The world’s third-largest airline in passenger volume and Utah’s largest carrier, Delta this week announced new efforts to operate more sustainably.
Utah’s largest air carrier aims to replace fossil-based jet fuel, but there isn’t nearly enough at this point.
The world’s third largest airline in passenger volume and Utah’s largest carrier, Delta this week announced new efforts to operate more sustainably. The plans include reducing plastics and converting ground equipment to electric power, but the most significant part of the push is committing to and investing in new fuels.
Delta had earlier announced a partnership with DG Fuels to purchase 385 million gallons of SAF between 2027 and 2035.as feedstock and is expected to reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by between 75%-85% compared to conventional jet fuel,” according to DG Fuels’ announcement of the partnership., so the DG Fuels commitment is a literal drop in the bucket.
In 2021, the Biden Administration included a tax credit to spur SAF production as part of the Build Back Better program, noting that 11% of non-military transportation emissions come from aviation. If SAF does come to be a substantial fuel source in Salt Lake City, it’s not clear how it will get there. Currently, the refineries near the airport produce jet fuel from crude oil and pipe it to the airport. Utah currently has no production of SAF, and has not proposal to build any.
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