The search for sustainable aviation fuel was once dominated by biofuel stakeholders, but the aviation industry could take off in a new direction that skips the plant-based middleperson in favor of a straight line from solar energy to liquid kerosene. In the latest development on that score, the Swiss institution ETH Zurich has just unveiled a new pilot-scale, all-in-one, solar powered process for converting water and carbon dioxide straight into into jet fuel.
The Green Hydrogen Angle On Liquid Fuel From Solar Energy
If you guessed green hydrogen is somewhere in the mix, that would be correct. ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich), describes its pilot project as a thermochemical process that deploys solar energy in a single, integrated chain that goes from hydrogen gas, oxygen and carbon dioxide to liquid kerosene fuel in a “solar tower.”
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Solar Energy: Not A Dream Any More
