In the UK, BBC reported that the UK Department for Transport (DfT) has provided $2 million for a feasibility study looking at whether sustainable aviation fuel made from elements of carbon dioxide and water could be manufactured at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA).
The eight-month study will look at whether the the energy, known as Electrolysis Sustainable Aviation Fuel (eSAF), could be made and then used at LBA to power aircraft, according to the report.
The study is being delivered by the University of Sheffield in partnership with the airport and with support from academics at the University of Leeds, the report added.
If the study is deemed a success, a production facility powered by green electricity could be built at the airport to extract carbon elements from the air alongside hydrogen elements from water. These would then be recombined to create the eSAF.
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