TotalEnergies and Masdar demonstrate methanol-to-SAF pathway with test flight

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Masdar, TotalEnergies, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus, Falcon Aviation Services and technology licensor Axens contributed to the first test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting Methanol to SAF.

The test has taken place in Dubai on the sidelines of COP28. 

The flight, which used a blend of aviation fuel made from olefins, will help support the certification of this new pathway for SAF production from methanol, TotalEnergies said.

“TotalEnergies is delighted to have initiated this scouting effort together with Masdar. As industry and energy companies, our collective job is to work on the next generation of clean aviation fuels that could complement SAF currently produced from used cooking oil. This novel pathway to jet, through e-SAF, is critical to support the decarbonization of the aviation industry,” said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies.

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