Ryanair Purchases 1,000 tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Gasoline from Shell. Ryanair, Europe’s no. 1 airline, introduced that it has bought 1,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation gas (SAF) from international vitality group, Shell, (sufficient SAF to gas over 200 flights from Stansted to Madrid), which might be provided to the airline at its Stansted Airport base.
This buy follows the MoU settlement made between the businesses in 2022, offering Ryanair with distinctive entry to buy as much as 360,000 tonnes of SAF from Shell between 2025 and 2030, which may save as much as 900,000 tonnes in CO2 emissions1.
At the moment’s announcement, as a part of an occasion showcasing the instruments Ryanair is utilizing to decarbonise, demonstrates Ryanair’s continued dedication to attain internet zero by 2050.
Ryanair has already considerably superior its decarbonisation commitments by means of its work with Trinity School Dublin within the Ryanair Sustainable Aviation Analysis Centre, and by investing closely in new expertise plane, together with a $22bn funding in its ‘Gamechanger’ fleet, which scale back CO2 emissions by 16%, and an additional $40bn funding for 300 Boeing 737 MAX-10 plane which scale back CO2 emissions by 20% and noise by 50% whereas carrying 21% extra passengers.
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Thomas Fowler, Talking at Stansted Airport, Ryanair’s Director of Sustainability and Finance, mentioned:
Ryanair continues to paved the way in sustainable aviation.
“As demonstrated immediately at Stansted, through the use of SAF, the most recent engine applied sciences and electrical floor dealing with tools, we’re making important investments to decarbonise our operations and obtain our commitments of internet zero carbon emissions by 2050 and 25% much less CO2 emissions per passenger/km by 2031. Our companions at Shell and MAG are key enablers of those objectives, and immediately’s announcement of Ryanair’s buy of 1,000 tonnes of SAF from Shell is testomony to that. We’ll proceed to work with our companions throughout the community to make each Ryanair flight as environmentally environment friendly as attainable.”
Ashleigh McDougall, Shell’s GM Aviation Europe and South Africa, mentioned:
Shell is delighted to have began supplying sustainable aviation gas to Ryanair at Stansted Airport, serving to a valued buyer scale back emissions on flights from an important UK transport hub.
Having signed a Memorandum of Understanding to produce SAF to Ryanair in 2022, we’re happy to see intentions transformed into actions as we proceed to assist our clients on their decarbonisation journeys.”
RYANAIR PURCHASES 1,000 TONNES OF SAF FROM SHELL , March 28, 2024