First transatlantic sustainable aviation fuel flight saved 95 metric tons of CO₂, results show

Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05781

Findings from the Virgin Atlantic-led Flight100 project, which involved a consortium of experts from Imperial College London, University of Sheffield, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, BP, and others, show that Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is safe to use with existing infrastructure and can deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions.

SAFs are fuels derived from non-petroleum based renewable sources, like waste cooking fats or plant matter, that are capable of being used as a replacement for, or blended with, fossil fuels.
The trial flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK in November …
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