Understanding electrofuels: aviation and the environment webinar
4 May 2022 - The tenth monthly ECAC familiarisation webinar on basic knowledge on aviation and the environment was dedicated to understanding electrofuels (also known as synthetic aviation fuels, power-to-liquid (PtL) or e-fuels) – a type of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) promoted by some ECAC Member States and the ReFuelEU regulatory proposal.
The ECAC Secretariat introduced the topic, which was followed by a presentation by Matthias Spoettle (German Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport) on the German roadmap to a PtL aviation fuel production. Grégoire Le Comte (DG MOVE, European Commission) addressed the promotion of synthetic aviation fuels under the ReFuelEU Aviation (Fit for 55) regulatory proposal. Thomas Bock, from the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) scheme, spoke about the sustainability certification of e-fuels and its related challenges. The topic raised significant interest and featured lively discussion amongst over 90 participants from ECAC Member States, organisations and stakeholders.