Year: 2022

First helicopter flight powered solely by sustainable aviation fuel

Stuart Mitchell

An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering both Safran’s Makila 2 engines. This flight, which follows the flight of an H225 with one SAF-powered Makila 2 engine in November 2021, is part of the flight campaign aimed at understanding the impact of SAF use on the helicopter’s systems. Tests are expected to continue on other types of helicopters with different fuel and engine architectures with a view to certify the use of 100% SAF by 2030. “This flight with SAF…

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Stora Enso and Tetra Pak launches feasibility study to accelerate beverage carton recycling in Benelux

Stuart Mitchell

To meet growing recycling needs in Benelux, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak have combined forces on a shared recycling solution for beverage cartons. The joint feasibility study includes a plan for a recycling facility at Stora Enso’s Langerbrugge site in Belgium. Each year, approximately 75,000 tonnes of beverage cartons enter the Benelux market. Of these more than 70% are already collected for recycling. However, there is no existing beverage carton recycling infrastructure in Benelux. In collaboration with Tetra Pak, Stora Enso is launching a new recycling process to recover the…

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Hubbub And OVO Team Up To Launch Search For Community-Spirited Glasgow Street For Pioneering Energy Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Environmental charity Hubbub, working in partnership with OVO Energy Solutions, part of OVO, the UK’s 3rd largest energy supplier,  is launching a pioneering trial in Glasgow to help residents make changes to their homes to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their bills. They are looking for a Glasgow street with a strong sense of community and a willingness to make changes to their homes.  The project will seek to minimise the cost of the improvements by accessing relevant local and government funding sources. Increases in energy prices are set to…

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PepsiCo Issues New $1.25 Billion 10-Year Green Bond As Company Accelerates pep+ Transformation

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo has announced the closing of a new $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond.  The Company will use an amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the offering to fund Eligible Green Projects which will focus on its pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) agenda – the Company’s strategic, end-to-end transformation that places sustainability and human capital at the center of how it will create growth and value.  Investments under PepsiCo’s new Green Bond will focus on investments to deliver key environmental sustainability initiatives under two pillars of its pep+ agenda: Positive Agriculture and Positive…

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Boeing Unveils Model to Show Best Routes to Zero Carbon Future

Stuart Mitchell

As the commercial aviation industry maps a path to net zero emissions, Boeing unveiled a new data modeling tool to show the most effective scenarios for reaching the destination by 2050. The model includes consultation with leading universities and will continue to be used with key stakeholders. The company also shared illustrative hydrogen and electric concepts that could power the future of flight. “There are multiple ways to a future where aviation has zero climate impact. We created Cascade on a foundation of credible data and analytical models to allow…

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