用你平时的废弃物品和非食用油来帮助飞机加油？国泰航空一口气采购3800万美元SAF，目标减少8000

Cathay Pacific announced today the signing of an offtake agreement with Aemetis for the supply of 38 million US gallons of blended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to be delivered over seven years beginning in 2025 from San Francisco International Airport.

国泰航空今天宣布与 Aemetis 签署承购协议，供应 3,800 万美加仑混合可持续航空燃料 (SAF)，从 2025 年开始，在七年内从旧金山国际机场交付。

The Hong Kong flag carrier said the SAF purchased can reduce more than 80,000 tonnes of lifecycle carbon emissions, equivalent to the amount of carbon sequestered by more than 1.3 million tree seedlings grown for 10 years.

这家香港旗舰航空公司表示，此次购买的航空燃料可减少超过 80,000 吨的生命周期碳排放量，相当于 130 万多棵树苗生长 10 年所吸收的碳量。

"Cathay Pacific continues to reaffirm its commitment to addressing climate change despite these challenging times. In the past few years, we have announced our carbon net-zero by 2050 target and our goal of achieving 10% use of SAF by 2030. In doing this, we have built a robust SAF procurement strategy to help meet our goals," said Augustus Tang, Cathay's chief executive officer.

“尽管面临挑战，国泰航空仍继续重申其应对气候变化的承诺。在过去几年中，我们宣布了到 2050 年实现零碳排放的目标，以及到 2030 年实现 10% 使用 SAF 的目标。为此，我们已经建立了强大的采购战略来帮助实现我们的目标，”国泰航空首席执行官 Augustus Tang 表示。

"We are pleased that this agreement with Aemetis will contribute to that effort, and we hope it will also send the right signal to the SAF industry to encourage the much-needed investment and scaling up of its supply chain," Tang added.

“我们很高兴与 Aemetis 达成的这项协议将有助于这一努力，我们希望它也将向 SAF 行业发出正确的信号，以鼓励急需的投资和扩大其供应链，”Tang 补充道。

Cathay noted that the agreement is part of the joint procurement initiative for SAF by the oneworld alliance, of which Cathay Pacific is a founding member.   

国泰指出，该协议是同一地球联盟为 SAF 联合采购计划的一部分，国泰航空是该联盟的创始成员。

The blended SAF to be supplied under this agreement is 40% SAF and 60% Petroleum Jet A-1 fuel to meet international blending standards.

根据该协议供应的混合 SAF 是 40% SAF 和 60% Petroleum Jet A-1 燃料，以满足国际混合标准。

The SAF will be produced at the Aemetis Carbon Zero plant currently under development in Riverbank, California.

SAF 将在加利福尼亚州河岸市目前正在开发的 Aemetis 零碳工厂生产。

The carrier noted that the facility will use waste wood to produce cellulosic hydrogen, and combine it with wastes and non-edible sustainable oils. It will then be converted into SAF using carbon-neutral hydroelectricity. 

该承运人指出，该设施将使用废木材生产纤维素氢，并将其与废物和非食用可持续油结合起来。然后它将使用碳中和水电转化为 SAF。

Cathay said it is scheduled to begin deliveries to Cathay Pacific in 2025.

国泰表示，计划于 2025 年开始向国泰航空交付。

SAF provides significant environmental benefits compared to petroleum jet fuel, including up to 100% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle basis, depending on the technology used. 

与石油喷气燃料相比，SAF 提供了显着的环境效益，包括在生命周期内减少高达 100% 的温室气体排放，具体取决于所使用的技术。

It is a vital solution in the decarbonisation of aviation over the next few decades, especially for long-haul flights.

它是未来几十年航空脱碳的重要解决方案，特别是对于长途航班而言。

For his part, Eric McAfee, Aemetis chairman and CEO, said the use of SAF by Cathay Pacific is another step by the oneworld Alliance towards lowering the environmental impact of aviation.

Aemetis 董事长兼首席执行官 Eric McAfee 表示，国泰航空使用 SAF 是 oneworld 联盟在降低航空对环境影响方面又迈出的一步。

"Sustainable Aviation Fuel is an immediate solution to the decarbonisation of air travel and cargo flights, without requiring extensive new fuelling infrastructure or the expensive replacement of planes," McAfee said.

“可持续航空燃料是航空旅行和货运航班脱碳的直接解决方案，不需要大量的新燃料基础设施或昂贵的飞机更换，”迈克菲说。