FAAM Airborne Laboratory to use SAF for all home-based flying
In the UK, Cranfield University said that new fuel storage and aircraft fuelling infrastructure has been installed at Cranfield Airport, making available a reliable store of sustainable aviation fuel to the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft at its home base. To minimize carbon dioxide emissions and impacts on local air quality from flying its research aircraft, the FAAM Airborne Laboratory has partnered with Cranfield Airport to secure a supply of sustainable aviation fuel on site. The installation was supported by UK Research and Innovation, who own the FAAM Airborne Laboratory research aircraft, as part of their drive to reduce the facility’s carbon emissions. The FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s research aircraft is hangared at Cranfield Airport in Bedfordshire, where the newly installed facilities will ensure sustainable aviation fuel is stored ready for aircraft operating at the airport – made possible through an investment by the Natural Environment Research Council, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, and Cranfield Airport. “A local supply of sustainable aviation fuel is an important step toward UKRI’s net zero commitment,” said Alan Woolley, Head of the FAAM Airborne Laboratory. He added: “Much of our research focuses on air pollution and climate change, and as we move toward a low-carbon future the ways in which we study these topics need to change. Using SAF is one approach to minimizing the FAAM aircraft’s environmental impact while maintaining its research capabilities.”
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