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BUILDING THE FUTURE
63
ECO-EFFICIENCY
Pioneering biofuels
As part of a project to gradually substitute fossil fuel in
aviation with sustainable1) biofuel, in 2010 Airbus and
Brazil’s TAM Airlines flew Latin America’s first biofuel flight.
Airbus is working with TAM Airlines to establish a bio-
kerosene jet-fuel processing plant in Brazil.
From 2011, Lufthansa plans to operate the first commercial
service partly propelled by biofuel on an Airbus A321
between Hamburg and Frankfurt.
Manufacturing facilities
While EADS’ facilities have low emissions relative
to many industries, production processes are being
reviewed to include systematically eco-efficiency
criteria in capital expenditure calculations and other
Company processes.
Initiatives are underway to reduce energy, emissions of
CO2 and volatile organic compounds, water consumption,
water discharge and general waste. For example,
renewable energy heating and power devices are being
fitted to assembly line buildings.
EADS-wide environmental reporting was externally
audited for the first time in 2010.
1) EADS defines sustainable biofuels as neither competing with land/water
resources used for food production nor destroying rain forests.
2) Air Transport Action Group Targets.
Micro algae, a promising source for sustainable biofuel
Reducing CO2 in aviation
Over the past 40-50 years,
improvements in engine
technology, aircraft weight
and aerodynamics have
reduced CO2 emissions by
70% and noise by 75%.
Looking forward,
developing new products
to make significant further
enhancements has
assumed a new sense of
urgency. EADS is taking
a leading role in initiatives
to improve the overall
environmental performance
of the sector still further.
In this framework,
the Clean Sky project, a
seven-year, €1.6 billion joint
technology initiative aims
at developing technologies
by 2020 that will meet
targets set by the Advisory
Council for Aeronautics
Research in Europe.
These are: 50% reduction
in perceived noise, 50%
reduction in CO2, 80%
reduction in nitrogen oxide
(all relative to 2000 levels).
The aviation industry aims
to halve CO2 emissions by
2050 and ensure carbon
neutral growth by 20202).