11 - Operations and Sustainment
E-KEROSENE POTENTIAL FOR COMMERCIAL AVIATION DECARBONIZATION
G. Quaresma¹, L.B. Magalhães, ISEC, ISEC Lisboa, Portugal; A.F. Ferreira, IDMEC-LAETA, Mechanical Engineering Department, IST/UL, Portugal; A. Silva¹; ¹AEROG-LAETA, Aerospace Sciences Department, UBI, Portugal
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft transport is crucial to achieving climate goals. In this sense,rnthe present study looks into the suitability of e-fuels such as e-kerosene in reducing CO2 emissions. The FleetrnSystem Dynamic Model is employed to examine data and predict future trends in line with the Committee onrnAviation Environmental Protection. While the findings suggest that achieving carbon-neutral growth is possible,rnit might take longer than current forecasts indicate. For instance, considering an e-fuel production rate of 15%,rnit is possible to cut emissions by half around 2060 concerning 2005 levels.