The UAE announced the formation of Air-CRAFT, a research consortium focused on developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technologies.
Air-CRAFT aims to bring together entities across the aviation value chain and will focus on topics such as environmental impact assessments, feedstock and process optimization, and techno-economic assessments.
The collaboration supports the UAE’s National SAF roadmap principles and the goal of achieving net zero emissions in the commercial aviation industry by 2050.
The UAE has been actively pursuing decarbonization efforts and has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
A recent paper advocated Ireland’s potential role as a leader in SAF production, with estimated revenues of over €2.5bn and the creation of up to 1,000 high-skilled jobs by 2050. Collaborative cooperation between the government and industry stakeholders will be crucial in stimulating the necessary investments for SAF production at scale in Ireland.
