In Japan, Japan Airlines (JAL), Airbus, Nippon Paper Industries, Sumitomo Corporation, and Green Earth Institute (GEI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the realization of sustainable aviation fuel using bioethanol derived from domestic wood. The five companies said they will work to enable a low-carbon society by reducing greenhouse gas emissions during raw material procurement and production, and by producing and selling domestic wood-based bioethanol that has a low LCA and is compliant with CORSIA. This will be achieved through the developing society’s circular economy of “cutting, using, planting, and growing” trees, regional revitalization including job creation, and the utilization of domestic SAF. JAL aims to promote domestically produced SAF and has set a goal of replacing 10% of all onboard fuel with SAF by 2030. By connecting the SAF suppliers with stakeholders involved in production, JAL said it will advance the construction of a supply chain. Meanwhile, Airbus will support the work to obtain the CORSIA certification for the domestic woody biomass of this project.
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