Waste to wings: Start-up aims for clean, sustainable air travel

Introduction

An eight-year-old start-up has been the recipient of millions of dollars worth of orders from the likes of Microsoft and Shopify, and it likely isn’t what you think it is.

Background

Two years after the company made its first batch of lower-emissions jet fuel at its lab, Twelve has made significant strides toward its goals of developing a synthetic fuel to replace fossil-based kerosene in the aviation industry and has now broken ground on a commercial-scale facility in Moses Lake, Washington to produce its revolutionary “E-Jet” fuel.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
• SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
• SDG 13: Climate

  SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

  1. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

     • Target 7.2: Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
     • Indicator 7.2.1: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

  2. SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

     • Target 9.4: Upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable
     • Indicator 9.4.1: CO2 emission per unit of value added

  3. SDG 13: Climate Action

     • Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning
     • Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic, and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation, and technology transfer

  Analysis

  The article discusses a start-up called Twelve that aims to develop a synthetic fuel to replace fossil-based kerosene in the aviation industry. This aligns with SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) as it focuses on finding sustainable alternatives for energy use in the aviation sector.

  The specific target under SDG 7 that can be identified based on the article’s content is Target 7.2: Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. Twelve’s goal of developing a synthetic fuel that utilizes electricity, water, and carbon dioxide (CO2) aligns with this target as it aims to replace fossil-based kerosene with a more sustainable alternative.

  The article also mentions that Twelve has made significant strides toward its goals and has now broken ground on a commercial-scale facility. This indicates progress towards Target 9.4 under SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure), which focuses on upgrading infrastructure and retrofitting industries to make them sustainable.

  Furthermore, the article highlights that Twelve’s fuel is produced using carbon transformation technology, which utilizes CO2. This relates to Indicator 9.4.1 under SDG 9, which measures CO2 emissions per unit of value added. By utilizing CO2 in their fuel production process, Twelve aims to reduce CO2 emissions compared to fossil-based kerosene.

  Lastly, the article mentions that Twelve’s fuel is a lower-emissions jet fuel, indicating its potential contribution to climate action. This aligns with SDG 13 (Climate Action), specifically Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning. The article does not explicitly mention any indicators related to this target.

  SDGs, Targets, and Indicators

  SDGs	Targets	Indicators
  SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy	Target 7.2: Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix	Indicator 7.2.1: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption
  SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure	Target 9.4: Upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable	Indicator 9.4.1: CO2 emission per unit of value added
  SDG 13: Climate Action	Target 13.2: Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning	Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic, and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation, and technology transfer

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  Source: interestingengineering.com

   

  

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