How can fuel resupply help the RAF?

Fuel manufactured using this technology could eliminate fossil carbon emissions in flight, lessen the RAF’s reliance on global supply chains, and improve operational resilience through reducing the necessity for fuel resupplying.

What fuel does the RAF use?

This success follows last November’s small aircraft UK flight powered by 15 litres of synthetic gasoline – another world-first led by the RAF. Synthetic fuel is made from water and carbon dioxide, which is then put under pressure and an electric current run through it.

Does the Royal Air Force use sustainable aviation fuel?

In addition to supporting the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in the Armed Forces, the Royal Air Force Commander in Chief HM King Charles III has also supported an increase in its adoption in the private sector though the Sustainable Markets Initiative.

Does the RAF use synthetic fuel?

The RAF has had some success. Under Project MARTIN (working with Zero Petroleum), in a world-first, it flew the first microlight aircraft powered by synthetic UL91 gasoline alone. But we shouldn’t get too excited just yet; both SAF and synthetic fuels are in short supply.

Will the RAF achieve a net-zero RAF by 2040?

An ambitious strategy promises a net-zero RAF by 2040, 10 years ahead of the rest of Defence. But with no viable carbon-free fuel currently available, the service will need to rely on a close relationship with the commercial aviation industry to achieve a technological breakthrough.

Where will energy storage be deployed?

energy storage technologies. Modeling for this study suggests that energy storage will be deployed predomi-nantly at the transmission level, with important additional applications within rban distribu-tion networks. Overall economic growth and, notably, the rapid adoption of air conditioning will be the chief drivers