guys check this out
these are plants growing in the middle
of the desert but did you know that
these plants can make an airplane fly
yes this is airplane fuel
that you can eat
fasten your seatbelt today we're gonna
learn something new about the fuel of an
airplane
planes are responsible for 2
of global carbon gas emissions why
because 100
of airplane fuel comes from oil and that
we all know is not sustainable or good
for the planet
aviation contaminates the air
by producing co2 when they on planes fly
we don't have electric planes yet so the
only solution we have is to get better
fuel
that's it
this is why i came here to abu dhabi to
show you people who have a better fuel
it's called sustainable aviation fuel
and it's coming to a plane near you
this is how it works
itahad airways uses this piece of desert
land to grow plants
okay actually these plants are very
special because they grow in ocean salty
water they don't need fresh water to
grow and on these plants there's a lot
of seeds and these seeds are full of oil
that's what's unique about them
then they take the plant collect its
tiny seeds and crush them to become
vegetable oil this vegetable oil has so
much energy that you can turn it into
real airplane fuel that can power a
boeing plane
it has the exact same chemical
properties and it actually has a higher
energy density than normal
jet fuel this fuel is new and promising
it works exactly like normal but it
reduces carbon emissions by 80 percent
in its life cycle it can be eighty
percent better some plants reduce the
carbon footprint by 30 percent some
others by 80 percent but when using
these types of plants that grow with
salt water we can reduce the carbon
footprint by a hundred percent
today less than one percent of one
percent of flights use sustainable fuel
etihad airways did the first ever flight
in 2019 but they only did it a few times
since because fuel is expensive
the airline business is a small margin
business and so the airlines are making
a big effort but this is an
industry-wide effort it's the airlines
it's the airports it's the fuel
producers everyone has to participate
this fuel is expensive but it will get
cheaper the world is working to make
more fuel from plants sugar corn and
even trash
ladies and gentlemen buckle up because
in the future even trash is going to be
powering these planes
yes you can make jet fuel from trash
this is why everybody needs to support
sustainable aviation fuel
this fuel is the future we will be using
this fuel for the next 10 20 30 years
and we need to change our ways and use a
fuel that is more sustainable
this is an amazing solution to make
flights more sustainable just think
about it we can make a plane fly from
the energy of a plant
we don't need to ruin the planet just to
live
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