
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
What Airbus is doing? Role & Strategy
October 2009
Qatar Airways November 2010
TAM
February 2008
Airbus A380
April 2011
InterJet
Leading to
Certification
Leading to
Production
Leading to
Green flights
Airbus Drivers: Customers, CO2 Reduction, Commercialisation, Aviation Industry
European Commission: 2MT by 2020, Off take, Policy, Financing, 9 Refineries
Demonstrations Value Chains Commercial Flights
October 9, 2012 Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Airbus Alternative Fuels projects
October 9, 2012 Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
SUPERVISION
LEADERSHIP
COORDINATION
SPONSORSHIP
Projects benchmarked by
RSB on RSB sustainability
Principles & Criteria
Sustainability: 3 axes: coordination, deployment, certification
Value Chain Sustainability
Assessment and Life Cycle
Analysis (LCA) conducted by
independent 3rd parties
(Partnerships with Local
Research Institutes and
Universities)
October 9, 2012
Page 8
Airbus’ key objective is to ensure a well balanced equilibrium between Economic, Social and Environment pillars.
Sustainability Criteria for Biofuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
What Airbus is doing? Managing Value Chain Projects
October 9, 2012
?
?
? ?
?
Guarantee the sustainability of the solution Set-up one Value Chain Project on each continent
2 1
Prepare and push for commercialization of Bio-Jet Fuels
Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Airbus Alternative Fuels Projects
October 9, 2012
Feedstock = Jatropha
4000Ha in 2013 for 80000T of Oil
25% of TAM annual Fuel Consumption
Feedstock = Camelina
2000Ha planted
6000Ha to be planted for 2013 harvest
2M T in 2020 (EU Flight Path)
Feedstock = Micro-algae
Feedstock = Camelina
100 000 T of Alternative Fuels in 2015
2M T in 2020 (EU Flight Path)
Feedstock = Mallee (eucalyptus)
Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Sustainable best practices for a “Perfect Flight”...
October 9, 2012
Combining all best practices into the same flight..... Can be achieved today but needs effective allocation of resources, policies, incentives etc to deploy across the world’s fleet
Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Air Canada – Airbus Perfect Flight
18th of June
• Commercial Flight Toronto – Mexico City
• Airbus A319 – Flight AC991
• Flight duration 4h45
• Optimized ATM & Operations
• Use of Alternative Fuels - Used Cooking Oil (50%)
• Weight reduction approx. 500kg
Air Canada Perfect Flight
October 9, 2012 Airbus Alternative Fuels
More than 40% of CO2 emissions reduction
compared to a normal Flight.
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
« Total Green » Flight
AIR France “Total Green” Flight
October 13th 2011
• Commercial flight on the Toulouse-Paris shuttle
• A321, all engines blend 50% Alternative Fuels - A/C
fuelling by AIRBUS in Toulouse
• 50% blend of HEFA kerosene supplied by SkyNRG in all
engines – Cooking Oil feedstock
Air France Perfect Flight
October 9, 2012
44g CO2/Km per passenger
1. Fuel 50% blend with Alternative Fuels
2. Optimized navigation procedures for consumption reduction
3. A/C weight reduction
Airbus Alternative Fuels
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
European Biofuel Flightpath Objectives & Roadmap
Page 14
By 2020
Full deployment of at least 2 million tons of Alternative Fuels per annum for EU aviation
By 2015
Set-up financial mechanisms
Secure sustainable feedstock production to feed 3 refineries
Build-up 3 new refineries and launch Alternative Fuels production
Manage communication strategy<
By 2018
Regular commercial flights using bio-jet fuel blends
Build-up 4 additional refineries
Build-up 2 additional refineries producing algae & microbial oil based aviation Alternative Fuelss
Cross Industry, government collaboration & consensus
2 MTons of Aviation Alternative Fuels in 2020 = 4% of EU Annual Fuel Consumption
Objective 3 Refineries
Cost 1.300 M€
Objective 6 Refineries
Cost 1.700 M€
9 Refineries
3.000 M€ total Cost
R&T Roadmap alignment started through EADS IW (TRL) – 10 Completed Templates
Workshop December 2011 (Brussels) European CAA for Alternative fuel
Workshop January 2012 (Brussels) Financial instruments (Member States)
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
Challenges ahead …………….
• Sustainability is key • Common sustainability standards
• Robust LCA and application
• More Research needed • Innovative pathways and feedstock will be crucial to meet long-
term targets
• Government engagement • Through effective policy and incentives
• Commercialization • Deliver value chain projects
• Facilitate timely, cost-effective supply
• Investment • Innovative financing
• Growing local economies in various world locations
• Joint ventures
September 2011
Page 15
© AIRBUS Operations LTD. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document.
© AIRBUS S.A.S. All rights reserved. Confidential and proprietary document. This document and all information contained herein is the sole property of AIRBUS S.A.S. No intellectual property rights are granted by the
delivery of this document or the disclosure of its content. This document shall not be reproduced or disclosed to a third party without the express written consent of AIRBUS S.A.S. This document and its content shall not be
used for any purpose other than that for which it is supplied. The statements made herein do not constitute an offer. They are based on the mentioned assumptions and are expressed in good faith. Where the supporting
grounds for these statements are not shown, AIRBUS S.A.S. will be pleased to explain the basis thereof.
AIRBUS, its logo, A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340, A350, A380, A400M are registered trademarks.
October 9, 2012 Airbus Alternative Fuels
Back-Up