In this Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, an United Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplane takes off in the rain at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash.
Calgary-based startup Cap Clean Energy wants to produce sustainable aviation fuel in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba using crop residue, such as wheat straw and other byproducts of grains and oil seeds. The airline wants to use more sustainable aviation fuel as part of a plan to decrease its carbon emission intensity by 50% from 2019 to 2035.
Calgary-based startup Cap Clean Energy wants to produce SAF in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba using crop residue, such as wheat straw and other byproducts of grains and oil seeds. Typically, they tend to be chopped up and put back on the fields or used for animal bedding. Other "It's a challenge, but we see a lot of business opportunities," said company president and CEO Steve Polvi, pointing to the aviation industry's growing emissions.
"It's not only large companies that are going to be key to making some of these low carbon industries go forward," said Brandon Spencer, president of the energy division at ABB, about partnering with a startup.The carbon footprint of SAF varies depending on the production method and the transportation of the fuel, although it canIn Canada, the federal government's Aviation Climate Action Plan points to how SAF could help with decarbonizing aviation.
Flight emissions are a major contributor to climate change, but Canadian businessman John Risley says it's not realistic to think people will just stop air travel. He tells Matt Galloway about his company’s work on curbing those emissions with sustainable aviation fuel, made from waste fats and plant sugars. The Aviation Environment Federation's Cait Hewitt says that sustainable fuel solutions are decades away, and baby steps won’t cut it.
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