据油气新闻网2月1日报道，美国联合航空控股公司宣布成立一家新的合资公司，开发和商业化可持续航空燃料(SAF)技术，该技术将使用乙醇作为原料。

该公告发布之际，飞机所有者正努力控制排放，以使其更加环保。

由联合航空公司、能源基础设施公司Tallgrass和生物精炼厂Green Plains组建的合资企业Blue Blade Energy将获得5000万美元的投资。

联合航空公司表示，该合资公司每年将提供高达1.35亿加仑的乙醇SAF，根据承购协议，总共将提供高达27亿加仑的SAF。

使用食用油等原料，将传统燃料的排放量最多减少80%的SAF，被视为航空业的碳救世主，航空业的二氧化碳排放量占全球的近3%。

联合航空公司称，该合资公司预计在2024年开始建设一个试点工厂，然后是一个全面的设施，可能到2028年开始商业运营。

郝芬 译自 油气新闻网

原文如下:

United Airlines to develop sustainable aviation fuel using ethanol

United Airlines Holdings announced a new joint venture to develop and commercialize a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology that will use ethanol as a feedstock.

The announcement comes at a time aircraft owners strive to curb emissions to become more environment friendly.

Blue Blade Energy, the JV formed by United Airlines, energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and biorefiner Green Plains, will see an investment of up to $50 million.

The JV will provide up to 135 million gallons of ethanol-based SAF annually, and up to 2.7 billion gallons in total under an offtake agreement, United Airlines said.

SAF, which uses feedstocks such as cooking oils to reduce emissions by up to 80 per cent from conventional fuel, is seen as the carbon savior for the aviation sector, which accounts for nearly 3 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions.

The JV expects to proceed with the construction of a pilot plant in 2024, followed by a full-scale facility that could begin commercial operations by 2028, United Airlines said.