2024-12-16 08:45:00
It’s cooked! As the issue of green aviation becomes increasingly pressing, Japan recycles used cooking oil to power its aircraft’s reactors. An ingenious initiative that reduces CO2 emissions well, but it is not possible for everyone.
For several years we have been trying to produce more SAF – “sustainable aviation fuel” -, which in French could be translated as “sustainable aviation fuel”. Cooking oil is one option, chosen by Japan, as it is in abundance.
In Tokyo, the Ota district has just signed a partnership with Japan Airlines and local supermarkets to collect these oils and turn them into sustainable fuel. After cooking food, consumers take the used oil back and pour it into a common container so it can be refined and used to fly planes.
As reported Information about Franceif it works for Japan, this solution is not without paradoxes. Demand for SAF will explode rapidly, but many countries are unable to collect enough used oil locally. Exporting oil from countries like Malaysia or China is already a reality, and costs are likely to soar, as are questions about the practices of these producing countries. As often happens, excessive demand therefore risks making an initially ecological practice counterproductive.
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